@jasonkoebler
I like this article, and generally agree with the sentiment. It cannot be understated that going with shiny new networks like Threads (spyware) and BlueSky (crypto/AI scam) will only lead to the problems repeating over and over. People need to just join here already!

One suggested addition: you should tell people to go to JoinMastodon.org, and try using the search feature to find a server on their own continent which interests them, rather than just signing up on .Social. They can go to .Social if that confuses them.

That search of trusted large open servers is an underlooked feature when people are trying to join and saying that "finding a server is hard."