I think this is a decent point, but you’re missing some bits. There’s a difference between “required to get started” and “can use at any time”. The latter is much easier, because the choice thing is at its largest during onboarding, not later.
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That is, like, it’s closer to “picking an alternate client” than “picking an alternate host of your account”, and I do think that difference matters.
aug 24, 2025, 5:51 pm • 2 0 • view
yes, fair enough. I think Mastodon could do a similar onboarding if they had account/identity portability (it would not solve all their UX problems tho)
aug 24, 2025, 5:57 pm • 2 0 • view
Agreed, but solving their portability issues is going to be very difficult. I hope they do though
aug 24, 2025, 5:58 pm • 2 0 • view