[mynameismonkey]

Agreed. I've been pasting this anywhere I see the frustration

Think of it like your phone number, it's a service and you need a provider. Choose one by location https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/mastodon-near-me_828094 makes no difference, they all talk to each other and you can move servers at any time

And it's curated for servers that are open for registration so hopefully no dead ends

[tekchip]

Totally this. Did decision fatigue stop you from using email? It didn't because they all talk. It doesn't really matter which you choose.

This is especially true now that there is an official system to change/move servers.