[Ombudsman]

You don't see how that's an even larger barrier to entry than just picking an existing home server?

[anigbrowl]

Mastodon evangelists just don't seem to get why nobody else shares their masochistic tastes. It's not terrible if you want something highly configurable but most social media users want to chat, not federate.

[JoshTriplett]

It could certainly be more user-friendly than it currently is, but no, I think it's more user-friendly than having to pick a home server and worry about whether you picked well.