[mal-2]

> I don't really think until today I had anyone say to me, "Look, don't worry too much about which server you choose to start out with -- just pick one, because it's super-easy to switch later if you want to try a different one."

I think that's fair, the resources around joining don't make this particularly clear. Part of the problem is that 'Mastodon' as an organization is not very invested in making this widely known, they would rather people stick with the easy choice because they run mastodon.social. For people who are already on the network it's pretty well understood.

It is listed on this page, at the very bottom (facepalm) - https://joinmastodon.org/servers

This is a better resource if you want more information on it - https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-anot...

I do think there's a paradox of choice issue going on and I can understand why that makes it more intimidating to try it out. One thing that I wish was more widely known is that you can just create an account on multiple servers. If you're not sure you'll like the vibe of a server, create an account and try it, you can either migrate that account or delete it if you decide that server isn't for you. I hope this perspective might make people feel more curiosity and less decision paralysis, it's not a problem to have alt accounts.

[realfeel78]

>> I don't really think until today I had anyone say to me, "Look, don't worry too much about which server you choose to start out with -- just pick one, because it's super-easy to switch later if you want to try a different one."

> I think that's fair, the resources around joining don't make this particularly clear.

It's also not actually super-easy to switch later.

[mal-2]

It's fairly easy, it could be better but it's like three steps. Switching away from any other social media in comparison is monumental.