But there’s not many current users over there to answer them. If you still have a reddit account and are willing to help some folks out, please consider doing so!

  • @[email protected]
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    55 days ago

    Idk I think the sign up phase could be simpler. A default instance and clear short documentation upon sign up would help. I say this not for me (nerd for 30 years) but just got my partner to switch and they were resistent due to the account creation process. Maybe it’s just the extra dimensions of “picking an instance” but it is a thing and a blocker for engagement.

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        13 days ago

        You’re missing the point. My comment is about induced friction causing people to walk away.

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            12 days ago

            I’m sure there’s technical things to consider here. I’d leave it to the app dev to work that out. The point being that removing that choice by default might yield more users.

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      44 days ago

      Yes, I recently created a Pixelfed account and I definitely balked at the “pick and instance” step. When I joined lemmy (using connect) it didn’t ask me to pick an instance to create an account with and eased me into the idea of the fediverse. As a reddit refugee that only left because of morals, I absolutely felt like a fish out of water but I persisted. Others don’t wish to persist with something confusing or different. One one hand, that’s fine with me, I don’t want to share a platform with people like that anyway. On the other hand, if it’s not at least a little popular and easy to swallow for new users, growth will be impacted.