In theory federated social media seems like a great idea. You can hand-wave a lot of impossible moderation problems away just by not being so damn big. It seems like I could join for music and geeky history without being inundated with The Current Thing ragebait culture. I'd try that out!
In practice it's still a desert.
The problem isn't how to sign up, it's that with the exception of a few active communities, there's not much going on once you do.
In practice it's still a desert.
The problem isn't how to sign up, it's that with the exception of a few active communities, there's not much going on once you do.