@Sigh. I love that there is a choice of apps - it’s a reflection of the openness and flexibility of the underlying protocol.
But I have a lingering worry that it magnifies the bewilderment of new users when onboarding.
“How do I join Twitter?”. “Download the app and sign in”. “Ok, I’m in”.
“How do I join the Fediverse?”. “Just choose [somehow] from one of hundreds of hosts. Now choose [somehow] from scores of apps to sign up”. “My brain hurts”.
There needs to be a simple elevator pitch and a brain-dead onboarding process before I’ll be able to sell the Fediverse to my non-techie friends and relatives.
It’s very frustrating because the Fediverse has so much to offer them.