I think it’s plenty fine to recommend a specific instance to people. It doesn’t need to be the main one either, it can even be yours:
I would agree. Though I'd personally avoid the main, and suggest them to check any other instance out, or maybe make one in main, and then maybe explore other instances for their particular interests (ie Art, Programmers, Game Dev, Music, Particular Culture, Particular Country, etc)
Not really. Probably because Matrix can “get away with” recommending some default software
That's understandable. And would love to expand on this. My ideal way would be something like an intent:link (like fb:,ig:, geo:coo,rds, tel:, matrix: etc) something like... fedi:(host)/(content)? ie fedi:/lemmy.world/post/123456, fedi:pixelfed.social/username or similar?
But things get worse when it comes to Mastodon and Lemmy because usually instances tend to act as both data servers and clients
I think this could be fine, assuming they continue to show where the poster is from, and linking to that instance.
There's a bit of an issue with that. Re-Centralization. If the grand majority of users are in the "Main" or "Primary" instance, it's just moving one mass from one to another, without spread... The original problem the fediverse had (around twitter acquisition) was discoverability, I am not sure how much of an issue that might be yet, but it would affect how people across the verse find new things. Lemmy is one of those that thankfully, "just works", but the Friendica instance where I am seems to prioritize geographically local-first and barely anything else, unless specified... That could be a Friendica-specific issue though... Maybe Mastodon fairs better in this regard.
There's also a small solution I can think of for this... Does the Fediverse have an equivalent to matrix.to? Matrix.to (and instances of it) just redirects whatever client to whatever room on whatever homeserver. I personally think it'd be nice, if we have something similar, so that artists and vendors and similar, could, in theory, have a one-link to them, and have that also be a QR Code for them on their business cards too. -- I do apologize if this sounds corporate, but from where I'm from, if you wanna catch up on events on follow a new artist you, typically they use QR Codes.
Because of course, the Country that has an economic bubble, and in that bubble, there's "just a few" that are very Pro AI-Police and AI-Military, and one of those being the one where the CEO wished he could have a drone with "fent--yl laced urine" to rain on anyone who "messes with" them... is kinda funny, don't you think?
I could go on, but I assume this isn't news to anyone, specially if they follow money trails.
You know, I think this whole situation could've been boiled down to just make an instance and defederate, instead we got the FediKaren of the year with their silly obscured list and petty shoddy ahh ddos script.
I'd like to preface by saying I have no intent of invalidating you.
However...
It is a bit of a journey. If you are nerdy and like seeing how things come together, you will likely enjoy said journey, if you're someone who just wants things to work out of the box, the road might be a little bumpy...
I may have grown used to tinkering, but I'll admit I enjoy it, I am such a nerd. You shouldn't have to tinker, nor use the terminal nor know all the little details in your distribution, and as a long time linux user, who has found the value of the terminal (so much so I use the drop down version of it) it annoys me that most tutorials even mention it.
Lately, there's an incredible emphasis on FPS in games, rather than daily drivability or ease of use for newbies, and in my opinion it adds to the choice paralysis. And I'll say up front, Ubuntu, the once popular distro, shouldn't be suggested for newbies, because of some of their choices too. (Notably Snapd)
Ideally, the journey should start with something that works with your hardware, offers a decent software selection, But also leaves room for exploration should one want to. I'm a sucker for post installation first boot "wizards" that ask what software you'd like, and there aren't enough distros that do this.
I'll be honest, distro hopping is inevitable. You will eventually want to try something different, and there's nothing wrong with that. But it shouldn't be at the very beginning. But the solace is that, there is more than a single way to tackle any issue in Linux, and very often the simplest isn't the most obvious, nor the one mentioned in tutorials...
My journey way;
Ubuntu 9.04 > Xubuntu > Linux Mint Xfce > Linux Mint Cinnamon > KDE Neon > Manjaro KDE > Garuda Linux
And frankly, I still suggest Linux Mint. I dont think I personally know another that's a good entryway. It does provide what I assume, to be what most people need, and still offers plenty of ROM to grow.
Ideally Cinnamon, but if you want a lighter desktop, Xfce is decent and complete, and still more customizable than Gnome (without installing extensions)
Linux is definitely a rabithole, not gonna deny that, you'll find all sorts of people, but ideally, the journey is your own, there is no score for using "hard mode distros", just enjoy the ride at your pace, and don't be afraid of asking for help when you need it.
I'll admit, I don't play games with intrusive anti-sheet, but frankly, I don't remember the last time I had to configure a game on Linux because they mostly run out of the box for me
And these AI companies don't seem to understand...
.... ((They were never honest, can't make a lyric)
And all those fears they hold so dear
Will turn to reality in their stocks