Aren't most of them just a handle or name in the margin? Seems ridiculous to think it ruins your experience somehow. You're just being actively hostile to artists for some reason.
Yeah in that post they also said linking should be the primary method of attribution and then proceeded to brush the artist's name out of this one while also not linking it anyway.
I believe it's three instances that were picked for the moment, including mine (I'm the admin) which has been going for nearly 3 years. I think their logic is to spread people out from the big instances.
I would want to know the answer to questions such as: (1) are there multiple people on the instance admin team, (2) are they well-funded, since a negative answer to either of those might mean that the server disappears six months from now, which is a major inconvenience.
I mean I think most people ending up on that page probably don't even know to ask. They may have no familiarity with fediverse software or what the hell an instance is. They just want to sign up to this reddit alternative they heard about.
It hasn't changed too much. It was wild for a hot minute and then mellowed out. Some people feared it failed but it just stayed steady year after year.
Yep that was a change a while back. Choice makes some people think there's too much effort involved so the first recommendation is a random "general" server. You can still see the list if you want.
I have no sympathy for day traders