nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqg8ew6jwnylnyvc5q4h5w8r7e7uxksz8qd4mr3wjxmx555c6dxtdq8l3wy7 (nprofile…3wy7) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqg7tzlzs2fkj0en4wtwjmga6h9mty7pnlem7m42mcvyw85glfcu5szlzezf (nprofile…zezf) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqtdnwgdf562ymqz6s7smez03x6pet9vuxy8dhyajkqwdymh4zfa3qedfflq (nprofile…fflq) Fediverse News (nprofile…98rg) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjc6u6ggtwe8nf37axz0rdayqhn7r77aq9r3duj9uesr6axqnnk0qx9007f (nprofile…007f) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqcmgqvz7xr07euwkum3mjghjqcu4d3k2fcyf6g4uwwe5ggnd6fetqn0jpfa (nprofile…jpfa) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpswtqtlf (nprofile…qtlf) I joined Mastodon in late 2022, I think it was when Elon bought Twitter. I found a list of servers, some of which were closed to new users because of the mass migration. I ended up applying to social.linux.pizza because I was running Linux Mint and it was open. I was accepted, then I started figuring out how to work it. After a while, I started using Phanpy.
Some of the things you say are defects or omissions might actually be features. I have been using computers for a long time, though I am not professionally involved with them. My first online experiences were on the GEnie BBS. I also don't use any of the typical social media. I had a Twitter account (no longer), but I only used it to follow the Ukraine war. I didn't mind having to figure out Mastodon. It meant that the users had to have a certain level of commitment and curiosity. I think it cuts down on the trolling and blathering. The necessary information is out there, if you look for it.