@feditips I appreciate your being careful to make this about the fediverse, not Mastodon or Eugen.

Here's why I welcome the change.

We are losing *so many* users to server choice. I only have anecdata and wish I had more. But just last night, a tech product manager emailed me his whole list of hobbies and interests, saying he was "at a loss" for how to join Mastodon.

If we don't grow the fediverse now, centralized competitors will win and nothing will change. (1/2)