@thoralf
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No, the "default client" only appeared in 2022 but Mastodon began in 2016.
And why bother doing this place if you think that centralisation is the only viable option?
If you're comfortable with what centralisation causes, why are you on here? If you want numbers above all else, why are you here? The things that make this a nice place to be depend on us not going down the path of centralisation.
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@FediThing The world is not black and white and >>90% of the users joined within the last 2 years.
If we want the fediverse to be anything but a nerds-only-island, we have to find a balance between "all decentralized" and what's necessary to be attractive to non-nerds.
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@FediThing @thoralf I agree there should be no default client but the point of Thoralf is valid.
If you don't actually and actively search for fedi.directory you don't know it exists. You would need a starter pack to have it part of the onboarding experience.
It doesn't need to be centralised. But a possibility for the instance server to shove some info in the new users face would be good. Have an automated announcement for each new user that could have a link to fedi.directory.
