@hikerus @kensanata "it' s the problem of new users who didn't understand the principle of the #Fediverse that THEY have to do something at first - to join others"
That is against any web usability principle. "Don't Make Me Think" is a book by Steve Krug and the title is a good rule already. Mastodon doesnt explain any of that to new users, makes users think and doesnt show anyone to follow with no tools to help. Instances rely on users, so it becomes a problem of the instance.
Do you really know Mastodon and others? Every instance has a local and a federated timeline. There you find a lot of traffic a s new user and there you can follow others.
"Instances rely on users". Of course - what else? The activity is based on the messages from the users - nothing else.
@hikerus I gave you the name of the book including the author. You need a link?
"Do you really know Mastodon?" Great question. I've started my instance only a week ago, this helps me to understand issues new users have and to see usability problems.
What else? You claimed it's not the problem for new instances. But if new users face problems, it becomes the problem of the instance.
@hikerus That is the beauty of Usability. Good systems are self-explanatory. Mastodon is great, it just lacks in a good new user experience. The goal is just to make it easier, whats your problem with that?
