@julian @FediTips @andypiper I agree. I wonder if there's an onboarding flow that's like, "First, find out if you already have a server you can be a part of. Second, set up a server for a group you're in (either by hosting it yourself or getting one from a hosting provider). Lastly, try one of these..."

@julian @FediTips @andypiper it may be easier if you can connect an instance to existing user databases, like Google Workspace, Slack, or Discord.

@julian @FediTips @andypiper

One key might be to stop encouraging people to join barely-memorable servers with which they have no real-world affinity, and instead encourage people to launch their own servers for a group which they have a real connection to, like their employer, university, city, family, church, club, or similar.

I don't forget my work email address because I know where I work.

It's a lot harder but long-term retention will be better.

Would you use a Fediverse service that DMed a reminder to your mutuals so they can wish you a happy birthday?

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Which of these is you?

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@malte I do not! I think that only the present exists. But the past is real; we can perceive evidence of past events in the present time. Even if you believe the evidence is misleading or false, it presupposes some other causation, which must precede the present.

@malte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing_block_universe

Thanks all. I am a fan of the growing block theory; I think past and present are real and the future is not. Thanks!

Which of these times are real?

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@jon @Vivaldi Thank you for it! It means a lot to the Fediverse to have your support.