My friends and family are more likely to already have Facebook or Discord, and are unlikely to successfully navigate Mastodon onboarding even if it made sense for that use case.
I hate Facebook but Discord is already fulfilling the role of a common space.
> and are unlikely to successfully navigate Mastodon onboarding
That's the point: take your community with you on your own instance and recreate your AFK network inside computers. Don't let them go through the hassle of choosing an instance, do it for them if you know how it works.
I hate Facebook but Discord is already fulfilling the role of a common space.