My only problem with instances is that... how can I follow people if I can't see them in the federated TL?
"Create an account in more instances to check out their local timelines" doesn't really escalate.
Picking your "first" instance feels like a decision that shouldn't be as important as it currently is. Choose wrong and your TL will suck and without a good TL what's the use of #mastodon?
Of course all of this is moot if you are in mastodon to socialize with people you already know.
@toooldforfandom I had a similar thought/question about choosing an instance. I ended up spending half an hour reading through the descriptions, but there was no easy way to compare. it was like trying to pick an IRC server back in the day.
@notjustbill And hope that #your-interest had people.
