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@feditips @rye but if you happen to be on the persons profile, it is not obvious. You have to copy the link or handle+instance and paste it on your instance's search box... and then click on the person+ button.

@villares @rye

No?

You just click follow?

Yes, if you're browsing their profile on another server's website, you have to copy and paste.

But you don't have to do that when you're just browsing profiles within your own server?

@feditips @rye yes you are right, but is common for people to stride into a profile page on another server and be very confused. I think it merits a guide.

@villares @rye

Ahh okay, fair enough!

I've got an existing guide that I think covers this area?

https://fedi.tips/remote-following-on-mastodon/

@pzriddle @villares @rye

What should the redesign be, bearing in mind that you cannot use any centralised servers?

If you prefer commercial centralised social networks, there are plenty of them you can use instead. But centralised commercial social networks will invade your privacy, and manipulate your timeline in opaque and misleading ways, purely for their own benefit rather than the user's.

You will also be unable to leave centralised networks because they are not interoperable.

@feditips @pzriddle @rye I think there can be middle ground! A follow button on a server you are not logged into could see if there is another Mastodon server logged in the client, perhaps, and ask/redirect accordingly.

@villares @pzriddle @rye

There are browser extensions that allow this (which I linked to at https://fedi.tips/remote-following-on-mastodon/), but I don't know if this is technically possible on a web browser without extensions?

@feditips @villares @pzriddle @rye

Surely you can.

But you'll need cookies....