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A decentralised system doesn’t have a flagship instance. Just sayin’.

We’re not an alternative as long as we adopt their success criteria. Let’s do better.

@aral I think the argument goes that because picking a server is so confusing, newcomers need a flagship server for easier on-boarding. They can then migrate when they're more familiar with the fedi.

The trouble with this argument, is that we can't typically import content archives when we migrate, so folks tend to stay on the flagship server. Which then gets bigger and bigger, undermining decentralization.

Paul Chernoff

@ApostateEnglishman @aral perhaps a flagship server that presents servers by interest and rankings. Rankings could reflect stability and peacefulness, I’m not sure. But don’t present umpteen servers to a newcomer. That can be overwhelming.