> To me a fatal flaw in ActivityPub systems is that your identity is tied to a server

In contrast to Instagram, Facebook and co?

A handful of servers vs thousands.

Are you on Instagram?" is easy to understand for someone not on it; they search for "Instagram", install the client app, sign up and done.

"Are you on Mastodon?" doesn't work the same way as they would need to pick a server to sign up against, which seems like an important decision (what happens if I pick wrong? Do I have to pick the same server my friend has? And so on?).

	▲	fsflover 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Are you on Instagram? > Are you on Mastodon? In both cases, you have to share the user handle, which is just a bit longer in the latter case. > what happens if I pick wrong? You move to another server. > Do I have to pick the same server my friend has? No.