Mastodon instances struggled before the influx.

> I wish the average person was ready for decentralized services like the fediverse.

It’s more like, “I wish decentralized services like the Fediverse were ready for the average person.”

Currently, if you decide to join Mastodon (which some people will correctly say is “not a thing,” ironically proving my point), you have to figure out which server to join, then find out that the server you joined is at capacity and struggling, or discover that it blocks federation with servers you might be interested in.

Bootstrapping your feed in Mastodon is also not fun.