@dansup you claim it's open, and everyone's free to use another app (or server). But think about it - people who aren't experts on the Fediverse will just search for "Pixelfed" on the app store, and get the official app. And without knowing they have to click the settings button to select another server, they're locked into the default.
The freedom doesn't mean much if the UI makes it so damn convoluted to pick the server of choice.