7/ Now let's look at the servers that joinmastodon.org recommends to me.
The vast majority are servers that I MUST apply to join. There's no guarantee of approval.
It takes three full page scrolls to find a server that's open to registrations. It's in Belarussian -- not English -- which means the language filter has failed me.
Finally, after the 4th scroll, I get to an English-language server that's open.
Unfortunately, I'm not Danish nor am I a vegan -- which means I don't share affinity!