@soundclamp @litherland this. I joined a few times, but I never managed to stick until typo.social happened.
“Don’t say it’s hard” is absolutely not the answer. Denying the problem doesn’t solve it.
I even googled to find something to follow. No decent articles mentioned anything good. Masto is not very open or friendly. Bluesky is way better built for noobs.
Lots can be done to make it fun and accessible for the masses.
But nobody wants to do it.