"Mastodon in it's entirety"
conflating Mastodon.social with Mastodon *IS* the problem. seeing a litany of sites co-branded sites as mastodon is confusing.
what's worse: for an instance like Black Mastodon, you have to apply and wait for an answer. to this day i never received a yes or no. if you notice, AM BLACK.
came to .social because after literally YEARS , found people i know here.
so, no.
there is no ease of joining.
at all.