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  • PieFed was similar to what you’re suggesting, though only once I selected an instance. When I DDG piefed, the first link is the main piefed instance (piefed.social). The second offers piefed.social or other instances. If a person clicks other instances, it has the 3 available options described by the continent they’re on. Once I selected to join feddit.online, I went through an experience similar to your suggestion.

    Now that I’m here, the Fediverse system makes sense. But, I remember being confused and overwhelmed by it at first. It was the first website I remember using that wasn’t a website, but many independent websites that all look the same. Another thing was the term “instance”. I hadn’t heard that term until then, so I was confused thinking, “just let me sign on, and I’ll figure out which instance I want to join later.” Lastly, although I understand why it is necessary, the manual approval by administrators for many instances can take up to a day. In general, users considering to join will mentally allocate 5 mins tops (but really maybe 1-2 mins average) to seeing if they like the site or not. That long delay probably makes people lose interest because they feel like the site is going to be a pain in the ass.