Agreed. I’m using the wefwef web app and I am quite astounded by the quality. The onboarding process is reasonably streamlined so I can see many stick around here. Lemmy has - imo - a far better shot of becoming a mainstay than Mastodon. There I see very little engagement.

Heh.

But once that ship has sailed it’s gone. 60 years ago, everybody who wanted to own a car, TV, dishwasher etc. knew or was willing to learn basic maintenance and repairs.