I want to say that I love it when a Social media site is FOSS and Federated, but I must admit that it being Federated is the more important aspect. Using the ActivityPub Standard allows interconnection between sites, and can let us interact beyond URLs. It being FOSS just confuses users a ton.
This is 100% me throwing shade at Mastodon because the site seems so good on paper, but the huge variety of Instances makes it SO user un-friendly. Like, if the user either creates their own Instance (which is expensive), or joins an Instance that caters to Niche Interests (which is difficult), then they're fine. But if they don't know what to look for or are poor, they're going to try to go to Mastodon[dot]Social specifically; which is an instance so big that folks can't get any help moderating trolls, stalkers, or other such people. It truly sucks because these sites have such potential; but it takes so much work just to get in to the things that most users won't find them worth it.
very much part of the reason why I find Mastodon / Akkoma / MissKey so exhausting to deal with. so many friends have made their social media homes there, but I struggle to find an instance that really fits well and stay there.
that, and I'm starting to get burnt out on social media in general, I think.