Why aren't the general public using the original first 'instance' which is Mastodon if it is just another node?

> Mastodon is independant, each instance manages itself, some are bad, some are good, you can even host your own, that's the power of decentralization.

I think this is where it falls apart.

Nobody wants to waste their time host your own, moving from a rouge instance, trying to search for users to follow and the worst one:

Choosing which instance to sign up to.

It is no wonder that even Bluesky is more active than Mastodon.

If I was going to tell someone what social media to sign up to other than X, it has to be either Threads or Bluesky.