@Mpwg Yeah, unfortunately a lot of people are quick to dismiss the fediverse if they don't get how to pick an instance. That's why I think it's important to get them on an instance quickly and get into the nitty gritty later. Mastodon has a lot of decently large instances
tmk, so I'd just suggest mastodon.social or another such instance. Trying the fediverse at all is much more important than picking the right instance from the get-go.