I like the idea.
I’d think that an interactive web interface is the only way to get onboarding <1min. Especially if the Fediverse is experiencing sustained growth now.
To avoid the concept of “instance” as much as possible, we could:
- Develop a web app that considers a users interests (e.g. a list of hashtags/topics to select from) to suggest an instance
- include account creation in the actual web app (e.g. as an iframe)
- include invite- only instances through a special arrangement allowing direct sign-ups for users of the web app.
With something like this, the idea of an instances could be optional to using the fediverse.
See: socialcoding