I'm sure this has been said before, but why aren't servers in the #Fediverse simply called "communities?"
"Join a community" or "start a community" feels both accurate and clear, not to mention welcoming. People who want to understand the infrastructure would have no trouble finding the information.
@alisynthesis I don't think it'd entirely accurately convey what it means (it implies there's no connection between communities, and your choice of community is an exhaustive one), but at the same time... that's probably still less inaccuracy than how "instance" or "server" is currently perceived
