Speex

So far several folks I know are avoiding Federated services due to this. They like the idea but they are less tech savvy.

No. And to think otherwise is elitist. Ease of access is important. Advanced features are important.

Making UI easy to use for casual users is how you end up with power users or advanced users.

I need a UI that makes it easy to get started and then let me grow into it. I don’t need something that takes weeks to figure out and then I can lorde it over the un-initiated.