If you can figure out Twitter, you can definitely figure out Mastodon. They have similar levels of complexity — you're just not familiar with Mastodon's quirks yet. If you don't want to put in the effort, though, that's fine.
So the answer is no, you don't want to talk to me. I can figure it out myself. (I realize you aren't the GP, but you did choose to reply.)
I think you are thinking of Mastodon primarily as a technical platform. I am thinking of it primarily as a social environment.
When I was active on Metafilter, there was a new social platform all the members were talking about. It was invitation only. I was homeless at the time and I was generally treated pretty badly by most members there. Nonetheless, someone gave me an invitation and I joined. And it was pointless because what few people I did recognize were people with a track record of treating me terribly.
If people have little walled gardens, but are hesitant for any reason to admit me to their inner circle, then there's no there there for me.
Sure, I can figure out the technical details, if I have reason to. But I don't have sufficient connection to have reason to. Walled gardens serve an inner circle of people. I don't belong to any inner circle that are using Mastodon.
Perhaps that will change. But it won't likely change by joining Mastodon. It might change by somehow becoming an insider somewhere with a group that already uses and prefers the platform.
I'll do that. Message me @lyndsysimon@mastodon.social and I'll be happy to help. Otherwise, feel free to email me: lyndsy@lyndsysimon.com.
For now, I strongly recommend that you establish an account at mastodon.social. It's the instance with the most users and therefore has the most local content to follow and the widest possible reach.
