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hey there, returning to lemmy after checking it out like 2 years ago. does it matter what instance i use? currently just using the account i previously made.

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[โ€“] Ziggurat@fedia.io 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Welcome back,

You'll see the same communities/magazine no matter what's the instance you use. However, some delay due to federation is possible, it's espacially a problem with .world due to their relative weight.

The local feed means you'll see post from your instance, which may-be interesting as you'll see content you like if you choose a thematic instance, but it's not a blocking feature.

Then there is a bunch of weird instance, like grad where right-winger are role-playing being leftist by shit-posting on how much they love Kim il sun or Vladimir Putin. these are defederated by most big instances and you won't see their content (and believe me, you miss nothing)

[โ€“] ech@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

You'll see the same communities/magazine no matter what's the instance you use.

Important caveat that, while all instances have equal access to all communities (barring defedaration), communities won't show up for instance users until at least one user has subscribed to it. Some instances use bots to automatically federate new communities, but it's not a guarantee. That said, World will likely have the most comprehensive access to other communities given the size of its active user base.

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