I've noticed that the "All" feed on Lemmy is pretty much the same across all instances, showing posts from every instance regardless of the specific focus or community vibe of the instance you're on. This seems like a missed opportunity to make the experience more tailored and engaging for each instance's unique audience.

For example, if there were an instance dedicated to literature lovers, wouldn't it make sense for the "All" feed on that instance to prioritize content that's more relevant to people who enjoy books, poetry, and writing? Instead of being a global feed that shows everything from memes to tech news, it could reflect the interests and values of the instance's community.

I feel like making the "All" feed more tailored to each instance would not only improve user experience but also strengthen the sense of community within each instance. What do you think? Would love to hear everyone's thoughts!

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 27 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Because "All" is everything, from every instance? You can already do what you want with "Local."

[–] chaospatterns@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Its only everything from other instances and communities that the current instance subscribes to. It doesn't subscribe to the full pipe of everything.

What's likely happening is people in aggregate generally subscribe to the most popular communities and those communities have the most upvoted posts.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 hours ago

Technically true, but since this tool got widely adopted it does mean pretty much a full pipe of everything: https://lemmy-federate.com/instances