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this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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From running multiple accounts across multiple instances, I've found that each instance feels like a separate forum of posts. Sure some of the big ones federate with each other, but that still doesn't lead to being able to see the same federated content when you log into infosec.pub or lemmy.world. I think a lot of the differences in content lie with which instances federate with which other instances.
Yep it's important to pick an instance that doesn't block many other instances, if you want as much content as possible.
This is good and bad to me. I like the idea of a series of little neighborhoods. You know your home well, and have a place of comfort if you don't feel like dealing with the wider world, but it's all still very accessible (or ideally very accessible. Discovery is an ongoing issue without for you algos). Forums were nice, but it was always annoying if you were on more than one proboards (or what have you) and you were switching sites to see your variety of friends. Discord solves the same problems, but I also don't trust that company at all.
Reddit gave you that comfort zone for certain topics, but only if it's not a popular or contentious one. And like it's nice to be able to have my comfort zone be more diverse than my 5 favorite topics.