There are many lemmy instances in the world, but currently most people are using lemmy.world. This is why everything has gotten so slow.

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    1 year ago

    Yeah but then you run into the risk of federation/defederation politics. We’ve already have had a major instance defederate.

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      1 year ago

      That is why you would want to choose an instance that aligns with your values, so that if they defederate, it is to your benefit.

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      1 year ago

      How is this related to instance size? There are large instances which defederate (I think most do), and small instances which do not.

      If anything, I’d see it as an argument for joining small ones. There, your voice can have a bigger impact on federation decisions.

      Mostly I think if you care about federation status, be sure to join an instance with a federation policy which you like.