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Does lemmy.world really have 26000 users already?
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I joined Lemmy.click because the bigger instances were having timeouts when I tried to sign up. I see those issues have been resolved now, but I like the idea of keeping other instances populated.
Yep, in theory that should spread out the server load since every post/comment/like/etc. in the communities is sent to your instance only once but can be consumed by many people, at different times of day. I do wonder how much help one- or two-person instance are, though, or if they're actually detrimental to the overall system.
Yea...everyone joining the same one really defeats the purpose. Now if more than beehaw defederates from them, there's going to be a mass exodus.
So, it is recommended to either join one that fits your niche or maybe to self-host?
Maybe join a big one for general content and then supplement with smaller, niche ones.
I'm confused, why does it matter? Can't you view all content the same regardless of the instance you're on?
Yes, you're absolutely right. Once you understand how to subscribe to communities in different instances, it doesn't matter much. But new users may not be familiar with the process yet, and I (probably wrongly) assumed that you were one of them. That's why I suggested the option that worked for me until I figured out federation.