This is a big problem. It creates the illusion that /c/cats on one particular instance is the real /c/cats.

This is the root of re-centralization and it must be pulled out.

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    Why would you create a new account to browse the startrek dedicated instance instead of subscribing to the community that lives on their instance?

    • You create an account there probably because you are a star trek fan and want to show it off

      Hell, they could’ve disabled account registration and just hosted the communities. Lemmy allows for that kind of flexibility

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        Yeah, I just meant the other user seemed to think you had to create an account for every federated instance you wanted to interact with.

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      Also, this might just be personal experience, but so far I’m finding it far easier to browse a single community on no matter what general instance rather than going through a separate topic-focused instance.