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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hm, fair, if it's decentralised then I guess so, but what of it when one instance is pushed a certain way, do people move to another? Or does that not matter? Trying to work that out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Generally, yeah. People choose the moderation policies and administration they like.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You could just not subscribe to or look at any local communities. You could end up with your account deleted or something though, who knows. So sure, it's best to have your account hosted somewhere that you agree with the policies or management of the people who run the server, or their politics if you think that matters.

Personally I have preferred to change accounts frequently on reddit as I'm not trying to build up any sort of long-term identity other than my recent activity. I'd just delete my account every 1-6 months and start a new one. So to me, switching instances would make no difference. I know a lot of people like having the same account for years though, so perhaps a forthcoming system to transfer an account to a different server will help.