Lemmy.world is also the most reliable and the smoothest experience.

Using a Lemmy version so dated they can’t remove their uploaded media

• https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/
• fixed in June 24, we are in January: https://join-lemmy.org/news/2024-06-07_-_Lemmy_Release_v0.19.4_-_Image_Proxying_and_Federation_improvements

And spreading people out doesn’t really fix anything.

• https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

Lemm.ee has 3600 monthly active users. SJW 2500. The 17000 users of LW could be spread across other instances without issues.

With a bigger “main” instance, the majority of users are less affected by federation issues, and the issues are less common.

With a bigger main instance, the mods of that instance have a tendency to power trip:

• https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33541518?scrollToComments=true
• https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/35950760?scrollToComments=true

If you want the rest of the platform to trust you, be responsible. This is not Reddit, power trips will be called out.