• 𝓒𝔂𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓑𝓸𝔂@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      This is the way. Users should try to spread themselves out when possible so that any one instance doesn’t get overloaded.

      I keep 2 alt accounts (on different instances) in case my main account goes down.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        I’m debating spinning up my own instance. I plan to cycle through accounts every so often like I did on Reddit (used to be 1-2 years), so I’ll probably just change instances when I do.

        For now, this instance seems to work well, so I’m sticking to it.

    • BMO@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I created this account on a different instance yesterday because I was having the same problem. Looks like I’ll be using it today too. Always good to have a backup.

        • pjhenry1216@kbin.social
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          It’s not, at least in regards to lemmy.world. it’s so generic that it’s easy to find another that has the same rules (ie, very few rules). It’s better to use your backups than not. That’s one of the reasons lemmy.world is down. Folks aren’t spreading out. They’re not taking advantage of the fediverse and are making a single point of failure where there shouldn’t be one.

          • DangerToad@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            1 year ago

            I can barely decide what I want for dinner lol don’t underestimate the power of indecisiveness. I also wanted to make sure I chose an instance that had decent admins and a domain not being reclaimed.

            And I’d cut people some slack, lotta people are used to everything being centralized. It’s gonna take time for everyone to learn the wonder that is the fediverse. I’m more than willing to ride this bumpy wave as the fediverse grows