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- Embed this noticewhen it comes to the fediverse, ISTM the biggest challenge to newcomers is to choose an instance, that supposedly ties them to a certain interest group. the tying is imaginary (misleading docs?), and mostly unrelated with federation (picture a centralized service that requires naming a primary interest). it's a bit like choosing a place to live, that is going to affect your life in some ways, and even which communities you could viably participate in, but that is not definitive nor quite as determinant or exclusive as often described: you could choose to move elsewhere later. but it does have a significant impact if you pick a place that turns out to be very hostile to you. and somehow, despite all the difficulties and risks involved, people still go and seek places to live and buy or rent houses or condos or rooms or whatever.