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Hello,
As a suggestion, you might want to try another instance less popular than lemmy.world. I had the same issues a few weeks ago, and then created a few accounts on other instances, that way I'm always safe.
I don't know how I would do that. Would I need to start a whole new account? And which instance do you pick? That part of this Lemmy thing is rather confusing as to why or where or who about instances.
That's okay. I can help. First of all, it's really fine to stay on LW for now, no need to rush anything. But if at some point you have some time for this, then read the following.
So, to pick your instance, you can have a look at https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list, filter by "1m" to see what are the most popular ones. As you can see, with a 27433 monthly users, Lemmy.world is by far the most popular, which is why you might experience some issues from time to time.
You should have a look at the next instances on the list. Short story: lemm.ee, sh.itjust.works, lemmy.one, sopuli.xyz and reddthat.com are solid choices.
You are looking at instances with quite a lot of people (the more people help with filling your "All" feed), just not the most populous one (lemmy.world), the original one (lemmy.ml), and instances that are too specific, either due to country or specific focus.
Long story:
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To migrate your settings (including subscriptions and blocked instances), you can use that script: https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim
What's going on with sh.itjust.works lately? I joined a small instance so I'm out of the loop.
They have been down a few times. You can have a look at their main community to see what happened, or !fediverse@lemmy.world