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Thank you! I literally just read that on the getting started post. However, what if someone else creates the same username as me on another instance?
The only reason I can think of to maybe do this is to have an SFW identity and an NSFW identity, and then you would just have your SFW on an instance that blocks NSFW, and your NSFW on an instance that does not.
Your identity is tied to your instance for example I am @bwok_bwok@lemmy.world and anyone who interacts with me from another instance can see that. And if someone chooses the same name at another instance they are a different identity, and the two don't really cross-pollinate, just make sure to include your instance with your username whenever you share it.
I see. Thanks for the insight.
Another reason is not knowing which instance was going to catch on fire today ๐ฅ. You can only post from your own instance, so being able to switch - at least now in the early days - is a nice perk
Another thing I noticed is that some communities are duplicated on different instances but not with the same users and content.
Yeah this was my thought as well. Seemed like a good move until instances are able to scale and support the increase in traffic.