A user checking out one of these URLs does not want to filter only local post on that instance.

On all instances, this url should mean “show me all /c/piracy on all federated instances”

If you really mean /c/piracy only on that instance, then add something to the url.

The current convention breaks the most important aspect of federation and makes its vestigial appendage.

The current way has user asking question /c/piracy, but on which instance ?

So now they’ll all join the same instance . You wouldn’t post anywhere else since no one would every see it.

It’s a recipe for centralization.

I think this is obvious to most users, were deal with “voat with extra steps” here

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    1 year ago

    I also made one

    https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1674

    I see they tried the multireddit approach.

    But how do you make a multireddit of all instances, that’s an impossible task to ask each and every single user to build on their own.

    It is too complicated and will likely remain a pie in the sky.

    Reddit implemented it but it required user action to use, so in practice it was as if it did not exist at all.

    I don’t believe even 1% of current reddit users know this feature exists.

    Now imagine this on lemmy. You are posting to lemmy.reallyobscure3userinstance.com/c/piracy

    How many of the lemmy /c/piracy browsing user base would have the multireddit that could possibly even see you ? It’s going to be a vanishingly small number.

    It would be the same as if the feature did not exist at all.