I get the gist of this sentiment. It took me a while to migrate from the generic mainstream instance (mastodon.social) to a more specific one (hachyderm.io) because a lot of instances were regional (e.g. some country in the EU) or too narrowly defined (e.g. tabletop games). But the about page of hachyderm.io included a lot of broader interests that let me feel like joining that instance wouldn't give off the impression of a particularly deep but narrow interest (that isn't accurate).
But who you are within Mastodon is not limited by the instance you created your account on! Especially since follows and posts are federated.
A gentle reminder that your follows, Home feed, hashtags and the Federated timeline are not (overly) limited or filtered by the instance your account lives on. Only the Local timeline is 100% a view specific to that instance.
But who you are within Mastodon is not limited by the instance you created your account on! Especially since follows and posts are federated.
A gentle reminder that your follows, Home feed, hashtags and the Federated timeline are not (overly) limited or filtered by the instance your account lives on. Only the Local timeline is 100% a view specific to that instance.