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[–] 3 points 11 months ago*
  • Insurance. Some big instances have closed down, others regularly go into maintenance, you never know when one might decide to enshittify itself. Federation gives us the ability to use a different instance if needed, and it costs nothing to have some accounts ready to use should you be unable to use your main one.
  • Compartmentation. Wouldn't want to open the account where I'm subscribed mainly to porn on the bus or at work.
  • Access. Not all instances federate with the same set of instances. Having accounts on instances with different federation policies lets you access more of the fediverse.
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