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Every Lemmy instance has a built-in search tool that can be used to search across instances (make sure the slider at the top is set to "All", it usually defaults to "Local"). Browsing All for a while will show you a decent cross-section of the most active communities (just make sure to tighten your filters). And there are some 3rd party search tools like https://lemmyverse.net/ that do periodic trawls of posts and traffic.
- View by “all”, subscribe to communities you’re interested in and block the ones you don’t want to see. Fediverse is still small enough that it’s relatively easy to sort through.
- Use the search bar to look for specific keywords for topics that interest you. Depending on your interface, you probably have some version of an “explore communities” page where you can see what’s popular.
- Sometimes I’ll find communities by seeing what other users with similar interests interact with on their profiles.
I just drive-by shitpost in "all" like the good lord intended
There's a pinned post on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca
my instance auto-subscribes to all external communities via a federating bot. this allows my servers '/all/new' queue to be filled with shit my personal account is not subscribed to, and thats how i see new communities to subscribe to.
but thats my local mbin instance.. not sure what lemmings do
I've found that there hasn't been much point in subscribing. Communities are so small that most have one post every couple of weeks or even months (outside of a few core popular communities). It has always been more worthwhile going to c/all and filter through what you see.
I have subs but I never bother with them and browse 'All'. If there's anything I don't want to keep seeing I just filter out that community.
Communities page, all instances, scroll until an interesting one is spotted
Ill often go to topics that I already enjoy:
Locking for rule 5.
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