Does it show posts from locations near you? That doesn’t make sense. So what is it supposed to signify?

EDIT: Wow, thanks for the lightning-fast responses, guys. I’m loving this place <3

  • @ilex
    1•1 year ago

    What is its purpose? Is it a feature or bloat?

    • @surewhynotlem
      13•1 year ago

      It’s a feature of federation. Each instance can have it’s own communities, even with the same name. So there could be hundreds of “no stupid questions” communities out there.

      Picking ‘local’ let’s you see the feed of your instance. Picking ‘all’ shows you the feed from all.

    • @[email protected]
      2•1 year ago

      On a well-fedorated general purpose instance, it likely wouldn’t matter, like lemmy.world. however, it would be useful if

      1. Your instance is dedicated to a specific purpose, like lemmyNSFW and some programming/art/starterk oriented instances. Then you can view all the instance content without going into specific communities.
      2. You instance has special moderation rule. You might want to take a break from wider internet, and only enjoy well-moderated content on your instance.
      • @ilex
        0•1 year ago

        I didn’t consider how hard it must be for porn users have to see SFW content. That’s pretty considerate.