When a lemmy instance federates, does it connect to one big lemmy network, or can there be multiple disconnected, yet locally federated instances? What I’d like to know is, can I simply join any Lemmy server and choose “All” to view everything Lemmy has to offer, or is there still hidden content?
I understand that some servers are unfederated. I guess I’m curious about the reach of the “All” mode.
It may show everything that the instance itself knows about.
The “true view” they’re saying is like if there’s an instance that federates with every single other instance but that’s highly improbable
More impossible than improbable. An instance that willingly federates with every other instance would be blocked in a heart beat by many other instance admins, because if they’re fine federating with CSAM, nazis and the like, then they’re not going to be welcome.