A user checking out one of these URLs does not want to filter only local post on that instance.
On all instances, this url should mean “show me all /c/piracy on all federated instances”
If you really mean /c/piracy only on that instance, then add something to the url.
The current convention breaks the most important aspect of federation and makes its vestigial appendage.
The current way has user asking question /c/piracy, but on which instance ?
So now they’ll all join the same instance . You wouldn’t post anywhere else since no one would every see it.
It’s a recipe for centralization.
I think this is obvious to most users, were deal with “voat with extra steps” here
I thought that was the whole point. If you want different instances to fully mirror each other, they shouldn’t be different domains to begin with, but cloned servers with unified management. Otherwise, you go to the specific community on the specific instance, which you can do from any federated instance.
Over time, communities on specific instances will become the “global” default by popularity.