performance (your instance is probably less busy/faster than lemmy.world, because it has to handle less people, so things load faster)
it cool
Cons of hosting your own instance):
maintenance
federation cost increases for the network (i.e. All instances that host communities you are subscribed to (i.e. Lemmy.world), now need to send (federation) updates to your new instance). Note that as more people start using your instance, it is better for the network.
you have to have a server running somewhere, which costs money’s.
From what I understand:
Pros of hosting your own instance:
Cons of hosting your own instance):
Sounds kinda arbitrary, what’s the reason for this?
I remember reading that somewhere, but now I can’t find it back… May or may not be true