Since it seems to be a common question for many new users.

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      Local view only shows posts hosted on this instance (planet). So only communities hosted on lemmy.world for example.

      All view would include posts from other instances as well.

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        So should I have accounts on more than one instance? Which instance has the most communities?

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          No, where did you get that idea? If you want to view as much random content from everywhere as you can just browse by All. If you want a more curated experience, stick to your subscriptions. Local is sort of a weird limbo unless you’re on an instance that has a dedicated topic (like the Star Trek instance, for example).

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            Ok got it.

            One interesting thing I found is I have a reddthat.com account and also a lemmy.world account. Using Jerboa, somehow browsing with the reddthat.com account is faster than using the lemmy.world account even if I’m browsing lemmy.world communities.

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      Local shows posts posted on your planet, All shows the entire federation (galaxy).