I think we should change our strategy here. Let the currently popular instances be popular, but instead create a site to suggest lemmy instances and then randomize the order they show up in the suggestions.

Don’t try and pull people who already have accounts from the existing instances to build the smaller instances. Try and direct the incoming growth to the smaller instances, instead.

Aim for growth instead of cannibalism.

Do you prioritize not having illegal status in another country over your own ability to stay alive and stay safe?