this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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You're likely no longer logged in because you visited another instance. For example, if I'm browsing from lemmy.ml but click on a link to [email protected], now I'm kbin and not Lemmy.
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I understand why this happens, but I consider this is a usability issue that the Lemmy devs should try to resolve. It's not an easy problem to solve, though.
Federation is great, but it does tend to make certain interactions more complex. If Lemmy wants to retain normal users and not just highly motivated and/or technically adept people, the UX issues federation introduces need some serious work.