- Because might not be accepting new users.
- Because some other server has a local timeline that is interesting, perhaps catering to certain interests.
- Geographic: it may be closer to you.
- Language restrictions. You want to toot in certain languages, but some instances are English (or whatever) only.
- Some instances run hacked software with useful features.
> why would all problematic users congregate on the same server?
Because they behave in a way that gets them banned in other servers.
- Because might not be accepting new users.
- Because some other server has a local timeline that is interesting, perhaps catering to certain interests.
- Geographic: it may be closer to you.
- Language restrictions. You want to toot in certain languages, but some instances are English (or whatever) only.
- Some instances run hacked software with useful features.
> why would all problematic users congregate on the same server?
Because they behave in a way that gets them banned in other servers.