@Pazintach @StoicLime @Phoeniqz I think it has to do with the mastodon community's aversion to indexing because of privacy and consent reasons. A bunch of servers already have de-federated from the one I am on(universeodon.com) because the admin added a full-text search patch.
@fluke in case this is not a joke, yes instances host communities, but the lemmy.world is just a domain name. Federation just means lemmy.world and another server/instance such as geddit.social can share and exchange communities, comments, and threads they host with each other. I'd be happy to answer additional questions you might have, but I'm not as expert as I don't share links in that format much.
@fluke is this a joke?
@JadaTaykesIt Welcome!
When I first started out I found it helpful to search and follow hashtags of interest to find accounts to follow.
I'd also recommend checking out groups:
https://chirp.social/hashtags?page=1&sort=name
Chirp.social, a.gup.pe groups, and lemmy communities are federated with mastodon and you can interact from your account by following a particular group and tagging them in individual posts you want to share in a particular group.
If you have any questions, please feel free to post with the hashtag #NewHere. There are a lot of friendly people here who would happy to lend a hand. https://fedi.tips/ is also an invaluable resource. Also feel free to reach out to me directly.