This is the list of recommended communities. Loose rules for being included here are: 1. not hosted on a large instance (lemmy.ml or lemmygrad.ml), 2. follows the rules on the sidebar, 3. has some activity. Exceptions may be made for certain communities.

Note: these links take you to each communities' home instance. In order to subscribe, you must select and copy the links into the search bar on your instance.

General Topics

• General Discussion: !chat@beehaw.org. !chat@midwest.social
• Technology: !technology@midwest.social, !technology@beehaw.org, !technology@slrpnk.net
• Politics: !politics@beehaw.org, !geopol@sopuli.xyz
• Privacy: !privacy@community.nicfab.it, !privacy@lemmy.ca
• News: !news@beehaw.org
• Science: !science@beehaw.org, !science@mander.xyz
• Gaming: !gaming@midwest.social, !gaming@beehaw.org
• Humanities: !humanities@beehaw.org
• Entertainment: !entertainment@beehaw.org

Countries

Africa: !africa@baraza.africa

America

• Canada: !canada@lemmy.ca
• USA: !usa@midwest.social

Europe

• Poland: !polisz@szmer.info, !polska@karab.in
• Norway: !norway@nrsk.no
• Finland: !finland@sopuli.xyz, !suomi@sopuli.xyz

United States of America

• USA: !usa@midwest.social
• Wisconsin: !wisconsin@midwest.social
• Ohio: !ohio@midwest.social
  • !cleveland@midwest.social
  • !columbus@midwest.social
• Indiana: !indiana@midwest.social
• Illinois
  • !chicago@midwest.social
• Iowa: !iowa@midwest.social
• Michigan: !michigan@midwest.social
  • !detroit@midwest.social
  • !kalamazoo@midwest.social
• Missouri
  • !stl@midwest.social

Fediverse

• Fediverse: !fediverse@midwest.social, !fedizens@lemmy.ca, !fediverselore@lemmy.ca, !acrossthefediverse@links.artemai.art, !fediverse@bolha.social
• Lemmy: !lemmy@lemmy.ml
• Friendica: !friendica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
• Calckey: !calckey@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Technology

• Technology: !technology@midwest.social, !technology@beehaw.org
• Linux: !linux@heapoverflow.ml
• Free and Open Source Software: !foss@beehaw.org
• Self Hosting: !selfhosting@slrpnk.net
• Security: !saugumas@group.lt, !netsec@community.hackliberty.org
• Encryption: !encryption@community.hackliberty.org
• IT Development: !development@bolha.social
• XMPP: !main@community.xmpp.net
• Software: !softwareengineering@group.lt

Science

• Science: !science@beehaw.org, !science@mander.xyz
• Psychology: !appliedpsychology@mander.xyz
• Environment: !environment@beehaw.org, !environment@midwest.social
  • Energy: !energy@slrpnk.net
  • Fuck Cars: !fuckcars@lemmy.ca
• Space: !space@beehaw.org
• Health: !health@midwest.social

Business

• Business: !business@midwest.social
  • Fundraising or IPO: !fundraising_ipos@links.fintech.eco
• Finance: !finance@beehaw.org
• Crypto
  • Monero: !monero@community.hackliberty.org

Legal

• Legal News: !main@links.esq.social
• Banking Law: !laws_and_regulations@links.fintech.eco

Entertainment

• Entertainment: !entertainment@beehaw.org
• Memes: !memes@sopuli.xyz
• Humor: !humor@midwest.social
• Videos: !videos@nrsk.no
• Gaming: !gaming@midwest.social, !gaming@beehaw.org
  • Tabletop Gaming: !ttrpgs@lemmy.blahaj.zone
• Music: !music@sopuli.xyz, !music@baraza.africa, !music@beehaw.org, !music@fedibb.ml
• Sports: !sports@beehaw.org
  • Soccer: !soccer@midwest.social

Arts and Crafts

• Creative: !creative@beehaw.org
• DIY: !diy@beehaw.org, !diy@slrpnk.net

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