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Cake day: January 26th, 2026

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  • It seems to me that the main issue is that it’s hard to figure out how to vote in the elections you are eligible for.

    The author states that he couldn’t vote [in the national elections] a single time when he lived in The Netherlands for 13 years, plenty of time to gain the nationality. Apparently there was no intention to immerse themselves so deeply in Dutch society while still wanting to have a say about what happens in said society…

    I’m of the opinion that they’re right that it’s too hard to register for voting and figuring out all the different systems when moving. This should be more unified and simplified accross the EU. I also think it should be much easier for EU citizens to change nationality when moving to another EU country. However, we cannot ignore that the EU is not a federation, it consists of separate nations and nationality is much more than just a registration of where you live.





  • You’re only missing content if your instance defederates from another and vice versa or if you block instances yourself.

    It might be a bit easier to find new communities at first by scrolling through the local feed on a bigger community, but you can also do this without making an account there.

    I think stability and speed of an instance are better selection criteria since they effect your experience much more. Piefed instances tend to offer a smooth and fast experience. E.g. piefed.social, piefed.zip, and the others mentioned in one of the other comments.