Login issue reportedly fixed with 0.18.2 update: Lemmy.world updated to 0.18.2
Login issue reportedly fixed with 0.18.2 update: Lemmy.world updated to 0.18.2
As @flloxlbox said, it will either happen organically or users will decide to merge communities, like the Android community did. It’s the way federation works, it’s not something that can be forced on people.
I don’t have an answer for you, but maybe you and your friends could get together and start your own? The beauty of the fediverse and all that.