Lemmy Servers Status. Find a Lemmy server to sign up for, find one close to you!
There are many lemmy instances in the world, but currently most people are using lemmy.world. This is why everything has gotten so slow.
You don't have to delete your lemmy.world account, but check out https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/map it's a geo-based map of lemmy instances -- explore stuff nearest you, pick one, sign up, search , subscribe and begin interacting with your favorite communities. It's easy, free and it will be faster. Try it!
The only "downside" from running your own instance is the all page is generated from all the communities that someone in your instance has visited. So with a smaller instance the all page is less diverse.