COMPLETED [Bug]: Trying to subscribe to a non-local instance always returns not subscribed (pending)
COMPLETED [Bug]: Trying to subscribe to a non-local instance always returns not subscribed (pending)
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[Bug]: Trying to subscribe to a non-local instance always returns not subscribed 路 Issue #3384 路 LemmyNet/lemmy

It looks like this issue was just closed/completed today, so we can hopefully expect the next RC (or at latest, standard release) to have a fix for this annoyance.
Huzzah!