I just looked at the Rust code from https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/crates/api_common/src/community.rs

and it looks like you need to give it params to get what you need, i.e.

curl https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/api/v3/community/list?type_=Local\&sort=Active\&limit=50 | jq

Returns the top 50 local communities sorted by Active

The search thing is normal if no other user on our instance has searched/subscribed to that community. Annoying but if you know you got the link right, hit reload and the server will usually have loaded it lol

Probably not besides looking up old posts and info. After the past week or so of not using Reddit, can’t really say I miss it. Lemmy reminds me of the pre-social media days of web forums and I love it.

Maybe by the time my son is old enough to play with me, lol