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Using an IP in this way has no impact on privacy. Instances already have your IP info as a result of interacting with them.
I see your point. What if I use VPNs with a killswitch? —meaning that I can only ever connect to the internet through my VPN. What if someone is avoiding surveillance from their government? Should they disable their killswitch and risk them finding out they're part of something 'political' like Lemmy?