Moving to a smaller instance is usually a good idea. Do keep in mind that content from lemmy.world could still give errors from time to time since it tends to get overloaded.
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lemmy.world is one of the biggest instances, so I wouldn't be surprised if the server struggles from time to time. Because of how the fediverse works, switching between local, all and subscribed doesn't make a difference. You still access the non-local content through lemmy.world because it's cached there.
The irony of me opening up this post and initially getting a 502. 😂
I was having this problem constantly with my lemmy.world account. Made a new one on lemmy.ca and it's been nothing but great.
So I'd suggest making a new account on a smaller instance.