I think part of the problem is that even when you’re subscribed to the small communities, it’s easy to miss the posts. Sorting by Scaled helps a little, but I still often find a post from days ago that I missed.
I’d like an option where you could “super subscribe” or something which makes those posts show up first, or even in the inbox.
Arguably, the fix should be to “it” since anon is a utility account, not a user.