I wish Lemmy had the Mastodon functionality to create your own lists of communities. I subscribe to a ton of communities and I have a couple of them which are very low volume but I’m very interested in seeing each and every post there. Right now I have to remember them and go to them specifically once every couple of days to check if there are new posts there. This is because the high volume communities push all the other things down so people don’t see them and don’t vote on them.
In Mastodon I have a #Homies list which is always visible and there I see the posts of people I personally know and want to see each post of them. It’s amazing and easy to implement.
Have you tried blocking? I have found blocking a few communities and users helps keep my feed less annoying. I do agree with you, tho, I wish there was a better way to promote the niche stuff we want to see and not have to wade through a lot of repetitive “front page” stuff constantly.
I could just unsubscribe but then I would not see those at all. But perhaps a bit more feed hygiene would help with this already, I never unsubscribed but perhaps it’s time to to some clean up.
Yes, I try to limit stuff that I block but it’s a helpful tool for things I have zero interest in.