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I don’t mind politics, but I do mind:

  • AI generated images
  • Porn
  • Anime models (all the “moe” stuff)
  • Something that combines above (like thirsty AI-generated anime models)
  • (RSS) bots that post links but there’s never any discussion in the threads
  • Non-English content that I can’t read or local content that doesn’t apply to me
  • Games I don’t play (anymore) or will never play

Is there an easier way to curate content? Browsing “new” is like whack-a-mole.

  • PonyOfWar
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    101 month ago

    Feddit.org is bilingual and has a lot of users participating on English-language communities. So maybe better to block the individual communities if you don’t want to decrease the userbase you can interact with.

    • .DonutsOP
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      41 month ago

      Oh really? I have only seen German communities coming from that. I initially thought it would be more than just that (considering .org) but after so many German posts, I just blocked the instance.

      Nothing wrong with the posts / communities itself, but I don’t speak or read German so it’s just noise to me

      • PonyOfWar
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        51 month ago

        There are a couple active English-speaking communities there, like /c/[email protected], but you’re right that most content on the instance is in German. It’s more that their userbase is also pretty active on other, English-speaking instances and I’m pretty sure that by blocking the instance, you won’t see any of those posts and comments either.

        • @[email protected]
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          61 month ago

          [email protected] is fun because most articles are in english, and if the first comment is made in english, then all the german comments get downvoted to hell. But if the first comment is german, english speakers won’t dare chime in. It’s a modern day battle royale of languages!

        • .DonutsOP
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          41 month ago

          I don’t think it blocks users from that instance when you block the instance, just threads posted to said instance. I might be wrong, idk, but that’s what I read before.

          • PonyOfWar
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            11 month ago

            Just tried this out, it seems you’re right. TIL. Always thought it would be the local equivalent of defederation.

  • jonw
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    71 month ago

    Do you have to block communities? I thought you could just not join them to avoid their content.

    • .DonutsOP
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      41 month ago

      If you browse by “subscribed”, you only see the communities you have joined. I sometimes browse “new” just to see what’s happening now, and this shows all posts from any community (you haven’t blocked). The sorting method “Active” is posts from 1-2 days ago and the content in “Hot” stays about the same throughout the day.

      • jonw
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        21 month ago

        Thank you, I did not know that.

  • @OwlPaste
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    51 month ago

    It sounds like instead of ‘disallow’ list you want an ‘allow’ list feature…

    • .DonutsOP
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      31 month ago

      browsing by subscribed content works like that. I imagine it looks like I’m blocking everything and everyone but I’m just trying to curate my feed to make it as less noisy as possible

    • .DonutsOP
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      31 month ago

      thanks, there’s a reason I left Reddit!

  • @GustavoM
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    31 month ago

    If the internet upsets/bothers you -THAT- much… why don’t you simply find a better hobby? I mean, the moment that (pretty much anything in life) starts to give you more stress/anger above everything else… that is where you should stop for a moment and rethink your life decisions/choices.

    In other words… this is meant to be a distraction, not your third job.

    • .DonutsOP
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      11 month ago

      I’m not upset about it, I’m just trying to receive recommendations on content curation.

      Does scrolling past 5 posts that aren’t even in your language sound like an appealing Lemmy experience?

      • @GustavoM
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        01 month ago

        I’m not upset about it,

        You just mentioned about 5 posts not being an “appealing Lemmy experience”. Only. Five. Posts.

        It’s time to take a break my dude.

        • @WoahWoah
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          11 month ago

          What are you even talking about? They’re curating the communities and instances they engage with. That’s literally one of the core functionalities of the fediverse.

          “YOU’RE NOT ENGAGING WITH LITERALLY WHATEVER IS PUT IN FRONT OF YOU. MAYBE YOU SHOULD STOP USING THE INTERNET!”

          Omg I’m dying lol 🤣

          Hey OP, I have a suggestion for someone to block… I’m going to block him as well.