To be honest, I’m fine with people having instance blocking, but how does widespread instance blocking not equally lead to the ‘echo chamber’ problem that people also dislike?
Comment on My thoughts on Hexbear. Posting as the megathread was locked.
ashaman2007@lemm.ee 10 months ago
This is why instance blocking as a native client feature is needed. I am aware some apps such as Memmy, which I use, implement it in a 3rd party way. However it’s clearly not easily done for everyone in all situations. Defederation is going too much toward an echo chamber; inability to have enough control over the content you see is also an issue.
Personally I see value in having access to misinformation via lemm.ee; it is useful to know all perspectives when that is helpful. However, I don’t wanna see that shit everyday.
Long story short: I think for now, block accounts and communities or use an app with instance blocking. Wait for instance blocking to be native. That’s my 2 cents.
CarbonScored@hexbear.net 10 months ago
GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 10 months ago
Aside from what the other user said, it is also relevant that new users come in without those blocks. What I think really undermines this idea are codified blocklists.
SouthernCanadian@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Because instances that don’t brigade and troll don’t get blocked
ashaman2007@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It still might for many, just to a lesser degree than defederation because a conscious user can choose to unblock things. I block many things year round but when election season comes around, for example, I unblock alot. Either for perspective, or as a reminder of the importance of my voice and vote because people are nuts 😂
CarbonScored@hexbear.net 10 months ago
Fair dos, that makes sense, thanks~
Nakoichi@hexbear.net 10 months ago
The only misinformation here is coming from OP
I_hate_you_welcome@feddit.nl 10 months ago
And another China bootlicker
silent_water@hexbear.net 10 months ago
this is deeply funny because they’re an anarchist user who’s normally criticizing China. you’re just so far to the right that they have the intellectual honesty to criticize your position.
HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 10 months ago
Nakoichi is an anarchist who’s frequently critical of china within hexbear and is in fact a site mod, hexbear is anti sectarian and allows criticism of China. Citing christofascists and being racist in these criticisms is banned however.