Because instances that don’t brigade and troll don’t get blocked
Comment on My thoughts on Hexbear. Posting as the megathread was locked.
CarbonScored@hexbear.net 10 months agoTo 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?
SouthernCanadian@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
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~
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.