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 1 year 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 1 year ago
ashaman2007@lemm.ee 1 year 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 1 year ago
Fair dos, that makes sense, thanks~
GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 1 year 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.