Given the principle, the used based preblocking + explainer will work better then 👍

I suppose nudging it on to the user also does a bit of self-filtering of good users from bad. Those who don’t use the tools aren’t really getting into Lemmy as it should be, are unlikely to contribute much, will probably have a bad experience, and then wander off. Vice-versa applies.

The pre-blocking itself pushes that principle, but in your position I think it’s a pragmatic choice and a difficult one to balance. Can’t say I envy your position!