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Ulrich@feddit.org 2 months agoOP wants instances to gather people that share similar interests or beliefs so that his/her browsing experience is shaped by this choice in a natural manner.
That’s what communities are for. Like…I don’t understand.
misk@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Community has no control over who uses it except for federation policy. Random people browse communities through „All” which leads to random downvotes, ignoring community rules and so on. I believe that idea that makes Activity Pub so nice is that you can use various apps and platforms as distinct ways of browsing and communicating with people want to do it differently.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 months ago
If you don’t want everyone to be allowed to participate, then you’re simply using the wrong platform. Lemmy also supports private instances.
misk@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
How does this prevent anyone from participating? This kind of sort would make one engage less with some content and users they don’t want to. You could do it for efficiency, mental health or whatever reason you come up with. Having an option of increasing importance of your local instance in shaping what you see is just one more way of tweaking your experience without affecting others. It’s dangerously close to „the algorithm” but works without being a black box.
OPs issue is not solved by private instances because it cuts off contact entirely. You might as well set view to Local and ban other instances in your client.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 months ago
…I mean that sounds like the entire point of what you’re proposing? I guess I’m still confused but I will agree that BlueSky-style custom feeds would be a super-nice addition to any social platform.