Given that instances can disable downvoting altogether, it led me to wondering…

  • maegul (he/they)
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    33 days ago

    It’s definitely an interesting and relevant idea I think! A major flaw here is the lack of ability for communities to establish themselves as discrete spaces desperate from the doomscrolling crowd.

    A problem with the fediverse on the whole IMO, as community building is IMO what it should be focusing on.

    Generally decentralisation makes things like this difficult, AFAIU. Lemmy has things like private and local only communities in the works that will get you there. But then discovery becomes a problem which probably requires some additional features too.

    • @Die4Ever
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      33 days ago

      I guess communities should have an easy way to hide themselves from Local/All feeds

      • maegul (he/they)
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        12 days ago

        Yea. Even nicer if it could be adjusted on a post-by-post basis (however viable that is).