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By default it's mostly politics and linux unless you browse for individual subs
I don't like thatβ¦
I made a list of casual communities on Lemmy awhile ago https://lemmy.world/post/2216085 just subscribe to stuff you like and curate your own feed. Block the politics subs. Boom.
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I'm sure. But we do have other communities. I myself like the edc community, calvin and hobbes, dullsters, 3d printing, greentext and general 4chan stuff, history stuff, and probably other things I have to check my subscriptions for. Point is, if you want it, find it or make it.
I've been able to filter out certain words/phrases to help get rid of most of the political posts.
Happy to share if anyone is wanting
Sure, I'd like that list if you don't mind.
Under filters/blocks in the app I use (Boost) there's a section for blocked words. This is the list I have, and find it does a pretty good job:
Thatβs actually pretty cool you can run filters like that
It really is, it makes things much more tolerable than Reddit with it constant stream of Trump related news
Well, I didnβt say running those specific filters was cool or not, just the ability to.
People don't need to engage politically on every single platform they frequent. I've blocked a long list of political keywords, because 95% of the political content I see here is about a country I'm not from. Americans can scream at each other to their hearts' content without my being obligated to participate or even observe.
That's what I want. Thank you.
Brilliant. Setting up some filters has made browsing All so much better!
Don't forget about the furry porn. There's also furry porn.
For real, I haven't seen much furry porn. In fact, I would say none... I don't know how I did that.