this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2023
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[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just avoid Lemmygrad and hexbear. Those are Cancer

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lemmy.ml was no different back then

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Did it? lemmy.ml is still federated with those instances.

[–] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I appreciate being federated, it gives me a chance to down vote them.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's an app specific feature, lemmy doesn't actually naively do that. And the app I prefer doesn't have it yet.

[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

Apparently my instance disables downvoting...

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's the only real downside. I just hope user-based ignore/block function for instances instead of just communities would become a thing.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It already is on Connect? I blocked both instances, so no posts from either show in my feed and comments from users on those instances on other posts appear as "blocked by an instance filter," which you can choose to show it if you want

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

I meant in the account, not a third party app.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But then you miss the Olympic level mental gymnastics

[–] Fazoo@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

You know they're doping though. Kinda ruins the fun.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Olympics where everyone participating loses