Please be careful how you filter/mute/curate content. It’s totally understandable that we need guardrails to protect our mental/physical well-being. Trauma is real and personal, so I applaud that and have my own.
Just keep in mind that those guardrails, those filters, place a silent boundary between you and the people whose life experience falls within those filters. When you say, ‘I don’t want to hear about x. Subject x makes me uncomfortable’, you are also saying your friend/follower who is x cannot come any closer-you cannot engage and include them because you cannot see them. And they don’t even know it. Consider that sacrifice when you think of who your real friends are.
All I’m saying is: that which insulates you, also isolates you.
@btanderson Yes, all of this. And at the same time, I don’t think I’ll ever become a better person by hearing about Elon or Trump EVER again. So that’s one filter I’ll take care of myself.
@wendynather true that! That’s a great way to phrase it: “will I ever become a better person by having x content?”
@btanderson The great thing about the right kind of social platform is that you can be a spectator to conversations within groups you’re not a part of. I’ve learned so much that way, and I want it to continue. That’s why I’m a little dubious about the discovery possibilities in a server-centric model like this one. But we’ll see. As long as people I respect keep boosting others, I have hope.
@wendynather To note, this is a client usability issue. Nothing in the API stops you from viewing any other instances public feed.
@Decad3nce Good point. If I had time to make it work, I would, and then I’d have 10x the feeds I don’t have time to read now. 😆