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Lemmy users lack nuace and it stops actual discussion.
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this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2024
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If you block unhelpful people you improve the Internet for yourself.
While i agree with this and i do block people, regularly, if you aren't paying attention this is exactly how you get echo chambers.
Not suggesting i have a good solution, because i don't.
Best i can do is try to differentiate between "opinion that is not my own" and "flagrant arsehole".
I like to think it's the difference between good faith and bad faith arguments, but that still assumes i can tell the difference consistently.
Shit is hard yo.
Shit is, indeed, hard yo
I have blocked a lot of users and communities. I don't need to see a ton of stuff about and I don't need to deal with people who lack critical thinking skills. The "permit all and block" strategy works better with Lemmy being small and federated to keep learning about new communities.
But make it worse for others. Tragedy of the commons.