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So you basically slowly build your own reddit-like bubble by removing what you don't want to see (or disagree with)... Doesn't it go intuitively against the idea of "federating" with other communities?
Of course, the difference with lemmy is that you become your own censor, while on reddit the admins have control over everything; on paper this definitely sounds the more "freedom option" but I am afraid it's just going to lead to compartmentization in bubbles that don't talk to each others at all. And I'm not talking about spam or outright offensive idiots, I am talking about opinions you don't like.
I'm not building bubbles, I'm creating a curated interest-based feed.
Why should I watch an endless stream of anime, star trek memes, porn, linux FAQs and whatnot that I couldn't care less about?
Hexbear and lemmygrad have not a single community I care for, so I blocked them altogether.
And the sense of a Federation is not to be involved with everyone, just to have the option to do so.