Probably better to post in the github issue rather than replying here.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4967

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Yeah, unfortunately it seems that I am in the minority when it comes to how this “should” be used. I genuinely believe that one of the reasons that open platforms are better is because it’s not designed to constantly get me engaged. If they are not meant to keep me constantly engaged, then I shouldn’t be repeating/missing the behaviors that were learned when using the more addictive platforms. This means:

  • Browsing by all is a fundamental mistake. No sane person should be trying to drink from the firehose. It doesn’t matter that the firehose is “small” compared to the larger networks. If this network is out of interesting content, then either go elsewhere (and maybe share what you find here) or just close the app and move on.
  • If a community/instance/person is not open to a healthy discussion, it’s better to just block/mute/defederate and move on.
  • If I don’t have “time/energy to comment”, then just take a break and move on.

This is why you’ll never see me commenting on stuff like politics/news. Not only I find these discussions boring beyond belief, I feel like they are completely pointless. These places serve only as a “two minutes hate” type of thing. No amount of voting/commenting/arguing will ever change anyone’s minds.

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