I came to Lemmy cause Reddit went to shit, so I get that people want to bash it and I also understand that most of the users of Lemmy are from the US and the shit show that’s happening there right now, but I am absolutely tired of these 2 types of posts being the only thing in my feed, I open this app because I want to learn new interesting things, and maybe see some funny and creative stuff, there’s enough negativity and stress in my life and I don’t need more of that on my only social media app. How do I filter these topics from my feed and which communities can I join to improve my feed.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    14 hours ago

    Those are the most popular posts. I recommend trying to find communities that you like and subscribing to them, then read the subscribed feed.

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      13 hours ago

      I recommend finding communities you don’t like and blocking those, then browse the all feed. Otherwise you get 3 posts a week.

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            51 minutes ago

            Sucks for you if your only interest is sailing.

            No, for real: I have subscribed to over 100 communities and my “subscribed” feed is always full of stuff.

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            2 hours ago

            Lemmy is definitely rough if you’re into niche communities, true. So was Reddit in its early years though, to be fair.

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          10 hours ago

          I feel the same same way about Linux posts and pervy anime. Blocking communities is how lemmy dispenses dopamine.

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        11 hours ago

        There’s also “hide this post” and “hide all viewed posts” but you have to actually click on them ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯