• shadowSprite@lemmy.world
    17·
    2 years ago

    Lemmy for me is all Linux, politics, boobs, anime and sports. I’m a straight woman who hates sports and anime, has a surface interest in Linux but doesn’t wish to debate about it, and likes to be knowledgeable about both world and US politics but hates the anger. I’m really debating if Lemmy is for me, but I won’t go back to reddit and I need someplace to browse when the insomnia strikes.

    • Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de
      8·
      2 years ago

      Sorry for this, feel free to block all of the communities related to the topics. That should allow smaller ones to come to your feed.

      Pictures, food, movies communities are rising, there is hope

      • doctortofu@reddthat.comEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Same - my blocklist is gigantic now, but by combining that with subscriptions means that I can always choose between a very tightly curated list of stuff that interests me and nothing else (browsing subscribed) and a much bigger list of more random stuff that lets me discover new things but still doesn’t have sports, cars, porn and other things in actively disinterested in (browsing all). I like this system a lot.

      • flameguy21@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I just do what I did with reddit and only browse all whenever I get REALLY bored.

        • Lev_Astov@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          On the basic mobile website, you go to the sub… community you want to block or even just the comments for a post, expand the side bar button at the top, then hit Block Community.

          For example, on this post, I go into these comments, hit Sidebar at the top of the comments, then block community.

    • Khotetsu@lib.lgbtEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’m somehow in a similar yet completely different boat from you. My feed under all is made up of like 5 communities - memes, lemmy memes, 196, linux memes, and programmer humor - with guest appearances by politics and technology. Regardless of what I set the filter on my feed to, I have yet to see a single piece of porn crop up; and I had to specifically find a search tool on my pc to find some communities to subscribe to like an r/foodporn equivalent just so I would at least have some stuff pop up on my phone with some more variety related to my interests.

      This is probably all related to Lemmy being new and not knowing how to get the most out of the app I’m using (and that being new as well), but as of right now I’m largely using Lemmy the way I used to use Twitter X or something rather than how I used to use Reddit. As a time waster rather than a place where I got invested in the communities I interacted with.

      • projectmoon@lemm.ee
        1·
        2 years ago

        Block the meme communities. It makes things much better. I wish there was a way to relegate certain things to a separate feed without completely blocking them. But right now block is the only tool.

        • Khotetsu@lib.lgbtEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          I’ve actually considered making other accounts to separate content out by blocking different communities on them, but I’ve never really felt the desire to filter out the memes enough to go through with it.

    • Shialac@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 years ago

      tbh I browser All or Local really rarely, I am mostly in my subscribed communities and really like Lemmy

    • kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’m pretty similar to you. Not much interest in technology, I already do it so often during my day-to-day that any more turns me over my breaking point. The main communities I am subscribed to are either picture-related or food-related, hope you can find what you enjoy!

    • frogfruit@discuss.online
      1·
      2 years ago

      Yeah you really have to block the annoying communities. I did have to do that on Reddit too as well though. And subscribe to some nice stuff so you have a good home feed to look at when All isn’t working for you.

    • volvoxvsmarla @lemm.ee
      1·
      2 years ago

      I know what you mean. I’ve been struggling myself. On top of kind of being unable to relate, I’m not tech savvy and with a demanding toddler on me I just don’t find the time or energy to figure out how to even search for the right communities. I’m trying, but at 2 am when I have 15 minutes for myself and this app asks me what instance I want to view something in and doesn’t let me comment something somewhere and then I try to check whether Abrathatfits is already on lemmy I get a million (non bra related) search results - it’s just echausting for I don’t know what. I miss the memes (I don’t get 80% of the memes here since most are some jokes about tech or coding), and I miss the girly subs. I miss makeup addiction ffs and beyond the bump, and moldly interesting. I like politics in general but somehow the communities here don’t have any news that I care about. The ukraine communities are also rather dead here, that was an important one since I have family on both sides of the border. Maybe I should put more effort into it, more energy, more search les and adjustments, but it might just be that lemmy, while a great concept, is just not for me. Maybe there just aren’t the communities I need. I also doubt I will go back to reddit but damn, I am lost. Maybe I should. Especially when it comes to Ukraine I am really debating whether supporting a futile protest of a social media website to make a point is really worth being less informed and connected. Sorry for the long rant tho.

    • WashedOver@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 years ago

      I too left reddit, and lemmy so far works for going to sleep. It’s a different flavor but it’s still great for helping me drift off… Zzzzz…

    • aidan@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 years ago

      !politics wants civil discussion and not anger, but it’s hard to encourage that.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      This is how Reddit was in the beginning, too. Over time things will change, until then, blocking works wonders.

    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
      01·
      2 years ago

      I am really enjoying the statement on being a straight woman, but unlike the rest of your statements you didn’t elaborate on boobs.

  • Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 years ago

    Same. Though can we also add a button to hide all content pertaining to US state politics? “The governor of Arkansas-” I live in The Netherlands, that shit has no bearing on me

    • panCatQ@lib.lgbtEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Same ! I live in india , but seems like i am wayyy to updated with us political news !ugh

      • Gsus4@feddit.nl
        2·
        2 years ago

        Well, since we’re here, what are the big news where you live these days?

      • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 years ago

        To be fair, I am Lithuanian and a lot of stuff online goes like અને પછી તેઓ કેટલીક અસ્પષ્ટ ભાષા બોલવાનું શરૂ કરે છે

    • Gsus4@feddit.nl
      1·
      2 years ago

      I got used to it, you just need to look at the US as a union of states like Europe, in which case Arkansas is about equivalent to Lithuania in population (although if you correct for the more states and less pop of the US you get Bulgaria or Finland if you use a ranked method) . The same could be done for China, India and Brazil.

      • Ryumast3r@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        Didn’t realize Lithuania was under 3 million. For some reason I had it in my head that they were closer to 4-5. Insane.

        • Gsus4@feddit.nl
          1·
          2 years ago

          Alright, polandball time: I’ll ask around the EU++ who wants to play Arkansas in the school play…if nobody takes it, I’m giving it to Hungary :D because they’re being a dick lately. So, which state do you want? I hear Idaho’s nice :) Germany already took California, France took New York, Italy took Texas, Spain took Florida, the Netherlands took Pennsylvania, Poland took Illinois, Romania got Georgia, Sweden asked for Michigan and Austria asked for Massachusets, Finland got offered Indiana, but picked Arizona, lol etc etc…do you want Wisconsin? Also: UK guest starring as Canada and Turkey as Mexico lol

          • Wahots@pawb.social
            0·
            2 years ago

            Idaho, the mountainous parts, are nice. Some of the people are nice. But in general, Idaho has some of the most batshit insane stuff happening in it in regards to cults and crazy people. It’s been getting crazier in recent years. They were an absolute mess during the pandemic and needed tons of help from other states who then couldn’t look after locals in need.

            • Gsus4@feddit.nl
              0·
              2 years ago

              I was trying to be inclusive, because I’m not american and I don’t want to disparage those places I’ve never been to or know that well…but since you say it…rural states sound like a backwater nightmare :/

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
      1·
      2 years ago

      A huge part of that is american-centric attitudes though. There is the politics sub on Lemmy.world and it’s only for US politics. But it’s not called “usonlypolitics” it’s called “politics”. Somehow they don’t see the problem with that.

      Also the mods are been absolutely bellends about it and are refusing to even acknowledge that that is a problem.

        • Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          Easy to be the world champion in egg handball if you’re the only country that plays that version of egg handball.

  • 𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world
    8·
    2 years ago

    Oh my fucking God yes. Every individual pro (nfl?) football team has a sub Every individual pro fifa (whatever) soccer team has a sub Every individual ice hockey team has a sub Polo. Formula 1. COLLEGE football teams! College football divisions! And whos going to the super bowl. Basketball. A sub for who’s going to make it to the final 5. Volleyball. Whatever big volleyball bullshit is. And then relevant WOMENS versions for all of these (no extra hate, just extra numbers) Baseball! Baseball teams history!

    Then there’s leagues! Big10. The other big conference! Every coalition for Soccer. Conferences for Basketball. Divisions for hockey. Like holy shit! There’s more categories for sports than nsfw!

    EDIT: I need to add that I did the math in another comment: there are (For a US citizen) 32 NFL teams and 113 College football teams. 32 Fifa Soccer teams. 29 US Mens soccer clubs (plus 3 Canadian). 12 More Women’s Soccer teams -only one league. 10 Formula 1drivers/teams. 8 womens volleyball teams. 30 mens baseball teams (29US 1 Canada). 32 teams in the NHL. and lastly, 30 NBA teams. In total this is 331 “Teams” and is the bare minimum before consulting each city will post about a game, individual players with followings, and broad subs like “MLB” is different from “Orioles” and results in more subs needed to block

    • Biji99@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Which instances local have less content on politics or us politics? Beside lemmynsfw of course

    • lichtmetzger@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      There is surprisingly less of this on the Fediverse. On Reddit I had a massive blocklist with words like Biden, Trump, DeSantos, AOC etc. and I still wasn’t saved from all of the bullshit over in the land of the free.

      I rarely see all of that crap here and it’s honestly very refreshing.

  • Potfarmer@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    Give us an option to block memes as well then, my biggest issue with Lemmy is the tsunami of terrible and practically unavoidable memes. I don’t ever see sports content, rarely see NSFW content, there is a fair amount of Elon spam, but really the worst are the memes. Even doing my best to hide the meme communities they are unavoidable.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 years ago

    Is Lemmy just not showing me sports content? I don’t like sports at all and this would bother me if it was constant, but I only see the occasional sports post.

    • outdated_belated@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Same — I don’t recall a single sports-related post — not even a meme. Maybe my instance already defederated from all the home servers of these communities (I think that’s how it works?).

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 years ago

      It was pretty bad for me until I got most of them filtered. There’s a com for every single team, every single league, and more.

      Not quite as prolific as, say, Linux or porn. But there’s a lot of them.

          • get_off_the_phone@sh.itjust.works
            0·
            2 years ago

            Same. If there is a com for every team, why can’t I find the ones for my teams? I get that that my teams probably have few subscribers so they’re not ever likely to show up on ALL. But even when I actively look for em, I can’t find em. I’m still new to this platform so I have much to learn.

          • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            02·
            2 years ago

            Which sports in particular are you looking for? Most of the popular sports and teams have fledgling communities

        • glimse@lemmy.world
          0·
          2 years ago

          Are you browsing Hot? I use Top 12H

          They didn’t annoy me that much but I saw a lot of them and was being proactive about cleaning up my feed. On reddit, anime was BY FAR my most blocked type of sub but with sports in second. On here it’s sports > porn > memes

  • UlrikHD@programming.dev
    1·
    2 years ago

    It would be nice if every community had to pick a tag associated with it so that you can automatically filter out communities you have no interest in. E.g. Politics, news, memes, sports, tech, celebrities, TV/Movies, etc…

  • viking@infosec.pub
    1·
    2 years ago

    I’d love a fediverse-wide tagging system for various kinds of NSFW (porn, gore, death…), Sports (ideally also by discipline), Anime, Music (again, with genres), Gaming etc. to hand-pick what I absolutely don’t want to see.

    • _TK@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz
      0·
      2 years ago

      On some Mastodon clients you can block hashtags, and on Lemmy you can block communities, so we’re already pretty close. To do more would require a lot of self-tagging of posts and not everyone will do that. Or it would require analytics and automatic tagging that may not be accurate and would theoretically be a privacy nightmare.

      • Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 years ago

        I can never rely on people to self-tag posts. But tagging communities would be much more manageable and helpful.

      • MBM@lemmy.world
        0·
        2 years ago

        Maybe communities should come with default tags. That would make it a lot easier.

      • oyenyaaow@lemmy.zipEnglish
        0·
        2 years ago

        Do it like AO3 and enforce only about a dozen mandatory tags, and allow ‘choose not to tag’ tag if you don’t want to tag, and you can choose to filter out the choose not to tag content…