I would love to sometimes filter out any and all political posts, I think having this enabled as default on some instances would also be preferred by some users.
I’m a software dev, if it doesn’t require a lot of work I’m happy to make a Pull Request for this feature, but do people want this? Is there anyone I should maybe talk to before starting, or anything I should know?
Edit: I realise it won’t filter out ALL political posts, but even if it only catches half of the stuff, it could make the difference between being flooded with Trump/Musk news and not.
Some new users might turn away before knowing the can set filters etc. (which also aren’t perfect)
ignores politics
“Hey, how’d I end up in this gulag?”
I understand your frustration, but ignoring it is dangerous.
Politically-engaged people were far more likely to.enter the gulag system, not less.
You think that’ll protect you?
From Stalin?
Ignoring politically charged posts on Lemmy is very different to ignoring politics in real life lol
Keeping up with the congressmen is 99% a waste of time.
Your attention is saturated with shit.
looks out their window at explicit fascism at a global high point unmatched in any period of history considering how unopposed it is
Oh gosh what if communists put me in jail for being a nazi 😱
Anyway, good for you not ignoring politics I suppose