😅 confession - I've been playing current thing Discourse on "easy mode" by having notifications set to only ppl I follow... I do occasionally browse the others comments & QTs but it doesn't hit the same when I know I don't follow them.
like, if a moot gives me negative feedback I will take it to heart... from moots I get very thoughtful disagreement vs insults and outrage.
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Reply · Jan 28, 2023@HephaistosF @meaning_enjoyer lol... I have notifications limited to ppl who follow me, seems to dampen a lot of the noiseReply · Aug 7, 2025@bryancsk i've been notifications-only-for-moots for a very long time now, imo it's superior since it allows me to occasionally peek at replies and…Reply · Aug 27, 2025@prismaticflow i have notifications off for people i don't follow, so it's effectively opting-in to hearing their replies and allowing them to DM me.…Reply · Jul 28, 2023@10x_er yeah- imo set notifications to moots only and then follow everyone who seems interesting, improve signal:noise in notifications