So let me start off by saying that I recognize that there was initially a genuine problem with people who didn't want NSFW content being exposed to it.
Some of this was due to the fact that not all content was being correctly flagged as NSFW, and some of it was because a lot of users didn't realize that individual users can choose to completely block an entire instance - which is not only a very easy and fast solution, but also does not require an all-or-nothing approach of defederating from NSFW instances.
A number of changes were made, but some of those lingering changes have meant that people who do want to see NSFW content are not because:
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Even having subscribed to several NSFW subs, they are effectively completely missing from my feed.
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Most NSFW thumbnails are blurred.
Both of these behaviors should not be occurring if a user has chosen in their settings to NOT hide NSFW content.
However, I will also say that the blurred state is something that deserves its own user setting (i.e. so that a user can choose to NOT hide NSFW, but still want them blurred or not) - preferably with the granularity to set it for various sub-types of NSFW (e.g. porn, gore, etc...).
I was told that the advantage of the fediverse was that I could browse and interact with the entirety of the fediverse from one instance and one account. I dont need nor want to be "protected" from what is considered "harmfull" by a bunch of people making decisions in my name at any given moment.
Now, I understand that controll over federation is one of the advantages of the fediverse, just not the one I am looking for. Is there a kbin instance with an ethos focused on "user choice" when it comes to defederating?
Better to switch now than later when Im more attached to this instance.
Funny how quickly certain groups seized some degree of control over this place. Isn’t this bullshit exactly what we just left behind?
I don’t need some self-righteous moral guardian like that guy up there protecting me from seeing a titty. It’s as if they think because they spend 12 hours a day on this site, they are qualified to set a course for everyone. I’m with you, if there is another instance free of this unwanted Puritanism, I’d rather be there.
Yeah, a bit annoying, but It just means that we may have chosen the wrong instance. Thats where our personal choice is. More "complicated" than it should be, yes, but its still there.
No need to judge others character based on a single opinion, tho, this also goes for another comment above.
The whole point of the fediverse is so the "self-rightgeous moral guardians" can coexist with the "I can do what I want crowd".
There's value in arguing these issues. There's no value in generalizing and antagonizing the "other side".
Didn't ask for a lecture, homie, I was simply agreeing with you. You and I have different perspectives on what is and is not appropriate on the internet, and there's nothing wrong with that. Much like I don't need that chronically-online fucker up there telling me what kind of content I should consume, I don't need you policing my tone either.
Have a good night dude.