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As for participating in communities you’re not subscribed to, I think Lemmy is still small enough that, for better or for worse, expect everyone to feel free to comment on everything whether subscribed or not.
I’d like to see us start respecting niche spaces a bit more (for example there’s a lot of AI hate on here, I don’t enjoy AI art either, but I think it’s rude to downvote AI art when it crosses your feed if it’s posted in an AI-art-specific community).
Don’t think there’s a solution similar to multi-reddit yet but as a kbin.social refugee kbin did a good job of linking posts sharing the same news story into one entry which was helpful at reducing clutter. I know there are a couple live instances of kbin still going (kbin.earth is the one I see most if you’re curious).
I think your choice to limit news subscriptions is probably a wise move for your sanity and no one will care about your subscription status if you comment on a news story from all.
I'm fully onboard with this. I've noticed that Lemmy is also still small enough for these niche communities to show up in the 'All' tab, which I guess makes them more susceptible to people that can't just keep scrolling if they don't like it. Which is my general philosophy on social media, if you're not interested, just keep scrolling.
I was also a kbin person, and mbin (my instance) also links posts together for the most part. Does Lemmy not?