I don’t really mind arguing with the people on hexbear, their attempt to gang-harass me is pretty pathetic, but I would like to not see any of their posts on my feed anymore as nothing they post is relevant to me. How can I block an entire instance?
Criticizing Hexbear with an ableist comment is
This is more of a support question, related to using Lemmy. Please see the sidebar for a list of communities that offer support. Removing under rule #3.
HexBear lacks a downvote function. Our only option to show disagreement is to comment, which fosters discussion rather than burying those we disagree with and creating an echo chamber.
While I can agree that we’re often more abrasive than we have to be, I can’t abide accusations of gang harassment because we comment rather than downvote.
“Fosters discussion” is an interesting way of presenting most of what goes on at hexbear. Name-calling and abuse is not “discussion.”
Name-calling and abusing bigots and libs is the best discussion
The Memmy app has a feature to block an instance.
You cannot, this is not yet implemented in Lemmy. The feature exists in some apps, but it’s essentially a client-side filter. For now, to really block an instance, you’ll have to block the communities individually.
The Lemmy Connect app has instance blocking features.
Your needs a very special. Good for you, little guy!
Doubling down on being a bigot makes you look so sexy and smart ❤️
It’s pretty easy to downvote and move on. Hexbear actually approves of this as you’re giving your downvotes according to your ability, to them according to their special needs.
Should have thrown in an ableist slur to give the message a bit more punch