OCTADE on Nostr: I have given some thought to this. The problem is that the social platforms ...

I have given some thought to this. The problem is that the social platforms automatically pull in feeds of replies to the profiles that one follows. There needs to be a default option to refrain from fetching any of that, and let the others opt in.

I am already tired of it. I can't count how many pieces of porn have showed up in my feed in the past couple of days. It is like running around to put out a brush fire just to block those accounts.

I believe that the original poster of a thread should be the moderator of that thread network-wide. That is one step in the right direction. If you start a thread, you can moderate it, either by default, or by delete, whichever flag you choose.

Coupling that with only pulling the posts of your follows would eliminate the lion's share of the noise.

Another way is to follow the RSS feeds of profiles you like, as you will only see their posts in the RSS reader. Then you don't even log in to the social site unless you want to comment. Usually RSS readers will have a link to the post you are reading so you can click the link and then comment, and return to the RSS feed list. QuiteRSS works well for me.

If the negativity and information overload is getting you down it is time for a break!