I dont like memes, they waste brain space and time. How can I prevent the home feed from being flooded by them? I block one, and 5 more show up.

  • Moogosa@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Subscribe to the communities you enjoy, and change default view to subscriptions instead of all. At least that’s what I do.

  • peereboominc@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    What I do is two things

    • Go to the All view and block each community that has memes.
    • subscribe to commutes that you like.

    This ways, all your views are meme-free.

    Bonus tip for finding new commuties: create a new account and go to your All view. Every post you see, check if you like the community. If you like it, subscribe to it on your normal account and then block it on your new account. The new account works kind of like check off system. Each community that you made a decision on (subscribe or don’t care) will no longer be visible on the new account. This way, other communities that are smaller will also be revealed.

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      9 months ago

      To me, the internet is a place to advertise my inventions, not look at memes.

      • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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        9 months ago

        Funny story.

        Meme was literally coined as the equivalent of a gene, but for an idea. That’s exactly what current joke memes are. They fit extremely well into Richard Dawkins’ original definition. So does you trying to get whatever your invention is into the public mind.

        It’s just another meme.

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        9 months ago

        Oh, I see why you have downvotes now. Your post title is a fair question.

        You shouldn’t look at social communities of people as tools like that. Thats the disconnect and why you’re getting a strong reaction.