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These days there is too much nerve-racking content on Beehaw, we should post less articles and more about the life of the people here! (beehaw.org)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by noctisatrae@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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All this « editorial » content is so unnerving with so much shit happening in the world. It does not feel like a safe place if you doomscroll every time you browse it…

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 16 points 9 months ago

From the sidebar on the home page: As a news aggregator and a social media outlet, with a focus on being a safe and accepting space, we strive to create a positive social impact.

This is a set of goals with inherent tension.

As one of the moderators of !usnews and someone who started in print journalism in the '90s, I can assure you this is not a new problem even without the impact portion. There are a varying number of steps from assigning a story to having it be aggregated on Beehaw, none of which we have any control over (nor, I can safely say, would any of us want to), and readers always want more "good" news regardless of platform.

If some of our news communities are upsetting you, removing those from your default feed is likely your best option.