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scuttlebutt also provides an interesting alternative here, where users are more empowered and less dependent on pub admins. mastodon is currently more usable for most people than scuttlebutt and not really a direct alternative, but interesting for thinking through what blocking and defederating means.
I think my dream situation as a user, would be to somehow be able to subscribe to a blocklist that a group of people curate (using a transparent human system with review processes etc as you describe), but which also allows me to override the blocklist list when I personally want to.
with something like this, the blocklist from the admins would be a helpful tool for the user, but wouldnt disempower them, as it could be overridden
@dumpsterqueer@ondergrond.org to add on to my comment ... at some level mastodon provides this, because as a user you can move instances, which could be seen as a form of "overriding" your admins choices... but its a hassle and maybe has some stuff to be desired...
in any event thanks for sharing your thoughts and curious what you come up with for ondergrond