That sounds like where I’m at as well. There very well may be tools available to refine this that I am unaware of. It’s not the worst thing though. I can still connect with people and go to their profile. It just feels like I’m guarding myself from all content except what I intentionally seek out.
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I think it's a good approach for the time being, with nostr having a smaller community. As it gets bigger, it might become more difficult to see the same faces (npubs) reoccurring in notes.