Interesting. Must be intentional then for trending in general? I'm too left curve to review the code
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Trending is a statistical feed. It actually wouldn't make sense to implement your mutes on that one, as the whole idea is that everyone can see what everyone else is looking at.
You can remove that feed, if it bothers you, in the settings.
I disagree. I’d like to be able to see what’s trending sans accounts I’ve muted. What’s the point of mute if it’s not universal?
"What's the point of a universal trending feed?", is the better question.
Also, is a universal trending even possible on Nostr? Nope. Trending is always personalized because each npub has access to different relays.
So, this is someone else's personal trending list, that you are looking at, and their mutes are not your mutes. Something more personalized would be more relevant, for most users.
At any rate, I was just explaining the concept, as I find it coherent. I am not defending the use of the concept.