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Seems like an inelegant solution to a broader issue.
Do you have any suggestions for a better one? I'm all ears, but the solution definitely isn't "hey guys stop crossposting". Any other solution would require structural refactoring of Lemmy, and changes like that are not easy. I saw a post talking about combining sibling communities, but that would get very messy very fast. This solution is pretty elegant imo. Just a checkbox that says "I prefer posts from my main instance, hide any crossposts" would be perfect. No one has to subscribe to sibling communities either; if you're fine sticking to one, then the issue doesn't apply.
No, not with out a rethink of Lemmy writ large or without some changes to the activity hub protocol, you are correct to suggest that a 'glued on' cross posting solution might be the best answer. It also might be worth considering that Lemmy may well be the v1.0 and this issue could be addressed in a future protocol.
I'll keep thinking on it, because its really the downfall of the whole thing. Lemmy can't be a reddit killer because of this very issue. It forces a splintering of the network. Some how, users and posts need the ability to 'move around' the fediverse.