Sure. You see the notes from spammy relays but only when you want to. 

For example, you can use a client like get-tao.app to look at the spamiest notes possible (from anon accounts, the only barrier to post is POW) or you can use your insular ingroup client when you only want to talk to fellow turkish rug enthusiasts.

Easy to imagine clienta that would allow you to seamlessley switch between the two contexts