Maybe someday

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Did someone call for me???

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When you sort your feed by hot vs top vs new, that's already what you're doing kinda.

But the platform has to have the data to support the algorithm, so you can't just "load in" whatever algorithm you want. Besides, that sounds like a security nightmare for the platform lol

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Not with their onboarding.

(Also, familiarity is a kind of UX lubricant, all on its own)

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(Not all of us, please. I'm 18 and I love to read - and that's how I'm even a media and middleware loving nerdy programmer, and that's how I'm here!!! I'm not even from a developed nation...)

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Tiktok exposes me to all kinds of viewpoints I'd never have even thought to search for.
Lemmy is a circle jerk by comparison.

When you say "build your own algorithm" what you really mean is "decide who is allowed in my echo chamber, and what is the sort order of the content from those people". You can do that on Tiktok too, it's called the "following" feed, smh.

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Exactly. Every time I see someone post that "akshully, chronological order is also an algorithm" (which I see a lot), it makes me think of the old "what you are calling Linux is akshully GNU/Linux" thing. Please people, let that go.

Because you know perfectly well that when we talk about "algorithms" we're specifically referring to corporate social media manipulative algorithms designed to increase engagement, NOT a simple sort of posts by date or number of upvotes. mkay?

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I don't think algorithms are inherently bad, honestly I think the lack of an algorithm holds the fediverse back. On lemmy, sorting by popular creates an okish feed, enough to familiarize yourself with different comms, but on mastodon and the like, it can feel empty. While algorithms are associated with corporatism, an opt in adapted to fediverse sensibilities algorithm, could make some fedi apps more accessible.

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What is the one on the left anyway?

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Nobody would want to take a shitty deal, and since your comment was posted it's back online in the US.

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I swear on the graves of my ancestors, they script this shit to keep everyone guessing at what the real explanation is.

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Even worse; they flood the internet with „china actually kinda based“ posts. Orientalism is back and nothing changed

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Remember when Musk took over Twitter and "open sourced" the algorithm, although it was impossible to reconstruct anything from what was given, and contained clear signs of being edited and incriminating details suggesting content categorization and prioritization?

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But that's clearly not the only option. They assumed the public backlash would be in their favor and it was. Now they get to keep on making money, which is the best outcome for them.

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Doesn't have the same vibes though. To me 'normie' has always been a little bit of an insult on top of just describing the 'average person'. "Average person" is for when you're describing statistics. "Normie" is for when you're describing people that clutch their pearls when a goth walks past.

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Except Voyager app (or webapp) that shits ready for the masses

Feels 100% like the Apollo app for redit, plus blocked features of Apollo are free in voyager

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Is this old? Is this what old feels like?

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It would be nice if the Fediverse (or some apps like Sync) had a strong algorithm that you can choose to activate if you like, once you install the app.

And could pick from different algorithms, one big barrier to entry for new users is the UX just sucks compared to platforms they're used to.

Eg. Default lemmy Web UI is TERRIBLE

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They have at least little tendency to participate in chemical reactions.

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Yeah, people not recognizing Elmo is a special kind of pain.

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It allows it to have a large range of content covering a variety of interests?