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Vehemently no. I enjoy the unfiltered, random view and don't want somebody else deciding how to tweak the personalisation algorithm.
by vvvv 10y ago
Vehemently no. I enjoy the unfiltered, random view and don't want somebody else deciding how to tweak the personalisation algorithm.
- bmer 10y agoWhat if the feature could be turned on and off (like with a radio button), so you could see both "views" (random vs. upvote history based), depending on your preference, or curiosity?
- vvvv 10y agoI personally prefer clickable thematic tags, which HN is already somewhat implementing with "new" and "show".
- ptaipale 10y agoRight. The personalisation algorithms are one reason for Facebook and Twitter confirmation bias bubbles.
- bnegreve 10y agoHN is filtered. The main page is a list of article which have been selected and upvoted by small unrepresentative subset of the population. I agree that it's not personalized though.
- hueving 10y ago>HN is filtered. Not relative to what everyone else is seeing.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoThen click on "new" (it's only one click away), and you'll see everything that's submitted. If you change your profile to have "showdead" = "yes", you'll really see everything - even the stuff that's flagged or downvoted to oblivion.
- vinchuco 10y agoDitto