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Curation of shitty content is also built right into the algorithm. They'll hide behind "But people are voting for this mindless content" but that's not the ful
by SerLava 9y ago
Curation of shitty content is also built right into the algorithm.
They'll hide behind "But people are voting for this mindless content" but that's not the full picture. A vote after 5 seconds is actually weighted higher than a vote after 5 minutes.
It's specifically because Reddit the company is against too much engaging content. They want people to smirk, chuckle, acknowledge, and move on. Engaging content means fewer pages viewed, which means fewer ad views.
- dredmorbius 9y agoA vote after 5 seconds is weighted, or acts as if weighted? If that's built into the algorithm, that's one thing. If the social effect of early moderation is amplified, well, that's still a problem (and a major one), but ... of a different sort. Citations requested.
- amsilprotag 9y agoThe first graph linked below shows "hotness" as a function of time with upvotes held constant. The equations are above the linked section. Compounding this effect, there is a feedback loop where hotter elements are more likely to be seen and voted, which increases hotness logarithmically. So no, the algorithm doesn't intentionally punish dense material. But it does happen incidentally. https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algorithms-work-ef111e33d0d9#9e88 https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algo...
- dredmorbius 9y agoRight. Reddit definitely doesn't favour quality.