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The fediverse would be better because it wouldn't have an algorithm choosing things to show you based on what keeps you engaged.
by brongondwana 6y ago
The fediverse would be better because it wouldn't have an algorithm choosing things to show you based on what keeps you engaged.
- shadowgovt 6y agoWhy not? In the era of the attention economy, an algorithm generating engagement keeps people more engaged. I think it's naive to assume that a fediverse wouldn't eventually include somebody developing such an algorithm that becomes popular among the average user base.
- Nasrudith 6y agoIt is even more naive because everything already optimized for engagement by selective pressure without algorithms. Headlines were the original clickbait. Blaming algorithims is the "big lie" essentially of repeating something enough that people eventually believe it is true. I noticed it before and dismissed it as the bullshit it was but even computer literate people are falling for the hysteria.