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Anecdotally, I've found that in virtually every social media platform I have used, if I actually make use of the feed preferences like "unsubscribe," "show me l
by dcchambers 5y ago
Anecdotally, I've found that in virtually every social media platform I have used, if I actually make use of the feed preferences like "unsubscribe," "show me less of this," "this doesn't interest me," etc, I agree that eventually I just get flooded with useless content as their algorithms desperately try to find some new fresh content to put in front of my eyes. As a result, the overall quality goes way down and I spend less and less time looking at it. The completely opposite reaction that they were hoping for.
Social Media Companies: It's OK to not have any new content to show me every few seconds. It's OK if I see the same things for a while until new, meaningful content comes my way. Shoving content I don't want down my throat just makes me want to leave altogether.
- mindslight 5y ago> Social Media Companies: It's OK to not have any new content to show me every few seconds. It's OK if I see the same things for a while until new, meaningful content comes my way You are not the one who decides whether it is "OK". Every dopamine microhit they give out reinforces dependence, and is another chance to backhaul surveillance telemetry and show ads. It may fail on you personally, but it seemingly works on the majority of people. Your (our) problem is allowing third party software, bound to its own incentives, to mediate our attention in the first place.
- fsflover 5y agoYou should try Mastodon, it's exactly how it works.
- madnuttah 5y agoThank you, I'll check out Mastodon. Scrolling through and accidentially touching saying a sponsored Tweet will mark it as an interest of yours so I look into the Interests quite frequently to dispose rubbish I'm not interested in even if they think so.