I'm fine with whatever algorithms social networks want to use. What I'm not fine with is them being forced on me to show me things I didn't subscribe to. I just

I'm fine with whatever algorithms social networks want to use. What I'm not fine with is them being forced on me to show me things I didn't subscribe to. I just want to know what my friends are up to. In my view, social networking plays an enormous part in today's social ills. I'd like to go back to a simpler time when we were in greater control over the media we consumed -- not by forcing the algorithm to change, but just by opting out of it altogether.