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Twitter works, because I read information that is NOT distilled by "big media outlets". I wanna hear the voices of indie devs, doctors, researchers etc. I don't
by WA 4y ago
Twitter works, because I read information that is NOT distilled by "big media outlets". I wanna hear the voices of indie devs, doctors, researchers etc. I don't need a fancy RSS reader with a sorting algorithm. Unless they make user generated content a priority, this will not succeed.
- atoav 4y agoThis is what drives me nuts about nearly any social media platform: Give me the stuff I follow in chronological order. If you wanna let me discover new stuff put it in small somewhere to the side. On instagram basically every 3rd post/story is someone who I am not following, who I don't give the slightest shit about or advertisements. This seriously makes me consider leaving the platform all together, just give me one more reason and I am gone. I really wonder if it is possible to develope a decent public platform of any kind under capitalism or if everything is just bound to turn into this.
- WA 4y agoI get the rage and I agree. I prefer it as well. But three points to consider: 1. In Twitter, just create lists instead of following. Strict reverse chronological order with no ads. Or use Mastodon, which has this by default. 2. Most users actually do want curated content and not EVERYTHING. 3. Reverse chronological order is also an algorithm with upsides and downsides. It's not like it is a "pure" thing.