> The reactions all missed the underlying shift behind the move: Social media feeds, once filled with content from ordinary users, are now programmed primarily

> The reactions all missed the underlying shift behind the move: Social media feeds, once filled with content from ordinary users, are now programmed primarily by professional creators. These creators need identity verification, customer service, and visibility boosting. And they’re willing to pay. Meta is simply filling the need. Ugh, this is the worst thing about social media in my opinion these days. It's why I really, really like RSS feeds of blog posts: 1. Everything is still chronological 2. If someone went to the trouble to post to their blog, they'll put more thought into it than if they were just cussing out their most hated politician on twitter 3. The blogging space is still relatively independent of the content mill. I do miss my feedly account though, simply because it makes it easier to find these feeds so they don't go stale.