4 ms·

I think that part of this can be explained by the behavior of likes. If I like on Mastodon, I know that's not contributing to the algorithm and showing up in my

by mrj 3y ago

I think that part of this can be explained by the behavior of likes. If I like on Mastodon, I know that's not contributing to the algorithm and showing up in my friend's feed with my name on it. On Mastodon, if I enjoyed something I can share that with the author without all sorts of side effects. That leads to higher visible engagement on Mastodon. I believe this is why Twitter had to share the viewer stats--people have stopped liking as frequently. I really think that sharing activity without an explicit user-driven action is poisonous to the platforms that do it.

devjab 3y ago
I know my Facebook feed died in the years following their change to not have it post my friends ridiculous photos and silly posts. I don’t really miss those, so maybe they would’ve gone away anyway, but as someone who’s only on Facebook because it’s where Blood Bowl and Kill Team events get arranged (for whatever reason), as in, someone who doesn’t follow anything, it’s been years since my feed wasn’t completely dead. I’ll admit that I’m friends with two Facebook warriors, and while it was sometimes enjoyable I eventually ended up muting them after they met each other in some political discussion and I felt like I had unlocked some sort of achievement. (They don’t know each other).
- skinnymuch 3y ago
  My FB is unfortunately too active. Some specific communities and types of people still use it. Outside programming, my interests of left wing issues + community [building] have me primarily interact with women and sites like FB are still over represented in their usage. I don’t think I have a friend who I didn’t meet online who uses FB. It’s actually quite annoying. I’ve been trying to move a community I manage away from FB, FBM for a while too. > they met each other in some political discussion and I felt like I had unlocked some sort of achievement. (They don’t know each other). Funny

by mrj 3y ago

devjab 3y ago

I know my Facebook feed died in the years following their change to not have it post my friends ridiculous photos and silly posts. I don’t really miss those, so maybe they would’ve gone away anyway, but as someone who’s only on Facebook because it’s where Blood Bowl and Kill Team events get arranged (for whatever reason), as in, someone who doesn’t follow anything, it’s been years since my feed wasn’t completely dead. I’ll admit that I’m friends with two Facebook warriors, and while it was sometimes enjoyable I eventually ended up muting them after they met each other in some political discussion and I felt like I had unlocked some sort of achievement. (They don’t know each other).

skinnymuch 3y ago
My FB is unfortunately too active. Some specific communities and types of people still use it. Outside programming, my interests of left wing issues + community [building] have me primarily interact with women and sites like FB are still over represented in their usage. I don’t think I have a friend who I didn’t meet online who uses FB. It’s actually quite annoying. I’ve been trying to move a community I manage away from FB, FBM for a while too. > they met each other in some political discussion and I felt like I had unlocked some sort of achievement. (They don’t know each other). Funny