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I’m amazed they didn’t provide a feed of only people you follow. Not doing so made the garbage influencer stuff inevitable.
by afavour 3y ago
I’m amazed they didn’t provide a feed of only people you follow. Not doing so made the garbage influencer stuff inevitable.
- Turskarama 3y agoShowing you more content you're not interested in is how they get you to scroll past more ads, it's how they make money. Traditionally they don't need to care about showing you good content to keep you interested, you're generally logging in anyway. The proof is in the pudding: if you want a curated feed go to Tumblr or Mastodon. These spaces exist yet they're significantly less mainstream.
- afavour 3y ago> if you want a curated feed go to Tumblr or Mastodon. These spaces exist yet they're significantly less mainstream. Why would we ignore the very mainstream Instagram as an example? > you're generally logging in anyway. When an app is established, sure. But providing new users a shitty experience in order to prioritise revenue is how new social networks fail.