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when I used it instead of block lists I filtered based on emojis and that got rid of most of the noise. I left X because either I couldn't escape my filter bub
by motohagiography 2y ago
when I used it instead of block lists I filtered based on emojis and that got rid of most of the noise. I left X because either I couldn't escape my filter bubble in spite of following some very diverse accounts, or people on it were really just that mid.
it's optimized for engagement, so what you "like," and what keeps you there are probably not the same things. we complain about slop now, but the algos were the original slop, the future was here it just wasn't evenly distributed.
- homefree 2y agoI think X is still really great and it's even better now that you can finally pay to have no ads (and verified means verified instead of 'friends of a twitter employee'. It does require some effort to curate a worthwhile feed though (and you have to be mindful to not get sucked into junk/avoid the for you tab).
- throwaway290 2y agoI somewhat agree that it is still great. I do not agree that it is better because you can pay or be verified, but my feed is okay
- homefree 2y agoThe option to not have ads seems strictly better to me. I would like more controls to require unverified accounts to need approval before they can follow me (there's some low hanging fruit leveraging this sort of thing to fight back against the bots)
- throwaway290 2y agoAlmost none of the people I engage with have a blue checkmark, I just checked. If anything it is a red flag