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Replicating what TikTok does would involve doing things that most users of Mastodon don't want: algorithmic ranking of their content. Even implementing simple s
by jillesvangurp 2y ago
Replicating what TikTok does would involve doing things that most users of Mastodon don't want: algorithmic ranking of their content. Even implementing simple search has been controversial.
With TikTok pretty much the whole point of the platform is algorithmic ranking to provide users an endless stream of content. I'm not using it but I get why it works. I see people using it in public transport all the time watching short clips of whatever. It has an addictive quality, apparently. And that's intentional.
A platform that doesn't do the ranking and doesn't have the content producers targeting it because there is no ad money, is fundamentally going to be very different. Boring probably.
I assume loops is planning to not do that. But then that raises the question what they are looking to get out of the fediverse connection.
- spiderfarmer 2y agoWhat will content creators gain from this platform? Nothing. So it will never succeed.
- foobarbecue 2y agoThat's what I thought about Wikipedia in 2001.
- jmb99 2y agoWhat direct alternative to Wikipedia had the first mover’s advantage with a billion monthly active users in 2001?
- foobarbecue 2y agoEncarta. (No idea what user numbers were, but it was ubiquitous.)
- jmb99 2y agoDefinitely not a direct alternative, since Encarta was not free nor user-editable.
- krapp 2y ago>What will content creators gain from this platform? Nothing. Honestly, that seems like a feature, not a bug. We already have commercially focused content platforms, not every platform needs to be engineered to maximize engagement, addiction and revenue.
- littlestymaar 2y agoMost people posting on tiktok aren't professional content creators with monetization in mind. And I'm not even sure the biggest revenue stream of influencer comes through the app itself (a friend's brother is an Instagram “influencer” for a living, and he makes the bulk of his money through partnerships on the side not directly from Meta, and I know it's the case for many YouTubers as well).
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- toomuchtodo 2y agoPeople can push content creator content to the Fediverse to enable consumption off surveillance capitalism platforms.
- wkat4242 2y agoThe fediverse is full of people still creating content for fun rather than commercial motives. As a result it's a lot nicer too. YouTube is now unwatchable, even if you have premium you need something like sponsorblock as well. There's just so much garbage out there. And once you start playing with addons, why pay for premium if you can just block ads too?
- im3w1l 2y agoHow to distribute content is a protocol level concern. Whether/how to rank it is a question for the user agent. The Loops client will likely at least have an option of a ranked feed.
- schmorptron 2y agoThe other half of what made it successful was the insane video creation tools with insane ease of use. Getting 90% of a really good result effects wise with 10% of the effort was made possible for many scenarios pretty early from what I remember.