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I actually disagree. (I agree that engagement-driven algos are cancer though. And that they developed for money reasons, not to help users. So maybe I agree wit
by anon7000 2y ago
I actually disagree. (I agree that engagement-driven algos are cancer though. And that they developed for money reasons, not to help users. So maybe I agree with you actually lol)
I never used Twitter back in the day. I’m trying out BlueSky and not sure what my account should be. I could post software stuff, eg a career related account. I could post pictures from around the city. I could post my personal political thoughts. Or maybe hobby-related, like board games.
But if I’m following someone who’s respected in the career, I’m expecting career content, not random political thoughts. If someone is following me, I want to be able to post more personal content, and more random stuff. Unless it’s a personal friend, I probably don't need to see everything they post!
So I don’t necessarily want a chronological timeline. Custom algos like BlueSky has are pretty interesting. “Here are all the developer posts” and “keep the political posts over here out of your main feed”
- SoftTalker 2y agoIt's pretty easy: if someone posts a lot of stuff you find uninteresting, stop following them.
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- timbit42 2y agoOn Mastodon you can follow hashtags and/or people. Following hashtags means you see posts with hashtags you are following in your feed, even from people you are not following, instead of seeing a few relevant posts and lots of irrelevant posts when you are following people. For me, following hashtags greatly increases my signal to noise ratio. There are a few people I follow but I mostly follow hashtags. If someone misuses a hashtag, I can simply mute their account and never see them again. If I get tired of a hashtag, I can stop following it and if I see a post with a hashtag I want to follow, I can with two clicks.