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I like memes and I tolerate everything else. So I usually use Reddit as my main source of funnyness these days. I don't know how the algorithm that puts togethe

by atum47 2y ago

I like memes and I tolerate everything else. So I usually use Reddit as my main source of funnyness these days. I don't know how the algorithm that puts together my feed works but it is somewhat awful. From time to time it insists on showing me things that are going to make you mad by default. Some scammers reversing into somebody's car on the road, fights, some stupid wanna be famous tiktoker doing some stupid thing for attention... And it seems to be the norm now a days in every platform. You can no longer see things that interests you, they keep feeding you stupid things. I guess that can trigger irritability Update: typo

fnordian_slip 2y ago
I believe that the algorithm of most social media platforms nowadays will try to show you things that trigger an emotional response, as this will result in more engagement from you. This is not a good thing for you mental health, but maximises time spent on the platform. But with Reddit, there's no need to use the recommendation algorithm at all, as there is Reddit enhancement suite for the browser, and a couple of decent apps for mobile, which each support a filtered front-page with only the stuff you subscribe to.
- atum47 2y ago
  Care to share a better app for mobile? I do like some of the recommendations, cause otherwise I wouldn't find them. I wish for recommendations that better align with things I upvote
  - fnordian_slip 2y ago
    I'm on android, so I can't help you with iOS. There's infinity and Reddit is fun which I've used and really liked. You might need to patch the latter with revanced nowadays, but being on this forum, you probably have that anyway in order to make YouTube usable on mobile.
oneeyedpigeon 2y ago
I tend to forget that Reddit even has a feed, I just go to subreddits directly. I definitely agree that automated feeds are a huge concern, maybe the biggest downside of social media. This is why I'm currently a fan of Bluesky: chronological posts from people I follow, just what I always wanted.
- baggachipz 2y ago
  Yeah, for now. Profit motive will eventually force them to enshittify. I hope I'm wrong, but history suggests otherwise.

by atum47 2y ago

fnordian_slip 2y ago

I believe that the algorithm of most social media platforms nowadays will try to show you things that trigger an emotional response, as this will result in more engagement from you. This is not a good thing for you mental health, but maximises time spent on the platform. But with Reddit, there's no need to use the recommendation algorithm at all, as there is Reddit enhancement suite for the browser, and a couple of decent apps for mobile, which each support a filtered front-page with only the stuff you subscribe to.

atum47 2y ago
Care to share a better app for mobile? I do like some of the recommendations, cause otherwise I wouldn't find them. I wish for recommendations that better align with things I upvote
- fnordian_slip 2y ago
  I'm on android, so I can't help you with iOS. There's infinity and Reddit is fun which I've used and really liked. You might need to patch the latter with revanced nowadays, but being on this forum, you probably have that anyway in order to make YouTube usable on mobile.

oneeyedpigeon 2y ago

I tend to forget that Reddit even has a feed, I just go to subreddits directly. I definitely agree that automated feeds are a huge concern, maybe the biggest downside of social media. This is why I'm currently a fan of Bluesky: chronological posts from people I follow, just what I always wanted.

baggachipz 2y ago
Yeah, for now. Profit motive will eventually force them to enshittify. I hope I'm wrong, but history suggests otherwise.