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I think people misunderstand how the feed works. My feed consists 4 types of posts: 1. Friend posting their own content 2. Posts from followed pages 3. Post

I think people misunderstand how the feed works. My feed consists 4 types of posts: 1. Friend posting their own content 2. Posts from followed pages 3. Posts from groups I'm a member of 4. Content that my friends share from pages/groups I don't follow I feel like people are seeing #4 and blaming Facebook for showing them irrelevant content. Like, if my friend Bob shares a post from a page dedicated to memes centered around the TV show "Lost", then it is entirely the fault of Bob that it's appearing on my feed even though I don't watch Lost. Facebook should take zero blame. Yet, I feel like people do blame Facebook for it. I don't see content from pages I don't follow unless a friend has shared it specifically. I don't know where the complaints about feeds being full of brainrot and low-quality content comes from. Your feed is what you make it.

datavirtue 2y ago
Yeah, fuck bob.
jakeonline 2y ago
I wish I knew what it was. If those kinds of posts are #4 like you say, then there's no indication on them of who shared it or why I'm seeing it. Half of the posts on my feed are either AI garbage, unfunny memes, or local news from pages I don't follow. [Here's an example](https://i.imgur.com/ZDB0QVv.png https://i.imgur.com/ZDB0QVv.png).
- FireBeyond 2y ago
  They completely ignore "Suggested Posts" which are a full ... 10-20% of my feed and has nothing to do with my friends, just FB pushing content.
- Sohcahtoa82 2y ago
  Huh...Strange. I don't get that kind of garbage. I wish I knew what I was doing differently so I could help you.
FireBeyond 2y ago
> 4. Content that my friends share from pages/groups I don't follow There's more to it than that. I live in the US, and grew up in Australia. My friends are not sharing articles on flights in Africa (not sponsored), nor discussions on HVAC and low voltage wiring (also not sponsored), and beyond. There's literally a fifth category, "Suggested Posts". I blame Facebook for that, not my friends.

datavirtue 2y ago

Yeah, fuck bob.

jakeonline 2y ago

I wish I knew what it was. If those kinds of posts are #4 like you say, then there's no indication on them of who shared it or why I'm seeing it. Half of the posts on my feed are either AI garbage, unfunny memes, or local news from pages I don't follow. [Here's an example](https://i.imgur.com/ZDB0QVv.png https://i.imgur.com/ZDB0QVv.png).

FireBeyond 2y ago
They completely ignore "Suggested Posts" which are a full ... 10-20% of my feed and has nothing to do with my friends, just FB pushing content.
Sohcahtoa82 2y ago
Huh...Strange. I don't get that kind of garbage. I wish I knew what I was doing differently so I could help you.

FireBeyond 2y ago

> 4. Content that my friends share from pages/groups I don't follow There's more to it than that. I live in the US, and grew up in Australia. My friends are not sharing articles on flights in Africa (not sponsored), nor discussions on HVAC and low voltage wiring (also not sponsored), and beyond. There's literally a fifth category, "Suggested Posts". I blame Facebook for that, not my friends.