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X.com was probably never the exclusive domain of thoughtful, well-intentioned posters. But lately has turned into a cesspool. Everytime I go on, I’m assaulted

X.com was probably never the exclusive domain of thoughtful, well-intentioned posters. But lately has turned into a cesspool. Everytime I go on, I’m assaulted by fight videos, gambling ads, porn bots, ragebait, and the worst extreme takes from the left and the right.

danso 2y ago
Its very design — optimized for brief casual messaging — makes it difficult to do thoughtful discourse. And it became significantly worse when it monetized engagement; my “For You” page is flooded with rando bluecheck accounts who went viral for posting screenshots of other viral tweets
- FredPret 2y ago
  That's the worst part - it's not even original slop. There's so much more of it than one can ever block. It got so bad I started reading paper books in my off time again.
joshbaptiste 2y ago
I login daily and see none of that.. I follow tech nerds and only see that type of content
- queuebert 2y ago
  Same here. When I hear people talk about how awful some platform is, knowing that it optimizes for their engagement, it feels like an accidental admission of their secret desires.
  - aegypti 2y ago
    The secret desires of the default, untuned FYP? Those categories are known quantities to the social algo curious. Can simply make a new genpop type Twitter account and immediately see them for yourself, the uncurated experience is heartbreaking.
Alupis 2y ago
> Everytime I go on, I’m assaulted by fight videos, gambling ads, porn bots, ragebait, and the worst extreme takes from the left and the right. You seem to be describing my reddit experience to a "T". I created a brand new account recently to get away from all of the doom-n-gloom politics that polluted my feed to the point of being just downright frustrating to look at. It took all of a week to be right back to where it was, despite my best efforts to join and engage in subs that have literally zero to do with politics. What the hell does bread making have to do with seeing 843 unfavorable pictures of Trump on /r/pics every single day?
swat535 2y ago
The algorithm feeds you whatever you like, follow different people and engage with the content you find interesting, it will adapt.
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danso 2y ago

Its very design — optimized for brief casual messaging — makes it difficult to do thoughtful discourse. And it became significantly worse when it monetized engagement; my “For You” page is flooded with rando bluecheck accounts who went viral for posting screenshots of other viral tweets

FredPret 2y ago
That's the worst part - it's not even original slop. There's so much more of it than one can ever block. It got so bad I started reading paper books in my off time again.

joshbaptiste 2y ago

I login daily and see none of that.. I follow tech nerds and only see that type of content

queuebert 2y ago
Same here. When I hear people talk about how awful some platform is, knowing that it optimizes for their engagement, it feels like an accidental admission of their secret desires.
- aegypti 2y ago
  The secret desires of the default, untuned FYP? Those categories are known quantities to the social algo curious. Can simply make a new genpop type Twitter account and immediately see them for yourself, the uncurated experience is heartbreaking.

Alupis 2y ago

> Everytime I go on, I’m assaulted by fight videos, gambling ads, porn bots, ragebait, and the worst extreme takes from the left and the right. You seem to be describing my reddit experience to a "T". I created a brand new account recently to get away from all of the doom-n-gloom politics that polluted my feed to the point of being just downright frustrating to look at. It took all of a week to be right back to where it was, despite my best efforts to join and engage in subs that have literally zero to do with politics. What the hell does bread making have to do with seeing 843 unfavorable pictures of Trump on /r/pics every single day?

swat535 2y ago

The algorithm feeds you whatever you like, follow different people and engage with the content you find interesting, it will adapt.

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