Post #2057181
2024-11-21 10:03 UTC
@_elena That's easy for you to say, you have 2.1K followers on Fedi. The engagement differs from one person to another. To me at least, Twitter has still delivered me more engagement, despite having very similar follower numbers.
And don't come at me with the 'oh but interactions on Fedi are from real people', because the vast majority of interactions on Twitter (likes, retweets, comments) have also been from real people. I've probably had less than 10 bots in the account's lifetime interact with my profile or content.
On Fedi I can post as much shit I'd like, and I'll get very little engagement. On Twitter at least I'd get one or two likes, possibly a comment every now and then on a post or comment about anything.
One thing I don't like about the lack of an algorithm on Fedi is that it doesn't resurface older posts that may be important. I've missed many posts that I'd consider important because my timeline is chronological, and I don't sit all day on Fedi.
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@shellsharks@shellsharks.social 2024-11-21 13:44
@alextecplayz @_elena Just my opinion, and I waffle on this, but my current thinking is that "big tech”'s emphasis on algorithms to deliver people's micro-blogging/social media content has made too many folks completely reliant on the algo-feeds to bring them stuff. Here, you curate a feed which is volume and content-appropriate and tend it like a garden. Sure, reach and discoverability take a hit, but I find the higher fidelity, more manageable feed is just - healthier.