Post #2068829
2026-05-05 23:51 UTC
Replies (3)
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@mike@thecanadian.social 2026-05-05 23:55
2/ Most people that come from other social media are very, very guarded about whom they follow and with good reason. Convincing them to simply go on a following spree is like telling an abuse victim to trust people again. We need to find a way to make the on boarding process something less than a clean sheet process and but not as invasive as a Twitter algorithm. A smarter algorithm might actually be a solution.
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@wordstitcher@thecanadian.social 2026-05-06 00:04
@mike@thecanadian.social My experience was different (maybe it has changed?). What I got at first was everything in the public column, then I fine-tuned by following what interested me to get it into my 'Home' feed. I have just the two active columns. I block what doesn't interest me to make it easier to see what does. Overall, a much richer experience than 'X'. Seen almost no trolls. So thanks for that, Mike, and all the other administrators.
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@CAWguy@thecanadian.social 2026-05-06 00:09
@mike@thecanadian.social I use that “clean sheet” as a sales pitch when I try to get others to come here: if you’re trying to escape being force fed algorithmic garbage, then knowing that there’s a direct link with everything you see in your feed to someone _you_ have interacted with, should be very alluring.