Post #2769723
2026-04-15 13:44 UTC
@haliphax@hachyderm.io @lisamelton@mastodon.social @karlhigley@recsys.social I think to most people "the algorithm" means something that digs up the most popular posts across a specific social media and jams it into your feed. So you "are part of the global conversation". It sucks and selects for lowest common denominators (which is often US centric). Additionally, it typically optimises for engagement rather than enjoyment.
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@haliphax@hachyderm.io 2026-04-15 15:29
@drgroftehauge@sigmoid.social @lisamelton@mastodon.social @karlhigley@recsys.social Yes, I understand what most people think of when it comes to the capital A Algorithm. I also understand it's possible to do myself by fastidiously selecting and maintaining lists like a second job, and that software can do things. To my knowledge, no such feature exists in any client that I am aware of. Phanpy gets close, but not quite (and it's a very clunky experimental feature).