• MadeInDex 📰🌎@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    Magic

    Yeah I guess no algorithm also has a downside, however if you like to see mostly what your friends and people you follow post, it’s probably much better.

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      For the most part that is my preference, but there needs to be some mechanism for discovery. Timeline isn’t bad, but I tend to avoid it once I have enough subs. For example, I probably don’t visit /all in Lemmy but maybe once a year at this point. I’m sure there are new communities I’d have interest in that I miss. Probably a bunch.

      So yeah. It’s good to have a good discovery algorithm, but it’s also addictive. So it’s good not to have an algorithm, but then it gets difficult to hit critical mass for both creators and consumers.

      Shrug.

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        So yeah. It’s good to have a good discovery algorithm, but it’s also addictive. So it’s good not to have an algorithm, but then it gets difficult to hit critical mass for both creators and consumers.

        You can make your own algorithm on many Fediverse platforms, by blocking certain words I guess. I personally like the trending/explore pages.

        Loops also has starter kits, to make building their own “alghorithm” easier for new users: https://loops.video/starter-kits/browse