<![CDATA[Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™.]]>Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™.

Opening the door for AI bullshit is not even the worst part of this idea.

Folks, all of us here ARE the algorithm. Personal curation is a feature, not a bug.

We make Mastodon awesome by following people and boosting what we find meaningful, significant or just cool. That's how it works.

Let's keep making friends. Let's keep sharing. Let's keep Mastodon alive. Together. 💖

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/67902a98-8508-47a9-8537-fe95ac88a70c/recently-i-read-a-post-by-some-jackhole-techbro-who-wants-a-default-automatic-feed-algorithm-here-just-like-big-social-.RSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 11:45:34 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 23:29:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:28:56 GMT]]>@wendinoakland @lisamelton @berniethewordsmith Colour me not surprised that it was him.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116410373661350377https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116410373661350377Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:28:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:29:16 GMT]]>@kinsey @lisamelton

Thanks, kinsey.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116409903131497315https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116409903131497315Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:29:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:58:22 GMT]]>@ProcessParsnip good for her, I guess. It does not make me a jackhole, or does it now?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116198749219936268/statuses/116409781624188036https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116198749219936268/statuses/116409781624188036Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:58:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:00 GMT]]>@DazRunner@mastodon.social @lisamelton@mastodon.social so first of all, to be clear, the only algorithm involved in Mastodon and other ActivityPub software is "all posts, in reverse chronological order". the different timelines just vary in where the posts come from.

when you say "your feed", I assume you mean the local or global timelines? this is something that varies a bit by instance. the global timeline will always be a wildcard because it includes every post that your instance knows about in the entire fediverse (that has its privacy set to public, at least).

the local timeline is posts from people on your same instance. unfortunately, if this is the one you mean, mastodon.social is somewhat notorious for being infested with low-quality and bot accounts and having poor moderation. some users just block the entire instance for this exact reason.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberpunk.gay/notes/al3ujctbmu9l0001https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberpunk.gay/notes/al3ujctbmu9l0001Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:34:19 GMT]]>@BrooklynHill26
For those who have already handed it over to algorithms, how can they regain their power back?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nuwagaba2/statuses/116409687024579106https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nuwagaba2/statuses/116409687024579106Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:34:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:30:23 GMT]]>@lastofthem@mastodon-belgium.be @lisamelton@mastodon.social Misskey antennas are basically this. You can pick specific users and/or keywords to include or exclude.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberpunk.gay/notes/al3tz9xkvdtq000chttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberpunk.gay/notes/al3tz9xkvdtq000cWed, 15 Apr 2026 16:30:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:58:28 GMT]]>@lisamelton Of course.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/IveyJanette/statuses/116409546068034547https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/IveyJanette/statuses/116409546068034547Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:58:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:29:45 GMT]]>@drgroftehauge @lisamelton @karlhigley 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).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/haliphax/statuses/116409433129585321https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/haliphax/statuses/116409433129585321Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:31:14 GMT]]>@lisamelton Besides, it is curious for me that how that "auto feed" would work for me. I always lurk only global feed, and I never have a single clue what I will get there. Iran news? Cute cats? Some software I did not know even exists? It is total random and I like it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115571472811379359/statuses/116409203075576259https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115571472811379359/statuses/116409203075576259Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:31:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:44:22 GMT]]>@haliphax @lisamelton @karlhigley 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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/drgroftehauge/statuses/116409018780327045https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/drgroftehauge/statuses/116409018780327045Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:44:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:42:52 GMT]]>@haliphax @lisamelton @karlhigley
You can already have this with Lists. A list for sleep posters, a list for low volume posters. Clients can implement features to automatically create these kinds of lists for you without any change to how Mastodon servers work. Maybe it already exists 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/drgroftehauge/statuses/116409012849205499https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/drgroftehauge/statuses/116409012849205499Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:42:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:40:22 GMT]]>@nosrednayduj On my instance, the trending tab is always empty, which maybe is just true. It's an instance for mathematicians, maybe just nothing ever trends. @lisamelton

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/oantolin/statuses/116409003035274576https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/oantolin/statuses/116409003035274576Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:01:05 GMT]]>@lisamelton Are you talking about a certain Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team, or did I missed something else?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/116408848568418543https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/116408848568418543Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:01:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:46:28 GMT]]>@lisamelton i block these people right away

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/116408791078720420https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/116408791078720420Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:46:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:13:53 GMT]]>@lisamelton Personal curation is power.
The moment we hand that over to algorithms, we lose what makes this space real.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116408104430581227/statuses/116408662961926231https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116408104430581227/statuses/116408662961926231Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:53:18 GMT]]>@bammerlaan Interesting, thanks.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116408582053707416https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116408582053707416Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:53:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:34:00 GMT]]>@lisamelton so many times from folks I hear “I don’t have time for curation”… like.. wtf DO you have time for?? Endless algo slop ya hate??!! I don’t get it.
Everyone all curated their own shit forever up until a certain point. Wish folks would ever go back.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://birdbutt.com/users/colinstu/statuses/116408506140063730https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://birdbutt.com/users/colinstu/statuses/116408506140063730Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:34:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:25:54 GMT]]>@lisamelton yeah! keep the scumbags over at x

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.posix.live/users/patricus/statuses/01KP8E7ZNE8MXBPXY40EPTQ8HShttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.posix.live/users/patricus/statuses/01KP8E7ZNE8MXBPXY40EPTQ8HSWed, 15 Apr 2026 11:25:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:25:32 GMT]]>@lisamelton Yes, and folks on BlueSky will see a post like yours and cry “look how hostile Mastodon is! It’s such an echo chamber!” While they screenshot it, quote it, post it around with snarky comments.

They would rather complain about every enshittification move BlueSky makes but do nothing about it, while crying foul that folks on Mastodon are choosing who and what they see in their own feed.

I like it here just fine, less clout chasers, more cats

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vox.ominous.net/users/occult/statuses/116408472835889036https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vox.ominous.net/users/occult/statuses/116408472835889036Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:24:28 GMT]]>@lisamelton Well then the algorithm needs to get off its collective ass and actually start boosting things. This is independent of all techbros and ai data centers needing to be launched into the sun asap

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theatl.social/users/aCoolLady/statuses/116408468651871139https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theatl.social/users/aCoolLady/statuses/116408468651871139Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:24:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:21:52 GMT]]>@DazRunner @lisamelton Just to chime in: the way I've been using Mastodon is by using hashtags. I set them up like I described here: https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Using-hashtags-Mastodon

Then I just follow a lot of people, semi-indiscriminately, and now I have curated lists of different topics. May be of use to you?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/bammerlaan/statuses/116408458462803369https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/bammerlaan/statuses/116408458462803369Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:21:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:37 GMT]]>@lisamelton How words are born - cue the algorithm to popularize the term techbrojackhole. Should be trending soon given current state....well done!! I'll be using this daily if not hourly!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/VexaciousFacts/statuses/116408217626118989https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/VexaciousFacts/statuses/116408217626118989Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:01:09 GMT]]>@DazRunner @david_chisnall @lisamelton I am a farmer,who is training young people about in school and communities about food production and sustainability,and we would like to connect with you for the sharing of knowledge and ideas on how we can practise in the best way.
Do you agree?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115563894722913318/statuses/116408141074055444https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115563894722913318/statuses/116408141074055444Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:01:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:56:16 GMT]]>@lisamelton I do wonder, why are these techbros even on here if they don’t like it and want to enshittify it that much? I want to curate stuff, see stuff curated by other humans, and I don’t need a machine to ragebait me into screen time that’s off the charts!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kwas_na/statuses/116408121825618166https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kwas_na/statuses/116408121825618166Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:56:16 GMT