@randahl

@kinsey @lisamelton

Thanks, kinsey.

@bammerlaan Interesting, thanks.

@HollieK72 @lisamelton

Thanks, Hollie. I'm a noob so i'll learn as i go.

There's a dichotomy here IMO. Part of being in a community means you surrender some control and allow that community to make some decisions on your behalf. For the greater good.

Segmenting users into filter bubbles algorithmically on SM has had a negative impact on society. And is a tool of manipulation.

How about a feed filter though? Eg. Only show posts on my feed that have received some engagement etc.

@HollieK72 @lisamelton

Hi Hollie,

Thanks you're right. I am following a small subset of the community. I only joined in the past day or two.

There's a beauty to creating your own personalized feed from scratch. I understand this. However, it takes time, energy and expertise. For a poweruser it'll be obvious and natural.

This engenders an element of the 'curse of knowledge' though imo. Where users assume knowledge and skill on behalf of others. I want the community to be my algorithm

@david_chisnall @lisamelton

hi david, thanks.

I think my misunderstanding stemmed from the fact that, i'm following a popular hashtag with numerous low quality posts. All of which are appearing on my feed. I'm also getting same entity posts

I realise there's a beauty behind a manually selected feed. Many Social Networks will use a hybrid model of a personalised selection and algorithmic filtering.

Noone wants #mastodon to become another Facebook. Let's respect (and learn from) our foe?

@lisamelton i'll play devil's advocate on this one. I'm a #mastodon noob. So maybe i'm doing something wrong.

My feed features numerous low-effort posts with no community engagement. One after the other. Is there room for improvement in the algorithm?

I feel that labelling users who voluntarily provide feedback - as 'jackholes', is unnecessary. ( with all due respect )

My 2 cents.