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@julian@community.nodebb.org True. There’s also a distinction in what "algorithm" means in this aspect. I find that when people refer to social media "algorithms" they’re referring to places like YouTube where the "algorithm" has machine learning. There’s a difference between that sort of thing and a simple algorithm (as in the proper term) that collects posts since you last logged off, sorts them by which ones were most active when you log back in and plays those back.

@julian@community.nodebb.org I think it’d be cool to have a "replay" of what you might have missed. Sort of like an IRC bouncer when you connect to it replaying x lines of chat.

@mercy_and_annwyn yes

One of the things I love about fedi is the lack of central algorithm. I know some instance software has "trending" and other tabs but those are only local to the instance. I was a bit hesitant at first to join fedi because I knew everything was chronological. It gets frustrating occasionally with my friends who are in different timezones but overall… my interactions feel a lot more natural. I find posts because my friends share them, not because some algorithm picks up on it.

misskey but the floating windows have gravity, when you let go they just drop to the bottom

RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a4hltfmkiz4e01q1