LeftinL-spaceNov 12, 2022
Wefail

If you've noticed your Home timeline here is pretty quiet it's because at the other place you were constantly hit with 'here's a tweet someone you follow has Liked', or 'here's another from someone you don't follow but someone you follow follows them!', or just general spam. So your timeline was constantly full of things you really didn't want to see and hardly any content you actually cared about.

In this place you only see posts from those you follow, so remember to boost the good stuff!

Nov 11, 2022 at 1:06pmWeb
Show threadskipNov 11, 2022

@wefail it's going to take a while to get used to this new way of life without an algorithm filling up our timelines but I am 100% on board :)

It reminds me of when I switched to using DuckDuckGo and having to learn how to use a search engine that didn't know everything about me.

Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@skipcloud Yep, my timeline at the other place is usually 90% stuff from accounts I dont follow. I usually miss most of the posts that I actually want to read.
Show threadFifiLeBeanNov 11, 2022
@skipcloud @wefail same!
Show threadLiz W 🇪🇺 🕷️ 🇺🇦Nov 11, 2022
@skipcloud @wefail there are settings in Google for that
Show threadMushenNov 13, 2022
@skipcloud @wefail Morning Skip from grey and gloomy Kent. 🙂
Show threadaaronNov 11, 2022

@wefail it’s probably good for my adhd but also I kinda miss it

I am a capitalist’s dream unfortunately

Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@aaroncarson Drives me crazy because my brain is wired to read absolutely everything I see on there, so I'll be half way through reading about a stranger's dinner and realise that I have no interest in it.
Show threadaaronNov 12, 2022
@wefail ooooooft you perfectly described it
Show threadOberynNov 12, 2022
@aaroncarson @wefail Thats what the federated timeline is for, its everyone that anyone on your instance has followed posts and everyone on your instance
Show thread3wombatsNov 12, 2022
@aaroncarson @wefail I miss the rough and tumble I must admit.
Show threadDr. Guillermo Power Nov 13, 2022
@aaroncarson @wefail if you want to see a super polished algorithm designed perfectly to get people addicted see TikTok. It really is amazingly well done! I deleted the app as it was too much of a time waster, you can scroll and scroll and scroll and waste hours.
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️Nov 11, 2022

@wefail I have to admit that I rarely used the 'Home' feed, but it really feels a bit like the wheels have come off my timeline feed too now.

I'm going to miss those clickbait ads though, I really need to know how some celebrity feels about some unspecified shocking discovery that they've recently made.

Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@kevinteljeur The other place just gives me a headache at the moment. Between fights, drama, ads, and it being on fire I really struggle to find anything I want to read.
Show threadChris WashingtonNov 11, 2022

@wefail @kevinteljeur

Same.

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"you might be interested in this"

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"try following these people"

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"people you like liked this"

Show threaddougmulguNov 11, 2022
@wefail so far I'm finding it like sitting in your favourite boozer, rather than being in a school yard. 😀
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@dougmulgu Dreading a coach full of far-right twitter pulling up outside.
Show threadGiaNov 11, 2022
@wefail I'd say this place is much richer than the dying bird. Here we have the public local and the public fediverse timelines for discovery. - You just need to be fast enough to follow the rapid flow! 😂
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@GianninaRossini Oh I tried the fediverse the other day and it made my eyes scream.😄
Show threadGiaNov 11, 2022
@wefail Oh the mental image! 🤣
Show threadStatsJewNov 11, 2022
@GianninaRossini @wefail I use Tusky and it doesn't have continuous updates of the feed so you don't have that problem.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@StatsJew @GianninaRossini Ah will take a look, thanks!
Show threadGiaNov 11, 2022
@wefail @StatsJew I use Sengi )https://nicolasconstant.github.io/sengi/) in the browser. That also has a slow mode in the settings.
But where's the fun in that..? 😂
Discover Sengi

Show threadLouis IngenthronNov 11, 2022
@GianninaRossini @wefail Or just switch to slow mode (which really should be the default).
Show threadGiaNov 11, 2022
@LouisIngenthron @wefail Wouldn't that be like riding a slow motion rollercoaster...? 😆
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@GianninaRossini @LouisIngenthron I fear rollercoasters. Slow mode sounds like my kind of party.
Show threadScruff(I didn't vote for this)Nov 11, 2022
@wefail scuse stupidity but is boost the same as resending?
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@Scruff it is🙂
Show threadScruff(I didn't vote for this)Nov 11, 2022
@wefail 👍
Show threadBeeCyclingNov 11, 2022
@wefail I only ever used the Latest view, never Home. A timeline created by algorithm is one of the main reasons I left Facebook.
Show threadMiranda WhitingNov 11, 2022
@wefail I never had that because mine was set to 'see latest tweets first'. You can slow down the Fediverse feed by selecting 'slow' somewhere in your settings.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@mirandawhiting Oh I might do that now, thanks!
Show threadLawrenceNov 11, 2022
@wefail @jentaub and look at Local or Federated if you want to see the buzz of active feeds from people you don’t know but might be interested in once you see what they post.
Show threadAttorney WondererNov 11, 2022
@wefail And how about following people more generously so that it isn’t “lords and peasants” (Elon’s words) like at #TheFormerPlace.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@attorneywonderer Absolutely. The problem with the other place was that if you followed maybe 100 people, you were going to get 300 people's posts in your timeline due to Likes being forced onto your timeline, etc. Having said that I think there's a limit for some people to actually read through (inc 'lords'). Most accounts that follow 1,000+ accounts have them all on mute.
Show threadAttorney WondererNov 11, 2022
@wefail IDK. I followed 1000+ at #TheFormerPlace and I only muted a few accounts. That said, with the algorithms there, I never got a sense I was seeing tweets from a majority of the accounts, which I found frustrating.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@attorneywonderer Yes, I get people over there ask why I've not tweeted for months when I've actually been posting maybe a couple of times a day. It's really hard to navigate your timeline when your follower list gets too high. I know there's the 'follow and I'll follow back' approach but I really dont know how anyone copes following 5,000+ people. My brain can cope with around 500 but even then I miss tons of stuff I'd like to have read.
Show thread1505helen❤️Nov 11, 2022
@wefail and that’s why it’s much calmer and more engaging and I like it!
Show threadVicki ZieglerNov 11, 2022
@wefail I must be doing something right, because my Home timeline is pretty lively!
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@bookgaga I hope it's lively in a good way and not drama! 😄
Show threadVicki ZieglerNov 11, 2022
@wefail Some drama, which is perhaps unavoidable in the current social media climate ... but overall, lively in a very positive way.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@bookgaga I'll probably instantly block drama over here, I live in the middle of way too much of it on my Twitter account and I know its never worth engaging with, nobody ever wins!
Show threadbristolianeagleNov 11, 2022
@wefail but it’s so hard to find the people you want to follow, or the people you followed previously.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@bristolianeagle I agree, it is. There's an app I think that finds your Twitter list and ports it to here (if people are on here) but I've not looked at it yet. Also, look through other people's Following list, you'll find some good accounts to follow.
Show threadcjNov 11, 2022
@wefail @bristolianeagle https://fedifinder.glitch.me
Fedifinder

Fediverse accounts of your X/Twitter followings

Show threadCharles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥Nov 11, 2022
@wefail I wonder if many users want a benign and transparent algorithm making suggestions like that.
Show threadPlumocelotNov 11, 2022
@wefail "Lists" ;-) Learn how that works as it's ace.
Show threadCwnidogNov 11, 2022
@wefail : The quiet's not a bug - it's a feature that I rather enjoy.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@cwnidog I enjoy the quiet too, I'm overwhelmed on Twitter with content I didn't ask for. Over here though it's nice to see accounts I didn't know were here, boosted by a friend that I can actually trust for sharing good content.
Show threadFifiLeBeanNov 11, 2022
@wefail I hated that! There's nothing that will make me refuse to login to a social media app than filling my timeline with stuff I didn't choose. If I want more, I would much rather have an option to click on when I want to see suggested stuff. What I want to do is see the people I follow, not to have it harder to see them.
Show threadWefailNov 11, 2022
@FifiLeBean It'll only get worse over there, too. He has to squeeze out as much money as he can so I expect a ton more noise on my timeline.
Show threadVery Tired Lenny she/herNov 11, 2022
@wefail
I have no followers yet so not sure if boosting is just me shouting at the void but I'm still gonna do it to show appreciation to posters I like
Show threadVery Tired Lenny she/herNov 11, 2022
Thank you all for kindly giving me a follow from this. I promise I'll try to be slightly interesting on occasion
Show threadGill 🕷️ #GTTONov 11, 2022
@ninkynonkwoman @wefail
Hello. I found it helpful to post an #introduction using hashtags highlighting topics that interest me. It might be worth giving it a go?
Show threadVery Tired Lenny she/herNov 11, 2022

@Gill_667

Thank you. I shall once I'm a little more familiar with the lay of the land

Show threadMat BradshawNov 11, 2022
@ninkynonkwoman @wefail hey Lenny, there's a lot of us slightly lost souls about on here at the moment. Nice to meet you
Show threadVery Tired Lenny she/herNov 11, 2022
@Twoclownseating
Thanks. Good to know 😊
Show threadTanwenBlueNov 11, 2022
@wefail I was such a fan of Twitter in the early days that my son jokingly bought me a 'Twitter addict' mug. Eventually exactly this kind of thing that you describe, and the constant depressing news updates, made the experience just annoying and mood lowering
Show threadWefailNov 12, 2022
@TanwenBlue Same, but recently the amount of abuse on there and even witnessing it as a bystander is really depressing. I report it and get told it's not valid abuse.
Show threadbit101Nov 11, 2022
@wefail it's like twitter before "the algorithm"
Show threadAmy Clukey (she/her)Nov 11, 2022
@wefail Except I like seeing things that my friends liked or commented on. It's how I discovered new things that I didn't expect so I didn't know to search for.