Many are saying the downside of #Mastodon is that the old posts get forgotten after their moment is gone, because there are no algorithms. But many have forgotten that this is how the Internet works anyway. We are so used to be boosted by algorithms nowadays we don't even realize we're the product. Our crave for attention is the proof of this.

Why should our post be "trending" from days and weeks from now? If it's relevant then, someone will share it again. Just like a blog post or any useful content, your post will pop up naturally. No need to make it show up for the wrong reasons.

I wrote an essay in Finnish on 2013: "If you don't post it, do you exist?". The post was about early social media, that is a current. It comes and goes, just like people on the street. It shouldn't be anything more than that. A current, flow, that ceases to exist after a while. Anything else is a Skynet from the Terminator.

#MementoMori. Nothing lasts forever. Not my post, your post, you or me. Better get used to that. #YouAreTheAlgorithm