So someone on tiktok was complaining that on mastodon there's no way to see "popular" posts, and I pointed out that it's just a chronological feed rather than a curation algorithm and they said they don't like it because they "have to sift through a bunch of boring posts to find gems."
I've always thought that lots of people SAY they don't like curation/recommendation and would rather just see everything, but they don't actually mean that. 🤷♀️
I'm about to leave Mastodon for a few months. Not because I had a bad time, or couldn't find interesting people, or don't think the concept of a fediverse is dumb. On the contrary, I think it's great. I just have other stuff to do. But before I go, I want to share some thoughts as an ex-Twitter designer and someone who's been on Mastodon since 2018. #mastodon #twitter #ux #design #critique #hashtags #introduction 🧵
@cfiesler I both understand what he's doing and disagree with it.
For instance, creating an algorithmic timeline based upon making it easier for the people makes sense.
But it also implies that people are subject to an instant-gratification (let the system do it for me) mentality.
Whereas Mastodon gives you (almost) all the stuff you need to curate and filter your own timeline and sends the message... I know you're smart enough to do this!
Positive reinforcement.
Dr. Casey Fiesler
JohnW