Paul GrahamDec 18, 2022
FWIW I still hope Elon succeeds with Twitter. Why wish failure on anyone? But for me, not letting people post links to their other accounts was just too much.
Show threadCarlos BaqueroDec 18, 2022
@paulg welcome to this new space, it’s a little more complex but also refreshing not to bother with timeline algorithms.
Show threadKonstantin SchubertDec 18, 2022

@xmal @paulg

My hot take is that recommendation engines are good and it's the one thing that mastodon is missing.

There are a lot of amazing YouTube creators that I follow. I met all of them after being introduce to them by THE ALGORITHM.

Show threadCarlos BaqueroDec 18, 2022
@kon @paulg these things will be created, but the good part is that they will be optional and not imposed into the timeline.
Show threadKonstantin Schubert

@xmal @paulg

Actually, I am curious, do you know if there are efforts to build a recommendation engine?

Dec 18, 2022 at 8:12pmWeb
Show threadCarlos BaqueroDec 18, 2022
@paulg @kon I am also new here, so I don’t know. But if not, someone will do it. Actually I bet many competing approaches will be done.
Show threadHans GerwitzDec 18, 2022
@xmal @kon a start: https://feditrends.com/trending-statuses.html
feditrends

Aggregrating the latest trending links from across the fediverse.

Show threadCarlos BaqueroDec 18, 2022
@kon @hans thanks
Show threadJörg PreisendörferDec 19, 2022

@xmal @paulg @kon

There already is a well-working recommendation algorithm called word-of-mouth aka boosting. :)

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