Jeff MossJul 3, 2023

After talking with an ex #Meta engineer that explained some of the tricks used to boost users dopamine reactions to watching “likes” bubble up in their UI I think the Blue Sky vs. Masto debate gets it wrong.

There is room for both.

Those that need the “fix” of the dopamine likes and influencer surge will gravitate to the algorithms that give them that.

Those that don’t like influencers constantly curating their posts for optimal engagement and trending statistics will pick Mastodon.

Show threaduOMiJul 3, 2023
@thedarktangent #Spoutible does also not use algorithms. It makes for problems of visibility. Nobody wants to post into the ether. We all hope for meaningful engagement, no?
Show threadJeff Moss

@suenosdeuomi Correct, and there are ways of surfacing popular posts by number of boosts or stars or how many comments a post gets, but that’s more like filtering than algorithmic amplification. Kind of like how trending posts work.

On Mastodon it seems more important to choose what time zone you are posting in, when I do it wrong Inget less visibility.

Jul 3, 2023 at 9:43pmWeb