Mastodawn

Jeff Moss Jul 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.

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natriumchloride

@thedarktangent if they're using twitter to promote their product/business/service & try to land jobs then 'gaming the algorithm' might just be a tactic of survival if i can put it that way. I like that nothing gets shoved down my throat on mastodon but also i'd never try to sell my shit here because i'd be down to pure luck and there's at least 95% that i wouldn't earn anything from my efforts whereas on mainstream socials there is a way or a promise of it at least.