Discovery here IS bad, and — I hate to say it — the solution to that is an (entirely optional) algorithm that surfaces potential follows and compelling content right out of the gate.

Algorithms aren’t inherently evil. Hell, “show posts in reverse chronological order” is in itself an algorithm.

What matters are 1) choice and 2) the intention with which the algorithm was designed.

#Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mimsical/110865836818850808

@jeff @mammoth are doing something similar to this.
there is a "Following" and a "For You" tab in there app.
@MrLee @jeff If @mammoth are listening, I love the app but can’t use it because of the way it truncates long toots without any indication that there’s more to them.