Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™.
Opening the door for AI bullshit is not even the worst part of this idea.
Folks, all of us here ARE the algorithm. Personal curation is a feature, not a bug.
We make Mastodon awesome by following people and boosting what we find meaningful, significant or just cool. That's how it works.
Let's keep making friends. Let's keep sharing. Let's keep Mastodon alive. Together. 💖
but the problem is nobody gets rich that way
@CStamp @the5thColumnist @lisamelton
I may be a sucky little cog in the Mechanical Turk algo of the Fediverse, but we're still miles ahead of what the F- ever Meta and Xter are swilling up.
I'm rather proud of being a sucky little cog! 
They definitely won't be getting rich if nothing works and nobody wants what they offer
@lisamelton We have an algorithm though
1) Post something
2) if @lisamelton boosts it…
2a) Cringe as a legion of loonies feel they need to reply
3) Goto 1
I think I participated in that poll and I'm sure I didn't vote the way he liked.
@jrdepriest Yes! It was a poll. And I'm sure I didn't vote the way he wanted either. 😂
Also, I sure AF didn't boost it.
@lisamelton That said, let things be true to themselves… Masto as you say, is about the people who make it work, not an algo.
Don’t try to make fetch happen, eh?
Yea, no thank you to that.
It's amazing that people have had their minds so scrambled by social algorithms that they actually crave it.
Gross.
Yes! And how did I see this post? A boost from a friend (yay!), not from an algorithm !
My name is Mohammed Abu Adi. I live in Gaza. The situation here is catastrophic for me. I am a father of five children––three daughters (Lama, 18, Jana, 12, and Suwar, 7) and two sons (Adi, 16, and Abdul Qadir, 14). I have a wife (Warda), and I'm 39 years old. Of course, we need everything. My house was completely destroyed, along with all its contents––bedrooms, kitchenware, clothes, everything. Now, I'm living in a small, difficult rented house, and I'm trying to find someone to help me so that my children and I can continue living.
@FallsMom @lisamelton (I saw it because of an algorithm: the trending tab)
I can understand if people are overwhelmed by posts in their timeline because they're following people that post a lot. They may want to continue following them but get fewer things, and there could be room for a "less of this"/"more of this" personal curator thingy. The key is letting it be completely controlled by the user, and transparent. It might still not be a good idea, but worth exploring.
@JankaWessman @FallsMom @lisamelton Because you like what they write? Or you like some of it? Or specifically don’t like or don’t care about some of it? Or it might not be one prolific person, but the combined effect of many.
A lot of people here use filters and other selective mutes. Can’t we help people do that, or do we as a collective think that’s only for ”advanced users”?
Maybe there is no good way of doing this, but other than the effort, what is lost by trying?
@lisamelton Oh boy, an algorithm just like my big boy social medias
Tell me, techbro, how well that’s working out
For everyone
Welcome. In case it helps: You can subscribe to hash tags. This is how I've found interesting individuals. It gives some of the serendipity of The Algorithm without the agenda, since you'll see people you didn't originally know about.
After a while, maybe you unsubscribe from the hash tag. I haven't found the need, but the option is there. For example, you might want to rotate what you're listening to as you settle in, every few days or weeks, maybe to try one or a few hash tags at a time.
Greetings, I am rather new here too. I'm here to join the welcome party. I hope to cross paths in the future. Have a great day.
@lisamelton The Trending tab does this for me -- I have my curated feed, and periodically I click on Trending, which leads me to NEW PEOPLE who I can follow. And also breaking news.
There IS an algorithm. You just get to CHOOSE whether to use it.
Agreed, at the end of the day even the ordered by time list of posts we have now is an "algorithm"
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