Post APFruMpHf8gItec1T6 by dazinism@social.coop
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 (DIR) Post #APFruJkv4uPLNFXzkW by edk@mastodon.social
       2022-10-30T15:47:25Z
       
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       Following or something like it is probably an essential mechanic, but didn’t we learn from the bird site that there’s a kind of inherently toxic dynamic built into the power structure that emerges from displaying follower counts as a core evaluation metric?#community #socialdesign #twittermigration #socialtech
       
 (DIR) Post #APFruKSWSnHnYTwoiG by deshipu@chaos.social
       2022-10-30T16:15:33Z
       
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       @edk I think that counting people is already a warning sign that something dehumanizing may be happening. I generally care more about who boosts or likes my toots, or follows me, than how many people do.
       
 (DIR) Post #APFruKpZ57iYhwjDd2 by edk@mastodon.social
       2022-10-30T20:16:24Z
       
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       @deshipu Totally and well said. If there are conversations out there about what else we could be counting, I'd like to know where they are.There are so many even basic possibilities -- likes, boosts, ratios, all of them organized by hashtag or topic.We have the ability to do much more nuanced analysis not just with algorithms but the basic UX and feedback, which is socially crucial.
       
 (DIR) Post #APFruLG9UGz82PAS4O by deshipu@chaos.social
       2022-10-30T21:03:03Z
       
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       @edk I don't really know about any such ongoing conversations. It used to be breached a little on the Meatball and the Community Wiki, but they are both inactive now.Personally I think we should leave this to the humans. We have huge parts of our brains dedicated to managing human relationships and whole lives of experience doing it, I don't think any simplistic algorithm is going to do a better job. It doesn't scale, but I think that's a good thing. Keep it human scale.
       
 (DIR) Post #APFruLeG2eGdFARhdw by edk@mastodon.social
       2022-10-30T21:51:27Z
       
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       @deshipu I think I agree, but I’m not sure what it means to “leave it to the humans” when it comes to online software? There will always be an interface and that interface will provoke certain behaviors, elevate some things over others.I agree I think with not overworking it, but every decision in the interface is some kind of manipulation.
       
 (DIR) Post #APFruMF7pZl35Vh96m by edk@mastodon.social
       2022-10-31T00:36:00Z
       
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       @xjix @deshipu I think you’re right, but to be fair - building in that kind of customizability is a hefty lift. I do think that the return to maker technology will characterize true web3 if we get it right. But it’s hard. Not all of us can write in forth, my friend. ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #APFruMpHf8gItec1T6 by dazinism@social.coop
       2022-11-04T07:19:32Z
       
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       @edk @xjix @deshipu You folks seen @bonfire  - designed & built to be very customisable / modular & with an ethos thats all about people and communities rather than cloning corporate platforms