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 (DIR) Post #APLS8l4fmoTi01afC4 by randomwalker@mastodon.social
       2022-11-04T21:23:11Z
       
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       Algorithms aren't the enemy. Chronological feeds don't scale and the signal-to-noise ratio will plummet if this ever gets popular. The real problems with today's algorithmic feeds are non-transparency, lack of choice, and optimizing for engagement instead of healthy discourse.Open-source is a perfect opportunity to fix all this. Have there been any efforts to create a Mastodon instance with a (community governed) ranking algorithm? Is that technically feasible? Or is the idea simply anathema?
       
 (DIR) Post #APLS8mfDsPJCvfhMno by randomwalker@mastodon.social
       2022-11-05T11:58:43Z
       
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       Update: it turns out that lots of people have similar views and Simon willison is exploring building something along these lines.https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/109289663684761988
       
 (DIR) Post #APnz6fTvrExUGRh36e by be@floss.social
       2022-11-20T19:10:47Z
       
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       @randomwalker Why should feeds scale?
       
 (DIR) Post #APqrnvgDG28xicGRtY by veer66@mstdn.io
       2022-11-22T05:13:06Z
       
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       @randomwalker Still,  a model can be manipulated by datasets.