Post AUTw0NPCfkhTcaWy3M by glitchontwitch@ohai.social
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 (DIR) Post #AUTKyxlSp4pVVIPDKy by rolle@mementomori.social
       2022-11-13T21:42:41Z
       
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       Many are saying the downside of #Mastodon is that the old posts get forgotten after their moment is gone, because there are no algorithms. But many have forgotten that this is how the Internet works anyway. We are so used to be boosted by algorithms nowadays we don't even realize we're the product. Our grave for attention is the proof of this.Why should our post be "trending" from days and weeks from now? If it's relevant then, someone will share it again. Just like a blog post or any useful content, your post will pop up naturally. No need to make it show up for the wrong reasons.I wrote an essay in Finnish on 2013: "If you don't post it, do you exist?". The post was about early social media, that is a current. It comes and goes, just like people on the street. It shouldn't be anything more than that. A current, flow, that ceases to exist after a while. Anything else is a Skynet from the Terminator.#MementoMori. Nothing lasts forever. Not my post, your post, you or me. Better get used to that. #YouAreTheAlgorithm
       
 (DIR) Post #AUTLH22te0G5zhAx0K by rolle@mementomori.social
       2023-04-09T10:10:40Z
       
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       I just noticed I wrote "grave for attention". Well that didn't sound wrong in this context anyway 😂 It's fitting.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUTMooe64UGsEcFVOC by SavahRellcast@pagan.plus
       2023-04-09T10:27:58Z
       
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       @rolle Peter Steal writing lyrics from the great beyond.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUTMuewN4Hyzs7aD8C by rolle@mementomori.social
       2023-04-09T10:29:04Z
       
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       @SavahRellcast Oohmg yes! The greatest honor is to event be mentioned in the same sentence. Peter Steele :blobheartcat:
       
 (DIR) Post #AUTw0NPCfkhTcaWy3M by glitchontwitch@ohai.social
       2023-04-09T17:02:10Z
       
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       @rolle But also, it’s kinda false? I remember some posts for years after the last time I’ve seen them. There’s this one post on tumblr, highlighting (somewhat literally) that the 13th amendment has “except as punishment for a crime” as a clause. And to this day, I remember that post when watching/engaging with conversations about prison labor. Things still exist in our minds even after the trending period is over. Much like the memories of loved ones after someone dies.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUTzOf0BCVdR0Z65B2 by susiemagoo@mstdn.social
       2023-04-09T17:40:09Z
       
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       @rolle  I find that new people are always finding and responding to old posts. I leave things up for that reason. I browse through old posts of new follows, too, and like boost comment. Surprise!!!
       
 (DIR) Post #AUaEpWM87Q24GyOEaG by quanin@dragonscave.space
       2023-04-12T18:01:18Z
       
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       @rolle There are search engine preferences for both your profile and your instance. If your toot is gold and you've allowed it, they'll find you on Google like a normal person.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUaEtfMiZ0CvNDdpgG by rolle@mementomori.social
       2023-04-12T18:02:12Z
       
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       @quanin Sure, but I was referring to algorithms of the service itself (or in this case the lack of them, which is good).