Finds out what you want (to addict you), not what you need (to improve your life)
Manipulates you to make money or votes for whomever pays
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Feeds are shaped by omission and promotion. They decide what you won’t know and will think.
Fediverse feed shaper:
A handful of simple open source algorithms to choose from
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Fediverse feed filter:
You select what you avoid by blocking (instances, communities, users), but topics leak between communities (but some apps support keyword muting, which doesn’t work on pictures of text)
You select what you prefer by following (tediously one by one - there are no associations between similars)
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Fediverse feed shaper and filter lack a defined topic hierarchy for accurate content tagging (of instances, communities, posts, replies, users) by users, preferably with web of trust between taggers.
Quora had a precise topic taxonomy until 2023 or so - my feed was excellent. Then the remaining co-founder enshittified it, filling my feed with viral click-hits.
Commercial website feed shaping algorithm:
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Feeds are shaped by omission and promotion. They decide what you won’t know and will think.
Fediverse feed shaper:
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Fediverse feed filter:
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Fediverse feed shaper and filter lack a defined topic hierarchy for accurate content tagging (of instances, communities, posts, replies, users) by users, preferably with web of trust between taggers.
Quora had a precise topic taxonomy until 2023 or so - my feed was excellent. Then the remaining co-founder enshittified it, filling my feed with viral click-hits.