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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 06:52:34 JST Chris Trottier

   Mastodon already has algorithms, but most people don’t think about it in that sense.
   
   There’s Home, Local, and Global feeds—all reverse chronological. However, you can also apply filters to these feeds.
   
   There’s also a “Trending” feed in the Explore section. This is not reverse chronological, but shows popular posts that are recent.
   
   You can also follow hashtags and build lists. These features build algorithmic relevancy.
   
   What people usually mean when they say “algorithms” is a black box algorithm for which the social network decides relevancy for you. I’m not in favour of that kind of algorithm.
   
   RE: https://mastodon.ai8w.ddns.net/users/admin/statuses/110454131347719045

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     brianonbarrington@mastodon.world's status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 07:05:13 JST brianonbarrington

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     @atomicpoet But but but everyone loves the opaque algorithms because they serve up useful targeted advertising! Meta even says so!

     I don't know about you, but my only reason for using the internet is to get thousands of repetitive advertisements related to any content I've posted, searched for or browsed. Such spam is deeply enriching to my user experience and allows altruists like Zuckerberg to make a modest income in exchange for improving an internet that was largely useless before spam. 😁

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     Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE (timwardcam@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 07:17:17 JST Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

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     @atomicpoet What I mean when I say "algorithm" is the definition I learned as a student: "a procedure that terminates".

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     Erlend Sogge Heggen (erlend@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 15:58:54 JST Erlend Sogge Heggen

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     @atomicpoet any idea how Trending works exactly? Are its parameters clearly documented? I’ve always been curious about how a piece of content makes it on there.

     I like checking it out to see if I’ve missed anything but, but it also seems to have a ‘the popular become more popular’ problem. I’d love to see it feature some posts that are trending on a lower scale as well, that way there’s more new people to be discovered.

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