Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh:
I’ve had a social media app design in the back of my head for like a decade now and just have never had the time or skills to actually try building it. I think once @moshidon is released with the latest upstream Mastodon changes, I might actually take a stab at it!
It would basically be a strongly opinionated configuration of Moshidon with a couple of very small affordances added. I’ve never done Android development, but customizing an existing app seems a lot easier than starting from scratch.
Renaud Chaput
@cassidy we might be planning something related to this for later this year, lists are far too obscure and hard to use right now and we want to change this (and likely rename them to « timelines »)
Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh:
Basically: tag accounts as VIP and they’re the ones you always see in your default feed; make it simpler to add accounts to lists, and just automatically show lists as timelines you can swipe between.
I like to follow a lot of accounts (and that’s especially helpful on the fediverse!), but I’m tired of “no algorithm” (actually just a “reverse chronological” algorithm) meaning I mostly see people who post a lot, and don’t see people I care more about who post less.
Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh:
Namely, I want to strike the balance between Google+ Circles (using Mastodon Lists) and not making users do shit work. I haven’t used Facebook platforms in ages, but it might be similar to the concept of “close friends” from Facebook/Instagram?
The focus would be on making it easier to keep up with the people you care most about, cutting through the noise.
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