Agreed, you could pick your own algorithm(s) to follow just like hashtags, maybe just a “follow this hashtag and similar engagement posts”. It might be an easier transition from the imposed monolithic algorithm God that meta/google impose if people are in control of how the app feeds them.
Agreed. Bluesky-style customizable algorithms (I’ve played around with creating these myself) in conjunction with “recommended follows” curated by the instance admin would go a long way.
I guess looking for interesting people is not the way the fediverse is supposed to be used.
People should look for interesting content to imitate or to learn from, content coming from any user, not from users paid to do unbelievable actions or stunts
I have the same issue on Mastodon & Loops: lack of ways to find new content.
There needs to be a Lemmy thread of interesting people to follow so I can get some use out of the rest of the fediverse… Suggestions welcome!
I think there needs to be a way to plug algorithms in for those that want them.
Agreed, you could pick your own algorithm(s) to follow just like hashtags, maybe just a “follow this hashtag and similar engagement posts”. It might be an easier transition from the imposed monolithic algorithm God that meta/google impose if people are in control of how the app feeds them.
Agreed. Bluesky-style customizable algorithms (I’ve played around with creating these myself) in conjunction with “recommended follows” curated by the instance admin would go a long way.
Thats the problem that their algo tries to solve. When you do it in scale some kind of algo is needed.
I guess looking for interesting people is not the way the fediverse is supposed to be used. People should look for interesting content to imitate or to learn from, content coming from any user, not from users paid to do unbelievable actions or stunts
Start following hashtags that match your interests.