In my years of covering internet culture I’ve always tried to impress upon people that social media algorithms + audiences actively incentivize and reward behavior and people that are almost comically evil and stupid. Anyways now that culture is running the country
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And I'm seeing more people online stopping using Meta, X and more. It's good to see people taking charge of their lives.
I sat there astounded. Why didn’t this person block all three? I don’t have quite as much trouble over there until I get into replies to completely normal posts.
It's not the same as your "Following" feed. Also, they are actively suppressing accounts so you might not see people you are following any more.
I was getting a decent amount of likes on some Tweets. Ended having followers telling me they weren't seeing my posts. Insane crap in my "For You" feed right before the election. Seriously delusional posts.
Since two of the people I follow on cable mention Bsky many times a week I am trying it out, was never about the Tweeter so don't have much previous reference experience.
And blocking works.
but the reverse should be just as true, right? if people like us incentivize and reward progressive behavior? thoughtful analysis, scientific observation & analysis etc
Hamas couldn't figure out why Israelis didn't hate them as much at they hated Israelis... so they took measures to change that.
MAGA feels the same way... 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴!
Not that it makes any difference...
Algorithms are in designer realm and it's just so much 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 to adapt nuance to such a rigid discipline.
Add the human conditions of insecurity & denial and you guarantee failure!
Been "fun"/interesting to see this phenomenon play out over the past 25 years. Imo, it was a forgone conclusion once the old, dirty money grokked the current internet is a global & lawless space to make profits, commit fraud, and skullduggery is assumed by all but the media.
I believe we can do it, though
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