2026-01-28 05:04 UTC
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@bitpickup@troet.cafe 2026-01-28 05:29
@marymessall@mendeddrum.org People don't understand the basics of a federated system. To boost is to spread content across the network, not just to share it with your very own contacts. It's crucial for the fedi! @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social
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@T_X@chaos.social 2026-01-28 05:48
@marymessall@mendeddrum.org @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social I think that feature already exists? I do get shown some suggestions to follow in the Mastodon web client at least (from who I follow so far? Or who I follow follows?). Not on the Tusky mobile app though I think.
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@GeertAarts@social.edu.nl 2026-01-28 16:09
@marymessall@mendeddrum.org @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social Yes, a default "favorited by people you follow" feed would be great. We may dislike algorithms like those used by e.g. Linked-In, but it is effective: When you only have the time to open it once a week, important stuff (for you) still appears at the top. Many of my colleagues joined Mastodon, but became completely inactive. Why? If they did have something important to say, it was snowed under by all the other posts....
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@amapanda@en.osm.town 2026-01-28 17:12
@marymessall@mendeddrum.org @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social too many fedi users are married to the "reverse chronological" algorithm. They yes, "algorithms" are often bad in capitalist social media. A big problem there is that the user cannot control the algorithm. Mastodon can give people a choice of algorithms. Allow them to build their own. ...