I would one up that suggestion : what could be awesome would be to allow users to choose which sorting algorithm they use, and possibly tweak it. This would allow people to share the sorting logic they like, and there would be no trust issue, since you can verify the logic is respected by changing it.
Bluesky already implemented that. I think its a cool concept although most users will just stick to the default one
Bluesky already implemented that
Oh really? Awesome. I’m still not going to use a generalist social network, but they’re doing it right. :)
although most users will just stick to the default one
Yeah, indeed. My taste for tinkering may be showing, I should acknowledge it’s not something widespread. 😅
I’m the same but the general user doesn’t want to worry about this kind of stuff. They want to sign up to an instance, probably based on a recommendation by a friend, and have a good time. And if they don’t, they change to another one. The algorithm would just blur into the whole experience of an instance.
wagesj45@kbin.social 1 year ago
Which would make it important that the default would be something with no tweaks, like a chronological list. But I would be all for a scripting setup or some other configurable sorting engine to play with on a per-account basis. Maybe you could even subscribe to other's sorting configuration.
blue_berry@lemmy.world 1 year ago
wagesj45@kbin.social 1 year ago
It would have to be a defined standard. I imagine it not so much as a script that runs, but rather a description of fields and weights. I guess there might be some computation involved, but I think a standard could be devised that there would minimize the security risk.
blue_berry@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Interesting idea. Who would be setting the standards? Some neutral committee? W3C?