Comment on What are your complaints about Lemmy?

matcha_addict@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• morrowind@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I may get flamed for this, but having having algorithmic recommendations would be good. The ones we’re used to suck because they’re designed to maximize metrics like engagement for advertisers, but it is entirely possible to have one that’s user focused and can be turned on/off as users wish. And it doesn’t have to be some super complicated thing out of the box

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  • matcha_addict@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Feed Algorithms aren’t inherently wrong imo. The problem with typical feed algorithms is two things:

    • no user choice or control: the user cannot opt out of the algorithm, and cannot customize the algorithm
    • lack of transparency: there’s little to no visibility how exactly the algorithm operates.

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    • morrowind@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Stream’s discovery queue is a good counterexample: optional, doesn’t manipulate you or waste your time, and each item indicates why it’s been recommended (though in my case it all seems to be because they’re popular).

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• Die4Ever@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Searchability is bad.

  Growing a new community is hard. I wish people used lemmyverse more often.

  Try this lemy.lol/post/19638974

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  • matcha_addict@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This certainly helps, but I think is not enough. If I go to the “All” feed, I get everything indiscriminately. I wish there was some in between mechanism. I don’t claim to have the answer.

    This doesn’t address searchability also.

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