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All can be manipulated and WILL be gamed.
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pj 2y ago

Yep don’t even bother. Every algo starts out innocent.

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HoloKat 2y ago

Algo choice might be ok if it’s per-user (only affects the user who sets it) and not entire clients

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pj 2y ago

Yeah, I guess if the user could set the rules just for themselves. As long as that doesn’t leak into followed or global.

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HoloKat 2y ago

But chances are someone is going to start ranking algos by popularity and some enterprising dev will add it to the client to “make is easy” and another will copy and so on …

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pj 2y ago

And most won’t turn it off (even if it’s possible) because it’s convenient.

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HoloKat 2y ago

Exactly. That’s how it starts.

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ringo 2y ago

exactly people are unknowing or lazy and both have the same result.

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ringo 2y ago

i say if you dont like what your following stop following :)

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Swift⚡️ 2y ago

Also, if at least one person you have followed zaps, reposts, likes, or replies the “trending” posts, then it would appear that the “trending” is real for you. Only the thing we want to avoid would be bots zapping and reposting a post to fake trend it which you don’t have any association

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pj 2y ago

Yeah, that feels like we’re dipping into dark gray. I still think, notifications for users when they post is the best metric. It’s like subscribing to a newsletter. Not perfect, but you would miss the content or the moment.