Instead of a deductive feature, why not an additive feature? I know algo is a dirty word here, but really, algorithms are just test flows and every programme, every system has it.

Its how the test flows, that makes a difference.

Say for example, if i have a few topics of interest - history, books, fashion, engineering, dogs etc - perhaps an algo feature that detects words can boost the post visibility for me. Artur Brugeman's search band has word detection - this could be integrated. And it would be great if there is a control element on how much I want this algo to kick in - say 0% means timeline posts, 100% means fully algo - so its ultimately up to the users.

And with this, there might be lesser muting, more content interaction. Just a thought!