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Yeah but same here, I know many people on the fediverse, but from the like 0,0001% of people that use it.
And having no algorithm sucks completely.
Platforms like Mastodon make nearly no sense without one, as everyone is just throwing garbage into the void.
I prefer having no algorithm. I find what and who I want, and I organize it myself. It feels like the old internet.
And you might even - wait for it - come across things that you weren't expecting to, or don't fully agree with. Being exposed to ideas like that is much healthier than being fed what an algorithm decides will elicit engagement from you.
That's not at all obvious to me. I think recommendation algorithms are much more likely to provide you content you dont agree with than you're to search for it yourself.
Kind of true, but for me it's often just stupid stuff, not things that actually challenge my ideas