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bluGill ◴[] No.42729542[source]
A good algorithm is a good thing. However what a good algorithm is for me is often different from what it is for those who maintain them. Outrage gets attention and sometimes it is needed, but there is a level of too much, and also a lot of outrage unfairly represents the issues and so it makes me mad even though if I understood the details I wouldn't be mad just concerned.

I want an algorithm that surfaces things of interest to me, then says "you have seen it all, go outside" (with an option of if I'm confined to a hospital bed to go on). Algorithm maintainers want me to keep scrolling for more ad dollars.

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1. zellyn ◴[] No.42731465[source]
Bluesky is trying to figure out how to outsource algorithms and let you decide which to use.

Highly recommended podcast episode: https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/scaling-blu...