this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2023
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Seems like the feeds are more active and I'm not hitting things with 3 upvotes 20 minutes into my scroll. Did Connect change something, did Lemmy or are we just seeing some population increase from Boost?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think of those as predatory algorithms. Tailored for engagement/screen-time based on everything they know specifically about you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do to, but don’t you think when most people say “algorithm” these days that’s what they’re referring to?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think they do. I'm not* a prescriptivist but things are going to get confusing. We're going to need terms for when we want to be specific.