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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[โ€“] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

incorrect.

It only becomes an algorithm when it's using some "data" to help automatically determine a sort procedure, or decide what you see or don't see. Until then, it's just a filter.

For example; sorting by date...not an algorithm. tracking your views to automatically determine what you would likely want to see at the top of your list...algorithm.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Algorithm:

a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

Algorithm is a very generic word. Trying to gatekeep with those criteria makes no sense as everyone would have a different definition for algorithm.