<![CDATA[Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™.]]>Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™.

Opening the door for AI bullshit is not even the worst part of this idea.

Folks, all of us here ARE the algorithm. Personal curation is a feature, not a bug.

We make Mastodon awesome by following people and boosting what we find meaningful, significant or just cool. That's how it works.

Let's keep making friends. Let's keep sharing. Let's keep Mastodon alive. Together. 💖

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d7cf00c6-9f2a-426f-848c-daa1cc416807/recently-i-read-a-post-by-some-jackhole-techbro-who-wants-a-default-automatic-feed-algorithm-here-just-like-big-social-.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 05:17:21 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 23:29:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:31:28 GMT]]>@lisamelton@mastodon.social @the5thColumnist@ottawa.place

They definitely won't be getting rich if nothing works and nobody wants what they offer

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/2a9dc1a3-38ec-4c1a-998e-a928414d2ef9https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/2a9dc1a3-38ec-4c1a-998e-a928414d2ef9Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:31:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:28:46 GMT]]>@lisamelton if they want to create a mastodon client to do local AI for an algorithm, more power to them. I’m sure some people might like that, but it should absolutely be a choice, not the default.

I’m guessing that they’ve basically ignored all of the stories about Big Social’s algorithms being manipulated just to keep you engaged.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/waynedixon/statuses/116406362222943713https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/waynedixon/statuses/116406362222943713Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:28:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:28:07 GMT]]>@lisamelton What you said ❤️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bne.social/users/anathema_device/statuses/116406359686124705https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bne.social/users/anathema_device/statuses/116406359686124705Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:28:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:23:56 GMT]]>@lisamelton honestly I'd kind of like a choice of algorithms - not "whoever paid to be on front of my eyeballs" style "algorithm", but, for example, someone that would foreground people I follow who don't post often and tend to get buried in the strict reverse chronological algorithm.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dragonfrog/statuses/116406343224662411https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dragonfrog/statuses/116406343224662411Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:23:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:09:47 GMT]]>@APBBlue Will do! 🫡

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406287595167994https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406287595167994Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:09:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:09:20 GMT]]>@lisamelton OK, if you remember, please NAME AND SHAME. 🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116406285806112669https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116406285806112669Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:09:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:08:30 GMT]]>@APBBlue I actually can't find the post anymore because I didn't fave it and I certainly didn't boost it. 🤦‍♀️😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406282528243831https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406282528243831Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:08:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:07:02 GMT]]>@Kimota94 Yep!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406276727712024https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406276727712024Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:07:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:06:00 GMT]]>@lisamelton I could be misremembering but didn’t we all originally think that “we are the algorithm” was how Facebook, Twitter, etc all worked? And then the stories started coming out about how the companies were “tweaking” that approach in order to “boost engagement”? In other words, isn’t Mastodon just finally giving us what we always wanted (and thought we had)?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Kimota94/statuses/116406272698461031https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Kimota94/statuses/116406272698461031Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:06:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:03:49 GMT]]>@antivodonik I'm sure @the5thColumnist was being sarcastic.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406264114348306https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406264114348306Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:03:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:03:27 GMT]]>@lisamelton

Algorithm that copies the feed to /dev/null

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SeanPLynch/statuses/116406262653055892https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SeanPLynch/statuses/116406262653055892Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:03:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:02:42 GMT]]>@lisamelton I want to know who this is so I can block him, lol

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116406259692534625https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116406259692534625Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:02:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:02:21 GMT]]>@the5thColumnist how is that a problem?@lisamelton

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/antivodonik/statuses/116406258331177734https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/antivodonik/statuses/116406258331177734Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:02:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:59:34 GMT]]>@lisamelton The main reason I came to the Fediverse was to escape the algorithm horseshit. I like this place just the way it is!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Sylkykat/statuses/116406247411404810https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Sylkykat/statuses/116406247411404810Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:59:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:59:14 GMT]]>@shivvr @lisamelton

Greetings, I am rather new here too. I'm here to join the welcome party. I hope to cross paths in the future. Have a great day.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116313284892040418/statuses/116406246098282420https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116313284892040418/statuses/116406246098282420Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:59:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:56:59 GMT]]>@lisamelton chronological feeds ftw

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/Haikyoneko/statuses/116406237258241814https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/Haikyoneko/statuses/116406237258241814Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:56:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:55:29 GMT]]>@lisamelton @berniethewordsmith This was the fellow upset because AI journos weren’t being boosted here? Lol, yeah, we’re a tough crowd.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/116406231314819443https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/wendinoakland/statuses/116406231314819443Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:55:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:49:02 GMT]]>@DiaaMahmoud097 Agreed! 💯

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406205961987273https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116406205961987273Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:49:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:44:03 GMT]]>@lisamelton They can make one just for them. They can ask if others want it. I can’t imagine many takers.

I might be mussing some technicallity, but I’m not hostile to people modding their own feed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Extra_Special_Carbon/statuses/116406186377770688https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Extra_Special_Carbon/statuses/116406186377770688Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:44:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:42:30 GMT]]>@lisamelton I'm outta here if an algorithm starts populating my feed. That's just how much I hate social media that uses it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Westcoastmaven/statuses/116406180269562108https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Westcoastmaven/statuses/116406180269562108Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:42:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:36:06 GMT]]>@lisamelton Techbro can go to the dead bird site.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/IveyJanette/statuses/116406155116886503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/IveyJanette/statuses/116406155116886503Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:36:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:35:23 GMT]]>@shivvr @lisamelton

Welcome. In case it helps: You can subscribe to hash tags. This is how I've found interesting individuals. It gives some of the serendipity of The Algorithm without the agenda, since you'll see people you didn't originally know about.

After a while, maybe you unsubscribe from the hash tag. I haven't found the need, but the option is there. For example, you might want to rotate what you're listening to as you settle in, every few days or weeks, maybe to try one or a few hash tags at a time.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/kentpitman/statuses/116406152322378877https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/kentpitman/statuses/116406152322378877Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:35:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:33:50 GMT]]>@lisamelton
The techbro can sod off.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/Giselle/statuses/116406146206396052https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/Giselle/statuses/116406146206396052Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:33:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:22:49 GMT]]>@lisamelton

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/numodular/statuses/116406102859990424https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/numodular/statuses/116406102859990424Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:22:49 GMT