Imagine two identical #social #networks with mainstream users. Same number of users, same connectedness of the social graph, same demographics etc.
Social network A only has an algorithmic feed. Social network B only has a chronological people-I-follow feed.
What would the usage numbers look like in comparison? Numbers of posts, numbers of likes/replies/boosts, growth trajectory, etc?
I would expect somebody has done some research on this. Anybody know of any public results?
Over on #bluesky, somebody pointed me to this very fascinating thread on this topic: https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3kp7lfkssxl2q