 see a toot: "In the rush to replace Twitter, let's not act hastily and dismiss the many ways that algorithms empower users. The benefits of engagement metrics & content curation are oft misunderstood. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater" click on bio: "Founder and president of the Surveil-Ya-Face Corp, YC class of 2016" 30 comments
@msullivan @jomc yeah I think it would be a mistake to not consider how much happiness the baby will experience during the descent with the bath water, and how much engagement will be generated from the audience watching the toss itself  Nuking those algos isnt throwing the baby out with the bath water; It's throwing the turd out with the bathwater.     @jomc@friend.camp Moslty things they use to convince themselves to make them not feel bad about their own job.  @jomc actually, personal information tracking is good for the end user because they will prefer seeing ads about things they're interested in, rather than generic ads, also i work for Shay D. Advertisement Corp.
@jomc I think algorithms could help users but the issue is most of the writers/owners of them don't see it as their primary goal.  @jomc Obivusly, platforms like twatter empower marginalised communities. Yeah, sure. I can't belive how may people I've seen speaking of twatter as if it was some short of emancipation instrument dessigned for revolutionary activities. It's rather a mass control tool. And now its CEO is Melon Musk. :blobcatglare: Quick CEO-to-English for good measure: "empower users" -> "empower our bottom line" "...oft misunderstood" -> "well understood by our marketing team, but you still persist on not surrendering your wallets and time to us." "Let's not throw baby out ..." -> "We're aching to subdue you again."  Itโs funny, because youโre both in my feed talking about the same topic Iโm hearing about for the first time from opposite ends. Sometimes social media doesnโt suck. @mfowler ๐ https://toot.thoughtworks.com/users/mfowler/statuses/109422937106855820 @jomc it's all tape holding it together anyway, so we can staple some algorithms back on after starting over.   |
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@jomc Ya know what, let's give it a shot and throw the baby out with the bathwater.