@Gargron because most users have a curated feed they've...

@Gargron because most users have a curated feed they've spent years you can still go there and not see all the worst garbage, so I think until he does something insanely dumb like make it paid access people will still maintain accounts there. At least until bluesky gets video and dms.

Like 20 Sep 2023 at 4:53 | Wall-to-wall | Open on aus.social

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ladyteruki

@Kels_316 @Gargron : except the constant algorithm tweaks and the prevalence of the "For you" tab (which is the default, sometimes even resetting) mean that curation is more and more difficult to maintain.

20 Sep 2023 at 5:19 | Open on mastodon.social

Adam

@ladyteruki @Gargron I never use it, only use 'following' and haven't had the issue with it resetting, but I don't use the app, only the web interface since tweetdeck went paid only

20 Sep 2023 at 5:20 | Open on aus.social

ladyteruki

@Kels_316 @Gargron : indeed on the browser version it doesn't seem to reset, I did notice that. But everytime I used the app (now uninstalled), it was like playing Russian Roulette.
Well, Saudi Roulette I suppose.

20 Sep 2023 at 5:23 | Open on mastodon.social

screambiogenesis

@ladyteruki @Kels_316 @Gargron I used to use Ublock Origin to block the "trending" display and other page elements that tried to push on me stuff that I had no interest in seeing. Stuff like that helped make it even easier to built a firewall around oneself.

...at least before the diarrhea golem took over, anyway.

20 Sep 2023 at 5:46 | Open on mastodon.social

ladyteruki

@screambiogenesis @Kels_316 @Gargron : I like the trending display but only because I've set it to monitoring worldwide trends. I made sure to unselect every bit of customization I could. That way I can see what random TV show is trending in Japan or Brazil or wherever, when it is XD But admittedly this wouldn't work for everyone because you also see tons of trends in languages you don't speak and/or about topics you know nothing about and... some people don't like that.

20 Sep 2023 at 6:06 | Open on mastodon.social

screambiogenesis

@ladyteruki @Kels_316 @Gargron Sure, things like that have their uses. But I was using Twitter exclusively to keep up on a specific musical niche, so anything outside of that was of no interest. I never really 'hung around' there.

I also recall seeing a lot of ragebait-type stuff there before I blocked it, but I never knew it had settings, so maybe I could have fixed it another way. Oops.

20 Sep 2023 at 6:51 | Open on mastodon.social

ladyteruki

@screambiogenesis @Kels_316 @Gargron : it's absolutely a matter of preference, and I believe that no two users use(d) Xwitter the same way and/or for the same reason anyway.
I just meant that sometimes non-specificity is another way to evade the algorithm. If it can't pinpoint you it's harder to target you. An anti-curation of sorts.

20 Sep 2023 at 6:55 | Open on mastodon.social