I think the idea of federated social media itself would have made fediverse sky rocket itself. bloggers tooters and video creators or any kind of internet user can connect with eachother here. but that hasn’t happened. not at least yet. so why?
what are the problems. or what things are missing on the fediverse that makes it still so unpopular?
User-centric content rating and sorting is sorely missing.
Unfortunately a lot of people are confuse the concept with the opaque, often user-hostile filtering run by big social networks.
I might be illiterate here, but what do you mean by user-centric content rating. recommendations?
yeah, you can see that in this social media people are taught inconspicuously how to behave. and with the vague guideline and rules that doesn’t mean anything until they ban someone for a reason. people may not agree with it but slowly they become obedient by the fact that they can’t use anything but this platform.
I’m talking about algorithms to help the user sift through tons of messages based on the user’s needs and preferences. The effect is to show the users the most interesting content first. Importantly, they can understand how and why the contents have been selected and control the filtering.
Not to be confused with those social networks that use similar algorithms but with the goal of manipulating users (see Cambridge Analytica) or increasing engagement by fueling disagreements and outrage (see Twitter).
i try to promote a little bit of structure to the communities i have created. im asking that users provide some context or a summary.
i have even seen some subs on reddit do this. although authoritarian enforcement is such a buzz kill. i prefer to be be permissive and partially optional on my guidelines. and maybe some “calculated ambiguity” but im not out to bust balls.
i hope it generates greater meaning and less clutter.
Twitter works like that?