I think that when people don't like social media "algorithms", the most common thread is not wanting "automated content recommendations" from outside their network. eg, "tiktok for microblogging".
it has less to do with "one algo vs many", or even "open source vs black box", or really even "engagement maximizing vs good content"
so "algorithms" like "posts from quiet accounts I might have missed in the past month" are fine, and maybe "friends of friends" could be acceptable, but posts which are popular and likely relevant to interests but don't have any social connection are suspect.
@bnewbold yeah I like that. Though as long as the algorithms are opt-in and composable, it’s all good really. I just don’t want any surprises in the ordering of my feed, covertly introduced by obfuscated algorithms.
Even a fairly magical sorting mechanism is fine as long as I get to explicitly flip the switch and mindfully observe its impact.
Everything works differently when the user is transparently included in the entire loop. I could happily A/B-day test my enjoyment of different configs.
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