Richard MacManus on Nostr: I just checked Theads and the first 20 posts in my default feed (which is black box ...
I just checked Theads and the first 20 posts in my default feed (which is black box algorithm generated) were from users I don’t follow or even know. Where Web 2.0 went wrong was when algorithms started deciding what I should read. The early blogosphere had it right: your feed (in an RSS reader at that point) was who you’d chosen to follow, and then you had people/strangers who left comments or trackbacks on your blog, and if you found what they said compelling you’d add them too. #HumanFirst
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