wtf is going on over there

  • words_number@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    The only thing that has been crushed is reddits credibility. Soon it’s gonna be the new facebook. Entirely irrelevant for any kind of recent internet culture or informational content.

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      1 year ago

      They’ve already tweaked the algorithm in the phone app. Instead of showing my Frontpage, it shows me its own recommendations from my subscriptions. Any post I engage with causes it to prioritize more from that subreddit. It’s quite annoying.

      It also makes inane recommendations for subreddits I might like. I have no problem with hip-hop but I’m not a devoted fan and I’ve never talked about it in any comments or posts in 12 years, yet it keeps saying I should be in /r/hiphopmusic. Based on what?!

      This is exactly like Facebook and Instagram. I miss posts from my family because I clicked like one time on a Far Side meme, so my feed is mostly Far Side memes and comic strips, rarely anything posted by humans that I actually know and love.