I think it’s a boon that we’re a tiny fraction of Reddit’s size. Reddit is something like 30+ million MAUs and Lemmy dropped recently from 62k to ~50k. We’re a grain of sand compared to Reddit, and I think the community is better for it.
Lemmy isn’t really a Reddit alternative. We’re too small to have niche thriving communities, and depend 100% on sorting your feed by “all” or “local” to get new content. What’s nice is it feels like one close knit community vs closed off micro communities inside of subreddits.
I get exposed to more things this way oddly enough- viewing content I normally wouldn’t in favor of my smaller selection of subreddits. People are more polite, more informative, and far more original with their comments.
Keep on doing your thing, everyone! We’re building something different here.
Personally I like algorithms if they are up front and honest about it, and I can understand the inputs and ranking used, at least at a high level.
The closest I can think of (though theirs is far from perfect and I certainly won’t come to their defense) is Spotify’s. Like- yes, I want more of this sort of thing, but group this sort of thing with its similar stuff, so when I want something completely different, I can click a different playlist or “radio” mix.
Given the open nature of lemmy, etc, I’d expect this to eventually exist if only because us nerds like making stuff. And the “no algorithm” version will still be there.
You, uhh lifts pen like algorithms?
Heh, as a general term, yes- it’s sort of in my job description as a programmer ;)
But I definitely recognize how they can be used for
evilcontributing to the downfall of our society and life on earth, and therefore the general reasons people don’t like them.