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Platforms that stick to chronological order are growing without the influence of this strategy. Mastodon has been doing very well by simply offering the Email
by TheJoYo 6y ago
Platforms that stick to chronological order are growing without the influence of this strategy.
Mastodon has been doing very well by simply offering the Email of social media.
- Nextgrid 6y agoI agree that chronological order and more generally not overriding user's preferences to maximize engagement would solve this problem. I disagree that Mastodon (or other federated alternatives) are a good example of this because these projects don't have a business model to support, so obviously they don't have to care about maximizing engagement. I'm not saying maximizing engagement is a good idea, or that engagement-based business models are a good idea, I'm just saying that comparing a platform with an incentive to make money to one that does not doesn't answer anything.
- TheJoYo 6y agoeverything feeds the basilisk.
- throwawayboise 6y agoOutside of HN I have never heard or seen anyone talk or write about Mastodon. For the general pubic, it doesn't exist.