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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half by davidw on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:59PM (#36910713)
> Threads failed the smell test early on because it started out with algorithmic feed

That was probably a wise decision to seed it with something for people to look at and interact with so they didn't just sign in and see a blank page. The random influencers and other people "go away" pretty quickly if you start following and interacting with people you care more about.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half by anonymousab on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:05PM (#36910794)
A common complaint with Threads was that, no after who you blocked or muted, it's near impossible to get away from a feed filled with influencers and common celebrity gossip nonsense. That seems to be part of the ongoing design intent - not just an aspect of how they wanted to bootstrap the service.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half by davidw on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:06PM (#36910808)
A few days ago they introduced a 'following' feed. They seem pretty intent on iterating quickly on it.

And even without that, the influencers mostly went away for me when I followed people I found more interesting.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half by spansoa on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:58PM (#36911546)
> a feed filled with influencers and common celebrity gossip

And marketers. Remember: marketers ruin everything. They early adopt every up-and-coming platform and fill it with grifty posts.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half by jonathankoren on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:05PM (#36911680)
The empty timeline problem is a completely different problem of an algorithmic timeline of not people you follow.

Hell, it required an Instagram account to sign up. You already have their follow graph.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half by snarkyturtle on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:31PM (#36912054)
Agree, they rolled out the "Following" tab and it's a ghost town. Shipping it with the algorithmic feed at least made it look like a lively, if somehwat chaotic place.
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