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Re:ActivityPub might be a transitional technology by ericjmorey on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @07:59PM (#40435769)
The *keys and derivative services have "antennas" that are the feeds you're looking for use an instance that use a good relay and you have what you're after.

But I agree that there are limitations with using an instance centric approach and the benefits may not appeal to many people.

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Re:ActivityPub might be a transitional technology by Kye on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @11:39PM (#40437075)
These seem to only filter by tags/keywords. Feeds are a lot more powerful than that.

That's what I meant with:

>> "It's hard to explain because it sounds like tags or saved searches if you're trying to relate it to the more common model of social media."

For example: a feed that's something like a "For You" timeline without the commercial incentives to make it bad (it's empty without an account because it has nothing to work with): https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tenurhgjptubkk5zf5qhi3og/fe...

It's not just blunt filtering. Feeds can (and do) apply machine learning, take input from your interactions, and generally do all the things a first-party timeline can do.

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Re:ActivityPub might be a transitional technology by fattegourmet on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @06:16AM (#40439277)
so, a non-black box algorithmic feed?
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