Kill your Feeds – Stop letting algorithms dictate what you think

Re:Kill your Feeds – Stop letting algorithms dictate what yo... by timewizard on Saturday March 08, 2025 @02:03PM (#43302575)

I don't understand this regression to the binary.

Your social media tools allow you to block content. I use this feature on youtube all the time. If I see a channel that's posting garbage or propaganda or flat out lies I just click the three dots and say 'Don't Recommend Channel.'

My youtube feed is a pleasant experience every day. There's no CNN or Fox news, no yelling talking heads trying to convince each other in existential terms, no jingoistic propaganda trying to influence me.

It's like what it was meant to be 20 years ago. Why do people not do this?

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Re:Kill your Feeds – Stop letting algorithms dictate what yo... by richie_adler on Saturday March 08, 2025 @02:15PM (#43302676)

Your approach (which I share) requires thought and discernment, which is a scarce resource nowadays. People intend to turn their brains off when they doomscroll. (I'll never understand the desire.)

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Re:Kill your Feeds – Stop letting algorithms dictate what yo... by chasd00 on Saturday March 08, 2025 @04:01PM (#43303473)

There are some people you just can’t reach. The people who won’t manage their media feeds will never “read a book”. It’s like asking people to stop eating junk food, some just won’t even if it’s making them miserable.

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Re:Kill your Feeds – Stop letting algorithms dictate what yo... by alternatex on Saturday March 08, 2025 @02:44PM (#43302893)

YouTube provides me the ability to block certain ads. I got an ad with Mark Walhberg asking me to pray with him. I blocked it. Now I get ads with Chris Pratt asking me to pray with him.

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