Chris Trottier on Nostr: Every single time a post of mine goes viral, there’s a reply guy (or girl) who ...

Every single time a post of mine goes viral, there’s a reply guy (or girl) who condescendingly explains the #Fediverse to me. Usually, I laugh it off.

But this person is just plain wrong.

There is an algorithm imposed on us. Specifically, reverse chron. And yes, reverse chron *is* an algorithm—even though you don’t think of it as an algorithm, it totally is.

We don’t choose reverse chron. It is simply the default, and we can’t choose another algorithm. You might like reverse chron—fine, so do I. But an imposition is an imposition even if enjoy like it.

But also, all this ignores that other platforms—besides #Mastodon—exist on the #Fediverse. For example, the default algorithm on #Lemmy is *not* reverse chron.

Let’s stop spreading misinformation that “no algorithms” exist on the Fediverse.

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