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Do you prefer Reddit or Lemmy? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by Crafted_104@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No the commenter but I think it’s one of those language things where algorithm (at least in the context of social media) has come to mean a personalized feed, like two people have different all feeds versus an algorithm like sorting by hot or active posts that every has the same posts. To your point both are algorithms but it’s one of those thing where the word has taken on its own meaning

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Precisely. The colloquial use of algorithm indicates a form of targeted content delivery where your personal preferences are weaponized against you (aka TikTok)

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah pretty much exactly what I was thinking about. I like being able to curate and have some legitimate control over what I'm seeing