6mo ago

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Social media was so much better when it was posts by people I follow in reverse chronological order.
But the engagement numbers must always increase so they made an algorithm.
- That’s basically what Reddit was and now Lemmy is. It’s the best model and I don’t see any reason why Lemmy can’t be the forever home for people who prefer this reverse chronological feed style!
  
  Bluesky is the same, i essentially only use the "latest from follows" tab, which is just posts from people you follow in chronological order. So much better than whatever garbage the big ones tried to feed me until i quit.
- Tumblr remains
- In wish we could just choose our own sort algorithm, like here in lemmy
Or stop using them entirely.
I mean we could try that, we could also try lopping the heads off of billionaire tech Bros. I mean that sounds fun too.
- Why not both?
The only way to stop them is to abolish the systems and institutions that enable their existence in the first place, and ~~eating~~ removing them from society (unless they agree to give up their ill gotten power and resources, of course. As if).
Anything else is a distraction created by those maintaining said systems and institutions (which includes the governing bodies of all nation states, as well as organisations like the EU*, as noble as the idea is in theory, and in practice in the minds of those who created it, but it is after all an economic treaty, which is upholding an economy system and the status quo) all to buy themselves more time to pillage, hoard, and manipulate society for their personal gain.
*As a brit I feel compelled to say that I'm pro EU under our current system, since our shitty government(s) must have someone to answer to (because it sure doesn't answer to the people), but I'm fully aware that it is at the end of the day a neoliberal institution that is there to maintain the status quo, not change anything fundamental to better society.
- There can be several issues in a complex world
USA is gonna drag everyone down with itself, isn't it?

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