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Some are calling Loops (https://pixelfed.social/loops) the FediTok (Federated TikTok). What's your personal stance on this?

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[-] nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 31 points 6 months ago

Short form content without a profix-maximizing algorithm pushing it to you does sound interesting, not gonna lie

[-] Esqplorer@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I can't do Instagram or TikTok because within 3 videos I'm either getting something inflammatory or selling something. An algorithmically neutral version would be amazing.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

This confuses me. You want something without an algorithm.. because you used systems before their algorithm kicked in and hated it?

The crap you got was because it didn't know enough about you to know what you like. Without an algorithm, that'd be your feed forever.

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

This is a decent point. YouTube is cancer if you don't police your algorithm. If you do (ie: vote on vids, use the "Not Interested" and "Don't recommend channel" options) you get a very clean and personalized feed.

You'll know when YouTube makes changes to their algorithm as you'll suddenly get some unwanted stuff. For example, when any football videos show up in my feed I know YT is making changes so I flag the unwanted stuff when it comes up and within a few flaggings its back to normal.

If you open my YouTube home page its nothing but metal bands, production vids, guitar and drum vids as well as video games, racing, sim racing, science and some other long form content. Its hyper specific to my interests.

I helped pull my buddy out of a bit of a ragebait spiral during covid just by showing him my feed and comparing it to his. He never fathomed the depths that YT would drag him to if he didn't curate his algorithm.

The algorithm can be cancer if you engage with cancer. If you pick your content like you pick your fruits at the grocery store you'll have a much better time.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

He never fathomed the depths that YT would drag him to if he didn't curate his algorithm.

100% this. The algorithms are designed to give you what keeps your attention. You need to be careful about what you give attention to.

[-] spaduf@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

It's not that they don't want an algirithm. They just don't want one that's profit motivated.

[-] Sl00k@programming.dev 8 points 6 months ago

As a heavy tiktok user I would probably only use this if it had an algorithmic feed.

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