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Makes as much sense as "I tried email, but it seems to be just Tankies who use it"
Your email has an algorithmic feed?
Lemmy doesn't have an algorithm tho. You either browse all comms your instance is federated with, or those you've explicitly subscribed to.
So a set of predefined filters decide the subset of data I will see on the fediverse?
I think there's a word for personalized data feeds.
It doesn't 'personalize' it for you though, you do that for yourself
All the default sorting algorithms do is sort by basic global metrics like time and activity - anything else is done by the user (blocking, subscribing, ect) and the instance (federation or banning).
People misunderstand just how broad a term 'algorithm' actually is.
It's got an inbox and a spam folder and I use the client to subscribe to RSS feeds. Email and lemmy have more in common than they have differences.
You're using an open source platform bud, you have complete control over your 'algorithmic' feed. People just seem to want control over other people's feeds, too.
Yeah no
Email isn't really community oriented.