On Tue, Sep 5, 2023, 3:18 AM Bob Frankston via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote:
> The other problem is too many places to check so I don't bother. The best (though eventually something that was prone to stifling by walled gardens) approach to this problem was one attempted by FriendFeed. Unfortunately FB understood the danger of something like it existing, bought it and put it to death. > > At least email floats by in my stream and I've developed my own tools to > help with that -- something platforms like Facebook and Musker see as > existential threats. > Right. If the users developed a habit of seeing only what they wanted to see, how could these companies push advertisements and recommended algorithmic content at the user to encourage longer engagement? Thaths
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