• AskewLord@piefed.social
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    18 hours ago

    no, i get the homepage the algorithm forces down my throat, despite my interests.

    which is why i don’t use reddit or other social media platforms anymore.

    your attitude is precise what i am calling out. I saw words you don’t like, so you want to dismiss it with personal attacks, because your petty need to dismiss and attack a viewpoint on things that makes you uncomfortable and doesn’t agree with your beliefs. for you ‘positive’ is things that only reflect your per-existing beliefs and biases, you’re just isolating yourself from the wider world.

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      18 hours ago

      lol, there’s no “algorithm” forcing anything. You see what you subscribe to. Stop blaming others for your own choices.

      And pointing out that you’re wrong isn’t “a personal attack“— but calling me names because you don’t like that is. If you don’t care for that, perhaps you should think before you speak.

      • AskewLord@piefed.social
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        18 hours ago

        that’s not how the internet works dude. you are clinging to a belief that simple isn’t true.

        but that’s pretty common on here, just like on reddit or real life. people cling to untruths because it makes them feel better or superior or something. Like using Linux is some form of social liberation or something… lol

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          17 hours ago

          But it is how the fediverse works dude. you really shouldn’t talk about stuff you don’t have at least a basic understanding of, at least while being as condescending as you are currently.

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          18 hours ago

          Lmao, like I need some Rando on Lemmy to tell me “how the Internet works“

          Grow up kid

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            17 hours ago

            Again here you are minimizing the person you’re speaking with by calling them a kid.

            This is suppose to be a place to discuss things. Avoid these attacks. Or just don’t come here if you can’t discuss topics without resorting to personal attacks.

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              17 hours ago

              I didn’t call anyone “a kid”, they were addressed as “kid”

              you have a habit of seeing only what you want regardless of reality, and then blaming others for pointing that out.

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      17 hours ago

      There is no “algorithm” except if you sort by all, you get all, sorted by timestamp; if you choose “subscribed”, you get your subscribed communities, sorted by timestamp (both subject to “interesting” sorting when federation glitches out). It’s not like facebook or twitter where the “algorithm” is programmed to maximize engagement.

      There was no personal attack in the completely true statement that in the fediverse, you get the front page YOU yourself choose, starting with choosing where you create your account because it defines what other servers your home instance connects to for federation.

      Your understanding of the technical basis of the fediverse is lacking - and this is not a personal attack, it is what you publicly demonstrate.