Discoverability in this context meaning the ability to more effectively find public communities/people of interest. Alongside improving this however, respecting people's decisions on whether and how they may be found, if at all.

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[–] MajikalMonkey2000@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think algorithms are fine if they're completely transparent and customizable. Knowing exactly why you're seeing what you're seeing and being able to choose different 'lenses' to view the fediverse through would be awesome. Just having some mixable sorting options would make a big difference on the microblog side.

I suppose we have some choice as certain fediverse platforms handle this slightly differently. However, I think a focus on user-driven algorithms could make these platforms even more compelling than they already are.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

I think algorithms are fine if they're completely transparent and customizable.

I think a focus on user-driven algorithms could make these platforms even more compelling than they already are.

Yeah, algorithms can be a problem when they are optimized for user-retention and profit, but algorithms aren't inherently evil. "New", "Top 24h", "Scaled", and "Hot", are all (simple) algorithms. More sorting and filtering options would be great.