i think one of them is: karma
A advanced enough Automod.
Any kind of algorithm that determines what I see. I get to cultivate my own experience by collecting what I like and muting/blocking what I don’t. I don’t need a script that says, “Oh, I see you stopped for a moment to check the comments on a single post on c/roombaswithfeet. Here’s a nonstop barrage of everything else in that community and all related communities.”
2% accounts decide the majority of content that we see.
I dislike this only because algorithm has a bad name now. New is an algorithm. Top is an algorithm. Hot and active are both more complex algorithms.
You don’t want personalized algorithms or tracking.
I know it’s pedantic and words change over time but after taking the class on Algorithms it just bugs me. Any math equation is an algorithm.
I was a data analyst/engineer in the government when we got told our government wanted a list of all algorithms used across government.
We had to seek clarity on that one, in the end it turned out there was media attention around computer decision making in application processes and they were wanting to track that.
Trust them to require a paragraph of reasoning around every
ifstatement
Tbf, the “Hot” feed does use an algorithm, though a simple one that simply weights the upvotes on new posts higher. Plus you’re not required to use that feed
I would like to stand up for the real meaning of the word “algorithm” - there’s a sorting algorithm which shows you the most recent posts, for example. Indeed, the default “hot” sort is already a more advanced algorithm which uses votes and time to show you what is likely to be “good” as decided by users. It’s just not driven by AI or subtle data about how you navigate the page.
I actually think Mastodon could use a better algorithm to help old but interesting posts get a chance since I’m not checking it every minute… But how to do it in a way that doesn’t suck is hard. Of course, there’s an easy way to avoid it becoming a dark pattern, which is to keep it fully optional.
I think you mean hidden or secretive algorithms with malicious agendas and dark patterns like how the corporate social media systems work. Yes, those would suck.
I like the current list of algorithm options that work as described.
One button to AI generate your posts.
Ads
Unpopular take: dumb, non-targetted, ads could create revenue for server providers which may increase service quality and availability
I’d rather walk away from Lemmy.
If ads started to come on Lemmy, I would just stop using Lemmy itself and do everything through RSS.
If RSS would not work anymore, I would probably just leave.
It could also alienate your audience when you inevitable shift towards the more profitable side, which is beeing business friendly and not human friendly.
Agree and only if theres a shift. Distrowatch has had ads for decades for example
Remember: eventually YOU pay for the ads. And ads are ALWAYS targeted , there is no such thing as non-targeted ads.
By targetting, I’m talking about serving different ads to different users. Of course when an ad is created it targets a specific audience but thats not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about collecting user data for the purpose of targeting them with specific ads.
Ie- User is a young male, so show sports betting ads vs this is an ad for a vpn, serve it to everyone
look at 4chan’s ads for an example of non targeted ads
Every post has an AI summary of the comments pinned at the top. You can’t disable it. It hallucinates.
has AI summary
it hallucinates
Why did you repeat that line?
Dick pic sharing button, believe it or not was shot down.
Do I need one uploaded or does it just share a random dick pic? If it’s the latter I see why it was shot down, people would just be spamming that thing
That’s a shame, Lemmy needs more dick pics.
Round corners, purple background, you know, “new” design.
You know you can use any front-end you want for Lemmy, right?
I like Photon personally.
It’s funny you say that, my front end has material you and I just changed my wallpaper.
Embedded MIDIs
I was there, Gandalf. My speakers still forgotten near full volume from my earlier Napster binge.
*Actually I remember one single time this was awesome.
I was into this webcomic called Life of Riley, and it was finally hitting the series climax where the main zeitgeist had broken free from Lillith’s mind control and turned on her releasing a burst of his aura at her with the sfx noise, “SHA!”
And on that single strip they embedded Initial D’s crazy for love just right so that just as you’re reading that panel (probably hopefully), the song goes “SHA!” and starts building to its crescendo as the fight is ramping up.
Shit was fire
My GeoCities site had some dope midis
A button which makes a random person on the planet paralyzed.
A one-time button for only one person at a time. If you press it, someone you don’t know will die, but you will receive ten million dollars.
Then the button moves on to the next person. Someone you don’t know.
[Ominous music]
That would fast lead to humanity extinction. There are also people risking a 50/50 chance
I’m not an authority on the story, but I interpreted it to mean that those who reject the button/refuse to press it are not eligible to be killed by it. The first person to use the button might kill a random person (although I like to think that it just doesn’t take a life then), but after that, it just kills the previous button presser.
Ahhh, got it. Well then someone would press the button and use as much of his money as needed to find the next person that is supposed to press it. And right in the moment kills this person and stops the game forever.
Still, would be a really terrible feature
Karma, a full JavaScript interface that is flashy, and an AI auto moderator. We must imitate reddit if we want to destroy Lemmy properly /s
A “helpful assistant” button for writing comments.
A 1:1 redesign that copies New Reddit.
I don’t see how one more shitty frontend for lemmy would ruin anything. Just add it to the pile.
If it became mandatory, I feel like it kinda would actually.
But you could only do that on the instance level, so people could just switch or setup their own instance that uses a different frontend. There is no way to force a specific UI on all of lemmy.
Good thing it’s just a made up hypothetical!
paid posts (lol)
The app kicks you in the balls every time you scroll past a post without reading it.
Owww!
3d avatar - social
that one avatar with no feet
