Curating who you follow to make sure your feed is as enjoyable as possible, is a thing that people don't talk about enough. They're so used to algorithms on facebook just showing them what it thinks they want, that it takes a bit to get use to have to play a role in it again.
THIS 100%. It’s a proper things that needs consideration. I was my feed to be quality and diverse.
I’m not always reading them all, but I’m certainly voting for the stuff I really like. And I want to find more of that stuff.
You’re totally right that we’re so used to the algorithm showing us what we think we want to see.
But I feel like if we dig a little deeper we can uncover more and build more meaningful relationships with content creators.
Absolutely! Sure maybe Tiktok has managed to draw more people in with their addictive dopamine triggers, but I don't get anything out of my use of Tiktok. Hive is about as addictive as a hammer, it's not! It's instead rewarding what you can build with it, and the rewards to literally get as a result.
It's short term satisfaction, vs doing what is best for us. Sure I like sugar once in awhile, but I still eat mostly healthy foods because I know the results of eating nothing but sugar.
Great analogy!