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If a platform got rid of engagement metrics (e.g.: likes, reposts, reply counts), what would it signal to you? Do those metrics enhance your experience so much that you can't use a tool without it? Is it for someone else (to get sponsorship)?
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Rudy.
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Depends on user expectations, but even if not shown I think those metrics are important to craft an engaging feed. A pure chronological algorithm with hidden likes, reposts, follows(?) would make people use social media less. In which case, you may as well do one of those "offline social" apps
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jacky! is looking for swe work
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I try to think about what it is that keeps me scrolling or posting. And it's fucking engagement. I wrote on the Fediverse how much I dislike it and how hard it is to fight. Like giving up alcohol and smoking was easier than this.
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