“De-Algofy”: Becoming More Resilient To Robot Recommendations

I’ve had this article idea rattling around in my head for a bit, but given the state of, well, everything, i think now’s maybe a good time to lay it down. I used to be a huge proponent of social media, back in the early oughts and naughties (aughts and

The ChillennialThe Chillennial

The Chillenial is a local friend from Mastodon, and I really like his tips here on "de-algofying". A lot of posts about removing the algorithm are more focused on very techy infosec practices, and I feel like the recommendations here are more aimed at getting value out of the Internet the old-fashioned way.

You don't need Facebook groups or Instagram hashtags to find your people - you just need to go out and find the people powered sites that still exist, and frequent those instead. And you will often find that these "hidden" sites carry higher quality conversations - they may be actively moderated, or perhaps the user base is more mature in their discussions. And those sites in turn might have non-web-based communities, such as Discord servers or, if you're really deep in the murky depths, IRC.

Worth taking a read and thinking about what you want how out of the Internet.