I immediately opt out of any platform that aggressively tries to decide what content I consume.
Comment on How I fell out of love with Facebook(2004-2024)
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
They arbitrarily decided which of my friends’ updates to show me, then started showing me more ads and “promoted content” (read: culture war incitement) than what’s going on with my friends. Lame.
Glide@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Yeah I just wanna see pictures of my friends’ pets and art. Not posts trying to bait me in to arguing about whether or not She-Hulk should be twerking. 🙄 (She should btw)
spizzat2@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I definitely remember when they started showing things I didn’t ask for, and I thought “I don’t like that!”
It took a little while, but I eventually started to play “how far can I scroll before I get something I didn’t ask for?”
Shortly after that, I realized I actually had to start playing “how far until I get something I did ask for?”.
Once I realized that, I cut back significantly. I still go from time to time when I’m stuck waiting in line or something, but itbroke my daily habit. I miss what it used to be, but I certainly don’t miss what it is.