In light of all the studies linking the "endless scrolling" mechanism as well as suggestion algorithms to actual health risks (literally brainrot) I'd love to see a fedi client that gets rid of it in favour of a design that merely shows you what you haven't seen yet, in chronological order, separated into multiple pages.
If there isn't anything new - well, empty window with "come back later :)" it is!
Make social media an experience that can end.
#SocialMedia #Addiction #Health
@Natanox π€ for users with than a handful of follows that look at the fediverse a healthy low number of times a week, wouldn't there always be more that you haven't seen than you can reasonably read in a healthy social media session?
Seems like algorithmically identifying a small number of likely relevant posts from a variety of people you follow would be the healthier approach. Chronological isn't more healthy, it's just a different algorithm showing a differently limited slice. Trying to see everything new is the addiction.
@saraislet An algorithm that tries to determine what you want or should see is equally bad and harmful. No matter how well designed, it will inadvertantly create bubbles and warp opinions as seen on commercial social media.
With chronological timelines there at least isn't anything hidden from you, although I agree it's simply too much most of the time. However that is where multiple pages come into play, they purposefully disrupt the scrolling (and dopamine rush) to open a decision window.
@Natanox chronological timelines are also algorithms, also bubbles, and also hide things from you. Every algorithm has tradeoffs, and some are more harmful than others
@saraislet @Natanox Algorithms aren't necessarily bad, just lack of transparency in what they do. And the option for chronological (in case you choose) is necessary for full transparency
