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Same here. When I hear people talk about how awful some platform is, knowing that it optimizes for their engagement, it feels like an accidental admission of their secret desires.


The secret desires of the default, untuned FYP? Those categories are known quantities to the social algo curious.

Can simply make a new genpop type Twitter account and immediately see them for yourself, the uncurated experience is heartbreaking.




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