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Instead of algorithms why don't we create a map of Lemmy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/27216373

Instead of focusing of creating good algorithms to push certain content to users why don't we focus on creating a good map that allows users to find the kind of content they want more easily?

I found this website that created a map of reddit with different countries for different topics and I thought it would translate to lemmy because instances sort of do this already really well.

https://anvaka.github.io/map-of-reddit/

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So maybe like some sort of list of computer instructions -- which tells the computer to generate a map, and then tabulates the data and presents it to the user like...

If only we had a term for this...

Like algoism, or arithmos... something to do with calculation or something...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I never said we shouldn't use algorithms I just think what those algorithms were doing could be different.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You literally said “instead of algorithms”, implying that algorithms would be replaced.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think the problem is that people use "algorithm" to mean "curated social media feed", whereas it actually refers to a kick-ass prog-metal band

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

it also bothers me when people say “my algorithm” to refer to the thing that recommends posts to them. people shouldn’t ever say “my algorithm” unless they personally own a copy of the kick-ass prog-metal band