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@judell has thoughts. I agree an algo could help.

So would UX changes like:

1. Browsing RSS style with groupings, counts, scanning, mark as read. Equivalent to timeline filters and lists.
2. Quote toots will make boosts less repetitive .
3. Boost collapse (algo)
4. Show only 1st post in thread.
5. Hide boost/comment option.

I have turned off boosts for about half the people I follow.

@atomicpoet - anything to add?

@jgordon @judell I’m staunchly against relevancy algorithms. I don’t want any particular service to tell me what’s “important “ to read.

That said, I’m fine with people making their own algorithms that sort their feeds as they wish. People should define, themselves, what they believe is important.

Jon Udell

@atomicpoet @jgordon I'm also against imposed/covert algos. I'm for people helping one another organize information flow in social media. That's what I mean by becoming the algorithm.