[xg15]

> all the evidence suggests that most people strongly prefer automated curation.

What evidence would that be?

I don't think having to actively force a feature on your audience is a good sign that they prefer it.

[s17n]

Platforms based on automated curation thriving while platforms based on manual curation wither. If Facebook gave people the opportunity to turn off the algorithmic feed, and they took it... they'd just spend all their time on TikTok instead.