> algorithmically generated feeds based on engagement
This is one thing that really gets me.
Your feed is based on engagement. It doesn't have to be GOOD engagement, just engagement.
So when you angrily reply to a tweet you hate, that's engagement. You will be shown more content that makes you angry.
Most of the things people complain about in terms of what Twitter shows them, I don't experience. I don't follow people I hate, and if someone quote-tweets, I avoid replying. Definitely don't click the original tweet to see what other people have said.
It was. And I agree that plays a part. But Desktops are, by nature, much less accessible. Even a laptop is.
You didnt have people nearly as commonly doomscrolling on the subway on the way to work, or in the car, or in the living room around family, when the computer was restricted to a specific space/time etc.
agreed, chronological feeds have a visible signal to users telling them how far they've scrolled. If you're seeing posts from Feb of the past year, you've been scrolling too long.
Ad-based social apps (all of them) replaced that with algorithmic, so you have no real signifier of how long you've spent scrolling.
Tiktok takes this one step further by stripping the date from the videos.
This is one thing that really gets me.
Your feed is based on engagement. It doesn't have to be GOOD engagement, just engagement.
So when you angrily reply to a tweet you hate, that's engagement. You will be shown more content that makes you angry.
Most of the things people complain about in terms of what Twitter shows them, I don't experience. I don't follow people I hate, and if someone quote-tweets, I avoid replying. Definitely don't click the original tweet to see what other people have said.