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Whenever I scroll through, I feel like the algorithms just feed me what I want to see. How do you format your feed to make sure you're seeing what the other side is actually thinking? (piefed.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Allah@piefed.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Depends on the platform. Lemmy has no algorithms, just different sorting

[–] autriyo@feddit.org 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which if you wanna be pedantic, are also some form of algorithms, just way more transparent.

[–] mech@feddit.org 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I do want to be pedantic, and a simple sort doesn't satisfy the definition of Recommender systems, which is what the word "algorithm" means in this context.
Yes, sorting is an algorithm in the mathematical or CS sense, but I'd argue that the word has split into two meanings by now.

[–] autriyo@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough, I started studying for Engineering recently, and by now I've definitely have some math brainrot.

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Cs bachelor here, xd

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Either way you're sorting. The difference is what value you're using the sort by.

[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Uhm ackfctckthually, sorting algorithms ARE algorithms

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Well,ackkkktually a cooking recipe is also an algorithm, but you get what I meant xd