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some people on here have been complaining for a while about a supposed problem the site has—that when the people they follow share the same post, they have to see that post more than once. and, to add insult to injury, it means they have to scroll faster. can you believe that?! anyway, some people are very upset about it. so upset that they'll make a whiny post about the issue. ironically, these posts are basically identical to each other

#"why aren't other people curating MY timeline?"

Damien @eramdam6/25/2024, 6:04 PM

more people should learn that it's okay and fine and valid and nobody will come knock on their door if they just silence a post they're tired of seeing N times. I do that shit all the time, it's fine, nobody will sue you.

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Cania @Cania6/25/2024, 5:45 PM

i do find it annoying but understanding that it's not a real problem and the limited resources the team has, i fully understand why they have not tackled this frankly incredibly complex issue

nicky flowers @nicky6/25/2024, 5:46 PM

would that ur perspective on the matter were more common

It's Dr.　　　　　　　　 Tim @wgwgsa6/25/2024, 5:51 PM

is there literally any social media site where this is not the case? genuinely, i cannot think of one. maybe if the feeds are algo'd to hell and back (facebook, threads, et al.) but this happens all the time on twitter and tumblr; much worse there! baffling thing to focus on

nicky flowers @nicky6/25/2024, 5:53 PM

it's really odd because i remember someone saying something like "no other website has this issue" ???

It's Dr.　　　　　　　　 Tim @wgwgsa6/25/2024, 5:55 PM

guy who's only used tiktok voice: that's weird. this website is nothing like tiktok

philosophy major (derogatory (reclamative))@nullpat6/25/2024, 6:59 PM

that's actually true for me but I just chalk it up to 15 years of following and unfollowing on twitter meaning that my timeline there was a lot more randomly spread out whereas here I'm following more people who repost from eachother

fredy @cosmoline6/25/2024, 5:58 PM

"mark post as read" button that silences the post

alexa @amelyssan6/25/2024, 6:05 PM

you know what we need to deal with this? a "recommended" sort for the feed. maybe even make it the default. maybe even phase out the chronological feed. also toss in sponsored posts. and don't forget to amplify the posts that are more likely to be ragebait

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