But don’t you think that even without algorithms, people on social media would have the urge to falsely portray their lives as perfect (or at least exclusively post about the positive aspects thereof) - leading to jealousy, FOMO and negative self-image for some of the viewers?
Why would people view/follow them? “Influencers” only exist because of the algorithms. I’ve seen several try on Mastodon, followed by loud complaining and leaving when they realize that posting a lot of hot takes doesn’t generate followers.
Sounds good, I’ll be taking a look at Pixelfed et al. But what do people post? Photos of food, friends and holidays, like on Instagram back in the day?
But don’t you think that even without algorithms, people on social media would have the urge to falsely portray their lives as perfect (or at least exclusively post about the positive aspects thereof) - leading to jealousy, FOMO and negative self-image for some of the viewers?
Why would people view/follow them? “Influencers” only exist because of the algorithms. I’ve seen several try on Mastodon, followed by loud complaining and leaving when they realize that posting a lot of hot takes doesn’t generate followers.
Sounds good, I’ll be taking a look at Pixelfed et al. But what do people post? Photos of food, friends and holidays, like on Instagram back in the day?
Exactly :)