“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.

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    8 hours ago

    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.

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      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?