I often wonder about the actual context of discussions around "the algorithm". Do I want an algorithm that is better at...

A. showing me the best content?
B. getting me the widest distribution?

It's such a difficult discussion to have in public, because 

1. No one in the 1% that creates content is ready to accept these two directions may be conflicting, ie. that my content is not that great.

2. The typical 90% that is mostly reading/liking is obviously in favor of A, but they are (by definition) not vocal.

3. Even between the 1-10% of users who post content, some are interested in writing (they want to share, and usually they only care about a few, specific, users reading them, their circle) and those who are interested in getting read (they will create based on what gets them attention).

Good luck to anyone trying to reconcile all these in a public discourse.

When you're casting: give me the widest distribution!

When you're scrolling: show me only the stuff I want to see

Distribution ideally doesn’t come at the cost of quality content (subjective). I’m not interested in gym girl slop. Thankfully the mute button exists. 

I’d rather stay in cozy corners, personally. 

I recognize this does not suit a VC-backed platform strategy though. 

New clients may solve this in time.

No distribution, no new users, no growth. :)

I would just tend towards the latter. 

Not seeing gym girls at the top of my feed every time i open the app supersedes my desire for distribution. 

There’s enough engagement bait slop on other platforms. [many of us] are here to escape that type of content.

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Just show them my casts. I will be happy and they will (obviously!!!) be happy to. Fixed.

the challenge is average user only sees X casts per day

let's say X = 200

and then there's the total number of casts from people you follow, Y

Y = 2000

Which casts do you show them?

And then how do you decide to give a boost to new people to get discovered?

If you show everyone my casts, you cover both, right?

I mean, yeah -- why should these be mutually exclusive? :P

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TBH my ideal is that my casts only reach the people who really want to see them

Likewise, I only want the stuff I really want to see

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I would like this behaviour as well.  Recast for discovery of new users and channels.

It’s probably not going to move the needle enough for new users, though.

I'm going to be honest I'm dying to see people I don't follow in my home feed! Specifically things being recasted by people I follow. Expected behavior is more like Twitter I think in that regard

This is product work in a nutshell.

I don’t always agree with you but I’m just happy you have an opinion.

as hard as looking left and right at the same time to balance

I'm far from an expert on this topic. However, upper link doesn't seems to be the post effective. I'm not sure the question is about making kings/queens because this is where legacy social network failed (despite this is definitely a cool power). Algo or not this is the question.

On the other hand, horizontal link could be worth to investigate more. Keep me updated with people I interacted onchain with a proportion consistent with their place in my interaction. It will provide a constant rediscovery feeling. Then add 33% of discovery on what people interacting onchain with same creators in a similar way than my in a proportion depending on similarity.

I think I'd be happy. In app algo isn't enough, follow are scattered, onchain data isn't.

It would be nice if this (both) coincided

Casting a wide net, but only catching curated fish.

casting wide opens the gates for discovery, scrolling narrow tunes your signal in the cosmic noise. balance is the key to navigating the social universe with purpose and freedom.