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0 pointsphotochemsyn2y ago0 comments

I generally have a very low opinion of social media platforms, but I did create a Twitter account for the first time after Musk bought the platform.

My conclusion is that it's basically entertainment, with very little of what I'd call high-quality useful information that deserves further examination (unlike a lot of HN posts, in contrast). I also notice something of a Tik-Tok approach to video being implemented, which is not surprising given Tik-Tok's success (and makes one wonder who exactly it is lobbying so hard for a Tik-Tok ban, and whether it's just a commercial competition issue more than anything else).

As far as the recommendation algorithm, it appears to be a siloing setup - look at content of one particular flavor, it gives you more of that flavor. A 'flush settings' or 'forget browsing history' or 'reset to defaults' button would be useful, if probably not what advertisers want in terms of delivering to target audiences. I suppose setting up multiple accounts is something of a solution, although too much effort to be that interesting.

In terms of news reports, it's broader in scope than traditional corporate media outlets, so that's a plus in its favor. Reliability is perhaps similar (i.e. low).

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lhnz2y ago

You can follow accounts that only post arxiv.org links for ML papers or anything else you're interested in if you want to. If you're only getting entertainment then it says a lot about the original accounts you followed.

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0 pointsphotochemsyn2y ago0 comments

I generally have a very low opinion of social media platforms, but I did create a Twitter account for the first time after Musk bought the platform.

In terms of news reports, it's broader in scope than traditional corporate media outlets, so that's a plus in its favor. Reliability is perhaps similar (i.e. low).