The problem with the modern commercial social media is that the features that originally made social media powerful are by now completely diluted.

[rolle@mementomori.social]

The problem with the modern commercial social media is that the features that originally made social media powerful are by now completely diluted.

On Meta platforms and X:

- No hashtags are used any more. They used to be used very loosely: Events, hobbies, FollowFridays, TGIF (Thank God it's Friday) etc...
- People no longer care to follow lots of people
- People do not recommend other people or content to follow
- We do not have genuine interactions, it's one way or controversial

This is because of the recommendation algorithms. They do the heavy lifting so the original features are becoming redundant. People think algorithms can be taught to do things, but in reality algorithm is abusing the power and subjecting and conditioning its users.

Hashtags used to be super useful back in the days on Twittter. The time can be pinpointed to the time before any recommendation algorithms.

This is why I'm so elated about the Fediverse and Mastodon. We bring back the free and natural social web.

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