I'm just worried a lack of content discovery, (foss) algorithms, other features and consistent development will have an adverse effect on this new growth. I'm glad that Dan finally got the apps on the stores at a critical moment though or we wouldn't even be here.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

This is the issue. These apps don't use algorithms that made the apps they are meant to replace popular in the first place. People may come, but I fear they won't stay when it's not an exact clone of what they know.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

At the very least though, at least the algorithms are open source so we know exactly how hot, rising, and scaled are sorted in Lemmy at least and so people who want those algorithms can choose if they wish and those who don’t want them don’t have to have them.

We should train people to mindfully find content. Content discovery algorithms just encourage shitposting. Just put the top posts by favorites or boosts or whatever they are called on Pixelfed in a special trending feed and then just sort your follows by chronological and local by chronological. But as long as their is options, I won’t complain.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Searching hashtags needs to have sort options to make that happen. I want to see most recent and top liked too.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

Only enough people need to stay to make it a viable alternative for many. And even if it’s just the first step in migration away from Twitter/Meta then that’s still at least a step taken.