Khuda@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoIs it possible to design a social media app or service that rather than focuses on farming engagement, it tries to promote quality content?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down19
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareIs it possible to design a social media app or service that rather than focuses on farming engagement, it tries to promote quality content?Khuda@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI wouldn’t say that upvotes always mean quality, they could also just indicate mass appeal while quality but niche content is hidden that way.
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI never said they did. Just that they tended to be more correlated with quality than downvotes or replies.
I wouldn’t say that upvotes always mean quality, they could also just indicate mass appeal while quality but niche content is hidden that way.
I never said they did. Just that they tended to be more correlated with quality than downvotes or replies.