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Instead of algorithms why don't we create a map of Lemmy?

cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/27216373

Instead of focusing of creating good algorithms to push certain content to users why don’t we focus on creating a good map that allows users to find the kind of content they want more easily?

I found this website that created a map of reddit with different countries for different topics and I thought it would translate to lemmy because instances sort of do this already really well.

anvaka.github.io/map-of-reddit/

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PugJesus ,

A neat idea. How do we decide who goes where though?

Sanctus ,
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Maybe a division by interests, and that way a country could still be a category

Danterious OP ,

The map up above checks how similar two subreddits are by checking how much overlap the people that comment in both communities there is. It could be the same as that or maybe something different.

The easiest would be to have countries similar to how it had in the map of reddit be the instances and show the connections between subscribers maybe.

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AsudoxDev ,
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Subreddits? They are called communities here.

Danterious OP ,

I know I was talking about how the map I linked to worked which is based on reddit.

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AsudoxDev ,
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Oh ok. Mb

kitnaht ,

So maybe like some sort of list of computer instructions – which tells the computer to generate a map, and then tabulates the data and presents it to the user like…

If only we had a term for this…

Like algoism, or arithmos… something to do with calculation or something…

Danterious OP ,

I never said we shouldn’t use algorithms I just think what those algorithms were doing could be different.

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xigoi ,
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You literally said “instead of algorithms”, implying that algorithms would be replaced.

smeg ,

I think the problem is that people use “algorithm” to mean “curated social media feed”, whereas it actually refers to a kick-ass prog-metal band

affiliate ,

it also bothers me when people say “my algorithm” to refer to the thing that recommends posts to them. people shouldn’t ever say “my algorithm” unless they personally own a copy of the kick-ass prog-metal band

ericjmorey ,
@ericjmorey@discuss.online avatar

How would this help? What is the problem this addresses?

Danterious OP ,

People say they have problems with discoverability. A map will help people find the content they want faster.

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ericjmorey ,
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Discoverablility of what?

Danterious OP ,

Good communities, insightful posts, etc.

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Jimmycakes ,

You just search what you like. I’m not following how you need to discover?

ThoGot ,

For that you first have to know everything that you might like by name

blue_berry ,
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I think its a cool idea. I had a similar idea once: …wordpress.com/…/floo-network-anouncement/ but for the whole social web instead of just Lemmy.

Its interesting, it could get overwhelming easily though. Maybe this could be solved by only showing instances of a certain size?

linearchaos ,
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Don’t get me wrong, I love the map, The 2/3 of the names on there don’t really do the subject of the communities justice.

Spot ,
@Spot@startrek.website avatar

I like it! I don’t know to look for something if I don’t know it exists yet. Something like this would really help with browsing.

Blaze ,
@Blaze@feddit.org avatar

For discoverability, !newcommunities has regular threads

Danterious OP ,

Yeah and !trendingcommunities

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rglullis ,
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Am I a joke to you?

Blaze ,
@Blaze@feddit.org avatar

I forgot the project explicitly mentioned “map of communities in the Fediverse” ha ha

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