I don’t plan on using Threads indefinitely, but I am curious about the user experience, both good and bad. The algorithmic timeline is so puzzling to me. Despite following people who are posting, I first always see posts from people I’m not following. Seems overly tuned to the popular.

Jordon Wadlington

the algorithmic timeline is so confusing to me, too. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it and the only thing I can come up with is it must be like someone who channel surfs TV: not looking for anything in particular, just killing time.

(which is exactly the opposite of how I watch TV, as well)

Bob Loftin

@manton Thanks for doing the heavy lifting on this. There’s no way I’m even getting involved in that. I’m sure it’s a mess.

Frank Reiff

@manton So a company whose major asset is a social graph is building a product that just ignores it.. interesting.

Tim

@manton I feel like I’d get fed random accounts IF the people I follow haven’t posted recently. When they have, the show up on top.

I don’t like algo timelines, but in some ways this one is an interesting take.

Manton Reece

@maique Perhaps I’m not using it often enough to get through the recommended accounts. It will also show posts from people I’m not following if those posts have replies from people I am following. I get the logic there.

Chris Adamson

@manton I'm basically only using Threads to accumulate a list of accounts to follow from here once Threads hooks up ActivityPub.

Manton Reece

@invalidname 👍 If Threads really does make account portability work, in theory we’ll be able to migrate followers automatically. We’ll see!

Joe Muscara

I’m using it WAY less than I would had they not cluttered the feed with both posts from “I don’t know why I’m seeing this” and “oh, someone I follow replied.” If those things change or they give me an option to change them, I might check more often.

Simon Woods

I noticed a younger person who works for Meta say “It’s 2023 who wants a chronological feed”. This is no surprise since the company has been establishing their products as “the web” for people over the past twenty years — seriously: Twenty. Years. 💀 — and I think a lot of people consider an algorithmic timeline to be the obvious default option.

Chris Grayson

I only check in on Threads a couple times a day, and when I do, I’m served posts directly posted, reposted, or commented on by people I follow. once those are caught up, then I start seeing algorithmic posts. but! if I ever do the pull-to-refresh, then I get algorithmic posts from the top

Brandon

@invalidname @manton This is exactly what I’m doing! I’m hoping the ActivityPub integration comes soon.

Manton Reece @manton
Lightbox Image