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		exitb on Feb 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My experiment in phonelessness was a failure, and ... Note that there’s an anti-social element right in the algorithm. Stories that have more comments than upvotes are actively pushed off the front page.

tayo42 on Feb 8, 2024 [–]

Probably has the unintended side effect of always keeping new stuff on the front page like other social media does.

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