This post begins as a criticism of the idea that "the fediverse holds this very specific opinion" and evolves into a discussion about chronological feeds where "you replace algorithmic amplification with sheer volume. If those same 3% of vocal, toxic, aggrieved accounts are posting twenty times a day while the 97% of us post once or twice, who dominates your timeline?" It's a fair criticism - I've found the same effect in my RSS feeds, which is why when I built my own, I privileged accounts that post infrequently. In this post jaz-michael king makes a case for curation, but what's missing though is a consideration of how we should be able to shape our own algorithms (which is essentially what I did) rather than rely on the platform or the machine.
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