This is the exact reason I had to turn off notifications on Facebook. I would find myself going in and then getting mad over the articles it fed me. It’s kind of sad bc I remember the days when Facebook was just a timeline of friends and family, but now the default is articles, ads, and the occasional page you follow or friend. I get why it changed. The algorithm knows that if it feeds you articles that will get a response either negative or positive you are more likely to interact with it and thus stay on the platform longer. But I miss the days of seeing a friend’s vacation or status about what’s going on in their lives. I know there’s a friend’s feed, but then I lose out on the pages I actually like to follow too of my favorite show or a hobby.
This is the exact reason I had to turn off notifications on Facebook. I would find myself going in and then getting mad over the articles it fed me. It’s kind of sad bc I remember the days when Facebook was just a timeline of friends and family, but now the default is articles, ads, and the occasional page you follow or friend. I get why it changed. The algorithm knows that if it feeds you articles that will get a response either negative or positive you are more likely to interact with it and thus stay on the platform longer. But I miss the days of seeing a friend’s vacation or status about what’s going on in their lives. I know there’s a friend’s feed, but then I lose out on the pages I actually like to follow too of my favorite show or a hobby.