I’ve been thinking about how we could potentially enhance the Lemmy experience, and I wonder if anyone else sees potential in incorporating a feature similar to Bluesky’s Custom Feeds or Mastodon’s Fedialgo?

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Here’s my thought process:

Why Custom Feeds?

User Empowerment: Custom feeds allow users to tailor their experience, moving beyond the limitations of chronological or “popular” sorting.

Discovery: They can help users find content and communities they might not encounter otherwise.

Flexibility: Users could create feeds based on specific interests, keywords, or even complex criteria.

New User Onboarding: Many new users join Lemmy from algorithm-driven platforms like Xitter, Reddit, Tiktok, Instagram, Bluesky, etc. and may find the manual nature of Lemmy’s current feed system limiting. Custom feeds could help to smooth that transition.

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Bluesky’s Approach

Bluesky’s implementation of Custom Feeds is particularly interesting:

Users can create and share their own algorithm-driven feeds

It promotes algorithmic transparency and user choice

The feature has been well-received for its innovative approach to content curation

https://bsky.social/about/blog/7-27-2023-custom-feeds

https://bsky.social/about/blog/3-30-2023-algorithmic-choice

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/26/23739174/bluesky-custom-feeds-algorithms-twitter-alternative

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Mastodon’s Fedialgo

Alternatively, we could look at Fedialgo, which:

Allows for custom feed creation within the Mastodon ecosystem

Is open-source and federated, aligning well with Lemmy’s principles

https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/fedialgo

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Potential Implementation for Lemmy

User-Created Algorithms: Allow users to define their own feed algorithms using a simple interface.

Shareable Feeds: Enable users to share their custom feeds, fostering community curation.

Integration with Lemmy’s Existing Features: Ensure the custom feeds work well with Lemmy’s communities and cross-instance functionality.

Open-Source Approach: Keep the feature open-source and possibly federated, in line with Lemmy’s ethos.

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I, unfortunately, do not have the time, energy, or knowledge to be able to attempt something like this.

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What do you all think?

Could this be a valuable addition to Lemmy?

I’d love to hear your thoughts, concerns, or ideas for potential implementation.