A few years ago I deleted my Facebook account. Not deactivated. Deleted. Lost all my friends, posts, history, etc. (I took a backup first.) I only signed back in a couple years ago to use Facebook Marketplace to sell things. Anyway, I have a few “friends” (some are actual friends) now but the algorithm is remarkably bad compared to what I remember it being in 2008 or even 2018 when I deleted.
I signed in recently, here’s a list of the first 19 posts. Assume any groups listed are not ones I follow unless otherwise indicated.
- Post from my wife’s aunt
- Cycling group
- Thirst trap reels
- Baby products group
- Wildlife group
- Catholic memes group (?)
- Cringeworthy neighborhood group I do follow (sometimes under duress)
- “Mindset space” group(?)
- A genuine post from someone I actually know!
- Post from the same aunt
- Post from one of my wife’s cousins
- Post from someone I actually know!
- Post from someone I actually know!
- Post from someone I actually know!
- Container construction group
- Packers group
- “Underground on top” group (?)
- Environmental group
- Thirst trap post group
I really feel like I remember there being more genuine people around there. This stuff must be really compelling but I generally won’t scroll this long to see something useful.