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Bluesky now displays replies by 'hotness' (mashable.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by shoulderoforion@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Not everyone is happy about it being the default.

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[โ€“] BMTea@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It biases the first repliers

[โ€“] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on whether it's first-on-top or last-on-top...hot/popular biases engagement in obscure ways we can't see through, which often (always?) ends up favouring trolls and rage-bait.