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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

It's such an easy fix too. Create a separate wall that only contains your friends' OC (not reshared garbage).

It's about 3 posts per day for someone with 200 friends, but I'd take it.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You actually can nearly do that. Facebook inexplicably showed me how a few weeks ago. If a friend reshares something, you'll see it, but it removes all groups, etc. It was stunning how little content actually comes from friends.

On the Facebook site (I'm sure it can be done via app, too, but I didn't look), click on the menu near the top right, then click Feeds (under Social). Then click on Friends on the left.

[–] ndupont@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Wow, is does. Thanks for that

[–] gruvn@lemm.ee 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So... original, unshittified Facebook?

[–] josefo@leminal.space 3 points 16 hours ago

I wonder if a fediverse version of that would resonate with any of my friends and family. Seems like we are where we started with forums, just strangers respectfully taking about their common interests. Social media is indeed dead.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm amazed that's not what FB still is. I apparently bailed before the worst of it because I don't recall seeing random people's posts on my feed.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

Last time I logged into Facebook I noticed a lot of the recommends included feeds of attractive women. I mean, I like women with gyatts, butt clearly their algos have been fine tuned on what kind of content they serve: sexual content and alt-right garbage

I miss the good old days when it was just updates from friends.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Too late for that. We have TikTok now. Everyone needs a new dopamine hit every 3 seconds and god forbid you run out of new things in your feed.

The era of social media IS over. Even if you make a good one.

[–] J52@lemmy.nz 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I'm here. Ain't no billions of people rushing to join us.

[–] J52@lemmy.nz 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] bender223@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

Agree. Lemmy doesn't need to have as many users as other platforms to be good.

If ppl can't understand what's so good about Lemmy then they are just suckers who deserve to be taken advantage of by corporations.