#i check the fyp for novelty. not for posts i've already seen | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

sudoscience · 1 year ago

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I don't remember if I've posted about this before (if I have, I couldn't find the post), but I've been wondering lately why I keep getting notifications from blogs that don't follow me on posts I didn't make. I thought it was a glitch at first, but I think maybe it's just coming from the For You Page? I don't know when they changed this (I only check the FYP when my dash is really slow), but it shows reblogs now, and not just original posts. Plus, I know [tumblr] is making the FYP the default for new users now. That's gotta be where these strangers are coming from. I guess I'm in their orbits or something.

#it also shows posts from people i already follow #which to me seems like it kinda defeats the point?#if i wanted to see posts from the people i follow i would look at my dash #i check the fyp for novelty. not for posts i've already seen #at least it's still proof that tumblr's algorithm is dogshit i guess #seems like the fyp is like 90% spoilers for the shows my mutuals watch that i haven't seen yet (and therefore have never posted about)#i mean. they know what tags i use the most. and what tags are on the posts i interact with #so why does it feel like the “for YOU page” is really the “for your mutuals page”?#uh...#for you page? more like... for USELESS page! zing #my post #hellsite (derogatory)

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