Patrick Dubroy
@dubroy
Thinking about hijack.social and @andy_matuschak's notion of _programmable attention_.

One observation: In a feed-mediated world, *we should all own our own algorithm*.

Apple could make this happen. When will iOS include a native feed that subsumes the others?
Jan 9, 2021 · 10

In the 2000s, security was a selling point for Apple (vs malware-invested Windows machines).

Now, it’s privacy.

Next, attention?

I don’t think the networks would expose their feed data. I’m thinking the meta-algorithm that determines where my attention goes.

“Instagram in the morning.” “No more than 15m per day on Twitter.” etc

mobile.twitter.com/borismus/statu…

Like an ad exchange, Instagram, Twitter, etc. would all bid for the next spot in my iOS feed.

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