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> is this just something wacky with my algorithm?

Yes.

Your training data for algorithmically answering the question of “what will they engage habitually with next?” is ten years old.

They’re almost certainly not resting on this usecase,

coasting on you adding a new friend, or replying to some messages, or doing SOMETHING to steer the “recent context” part of the algorithm.

Which you’re probably not doing, right?

Anyway: coolest blog of the month award. Love the different-design-per-post trend!



almost certainly not testing*




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