drafted this - I think - a week ago.
Two weeks ago I've turned off all notifications in Warpcast. No news anymore when something gets posted in a channel or by a specific person. I noticed I was relying too much on the algorithm to feed me content. I stopped exploring channels and people.
Soon my feed turned homogenous. The same pfps showed up. All nice people. All people whose content I enjoy, but I felt I was further restricting myself. What now? An ever-growing list of channels I follow? Back to notifications? No way!
After returning from dropping the kids to school, the number in the red notification circle was 33. Thirthy-three things I should be looking at after being away from Warpcast for 1 hour? Also why is the circle red, what is so urgent about it? And what does it do to my status if I know who liked my cast? Half the people I don't know. I could dm them all. But ahhhhhh I got work to do, posts to write for X and Medium, a team review to prepare, slides to get ready, a submission for Farcon lighting talk (am I the only one always associated con with con-artist and never with conference?).
My take is this: We're drowning in information and platforms like Farcaster can help us curate content. One way to curate content is to follow people or channels. But something is missing and I haven't nailed it yet.
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Navigating the info overload, @kbc turned off all notifications on Warpcast. Instead of relying on algorithms, they explored channels and content more actively. Yet, the content still feels homogenous. Believes platforms like Farcaster can help curate content, but an essential ingredient is missing.