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[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Depends how broad your definition of algorithm is. Is sort by upvotes an algorithm? I say no but sort by hot is.

So it is possible by this definition to have a feed without any algorithm.

[-] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Is sort by upvotes an algorithm?

Any sorting at all can only happen through one of the following:

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago

This is (theoretically) a programmer forum. I use the programmer definition. By that definition, not having an algorithm is nonsense.

[-] freeman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

So garbage in garbage out.

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