> dynamic home page which is mostly items that have been liked by many, but includes a mix of some that haven't made that threshold yet. Maybe instead of pure likes it could be a ratio of likes to views.

You've just invented much-hated engagement-maxxing The Algorithm.

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sdwr 2 days ago | parent [-]

If you want to go one step further, how about tracking users' engagement with the randomized posts, and using it to personalize what they see?

Wow, I just invented tiktok and Instagram

	▲	schrodinger 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I had the exact same realization after I posted if you see below (or click this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44998664). However, I wonder why it hasn't been done by text-based platforms like Reddit and Hacker News? Reddit has the drop down with "New" items (for the "curators" to watch) and "Best" (presumably for once the items have been elevated to the front page). HN has the the same: the "New" link versus the home page. Twitter is slightly different, and maybe more of what I'm thinking of, but the content is very different: short form, and original content rather than links to finds with an accompanying discussion. Similar, but not the same. I wonder if that tells me that it just only works with "doomscroll" content — the kind of content where it's plentiful, short, and very little commitment to read each piece (and therefore very little time lost for a "poor" suggestion)? Or if there's something fundamentally different I'm missing?