Dear Fediverse users. I want to understand something:

Why do some citizens of the #fediverse share their own posts a few hours or days after they did post it? What is the thinking and are the consequences of this?

What I observe is that the same post appears twice in my feed. I often wonder: Haven't I read this already? Do I need to scroll? Then I realize that it is the original author sharing the post.

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@momo the famous supposed lack of algorithm means people feel the need to reshare because otherwise it'll be lost to the mists of time.

In reality, chronological sort IS an algorithm, just a really crappy one, and that crappiness is illustrated by this.

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