Proposal: call reverse chronological algorithms "spew machines" since they reward whoever is most extremely online and posts the most.
I think that might counteract some of the weird nostalgia that leads so many to somehow think it's some kind of pure symbol of a simpler, safer, better Internet.
In my co-op, we have a wonderful common house with a dining room. Every meal, the room gets louder, and louder, and louder until it's a serious problem for people with sensitive hearing.
As more people talk, people choose to talk louder to be heard, which increases the volume, causing others to get louder. It's a feedback loop that only incentivizes increases in volume. So it becomes unbearable.
Reverse chronological algorithms work exactly the same way- they have no countervailing force.
Digital mansplainers *love* reverse chronological algorithms since they offer a simple way to spray themselves & their words all over your feed - post more to occupy more space.
It's a transparent algorithm, and if you are posting things people feel obligated to read, they'll feel bad about unfollowing.
That's the reason I tend to unfollow or mute people when they get too chatty.
