> forcefully shoving recommended content from unknown people down their throats...
Unpopular opinion for HN: I like recommend content. Especially with TikTok where the vast majority of content I consume (and I think most others) is generated by non-friends. Crafting the perfect list of who to follow is tough work so when the algorithms can do it I'm happy. Of course, the recommend content needs to be good and interesting to me. I suspect most people's frustration with it is the result of getting bad recommend content. Though for some people recommend content might be particular bad for you if your interests are more niche.
But I also agree that I wish you could turn recommend content off. If it's recommendations are bad, I agree it shouldn't be shoved down your throat, but also please don't force a recommend content free world on the rest of us.
Unpopular opinion for HN: I like recommend content. Especially with TikTok where the vast majority of content I consume (and I think most others) is generated by non-friends. Crafting the perfect list of who to follow is tough work so when the algorithms can do it I'm happy. Of course, the recommend content needs to be good and interesting to me. I suspect most people's frustration with it is the result of getting bad recommend content. Though for some people recommend content might be particular bad for you if your interests are more niche.
But I also agree that I wish you could turn recommend content off. If it's recommendations are bad, I agree it shouldn't be shoved down your throat, but also please don't force a recommend content free world on the rest of us.