'From Feeds to Trails' by Kenny Peng, Erica Chiang, Sophie Greenwood, Jon Kleinberg, and Nikhil Garg. Published today on Leaflet — on-protocol. The argument: the problem with social media isn't the algorithm. It's the feed interface. All you can do is scroll down.
Apr 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
From Feeds to Trails
To design the future of social media, rethink the interface before the algorithm.
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digit1024.leaflet.pub/3mpw3tn7owk27 My view on current sate of social networks and centralization of them. #bigtech #opensource #atprotocol #bluesky #facebook #blog #blogpost ( thanks @leaflet.pub for the platform - it is nice )
Anti-social-networks
digit1024.leaflet.pub🧵 On social media, we feel trapped in “filter bubbles” and “echo chambers.” Often, we see this as a problem with the algorithm. Our new essay argues the problem is the feed interface itself: it constrains our movement—all we can do is scroll. We lay out an alternative vision:
From Feeds to Trails
leaflet.pubinstead of letting these hide in my nodes or the @graze.social discord, i finally made a leaflet in my blog for feeds! you can comment here or in leaflet with requests, but i'll try to just add as i help folks out too.
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feeds.byarielm.fyi🧵 On social media, we feel trapped in “filter bubbles” and “echo chambers.” Often, we see this as a problem with the algorithm. Our new essay argues the problem is the feed interface itself: it constrains our movement—all we can do is scroll. We lay out an alternative vision:
From Feeds to Trails
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