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but why strava do it, I have no idea
because they're trying to pivot to being more a social network. Also algorithmic feeds never end, so when the adverts come you will keep scrolling and see more adverts, rather than getting to the end of the day and stopping.
Basically just look at how Instagram has gone to shit, that's exactly what they're doing, they even hired an ex high-up Instagrammer.
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My feedback:
It's a negative change. Many activities have the same name: 'morning ride' etc, so it's really hard to see if I've seen something before.
Activities I might not seem 'interested' in to the algorithm, could still be interesting to me, and activities with many kudos or comments may not be interesting to me.
The whole implementation solves a problem that doesn't exist, and ignores great potential features, like filtering the feed to ignore commutes, indoor rides, runs etc.
I get why companies who use advertising a lot might use algorithmic feeds (though still fucking hate them), but why strava do it, I have no idea. Chronological feeds made sense and worked well on all these platforms, so annoying.