Why do we consume our feeds algorithmically but our chats chronologically?

The current chat UX treats all messages as if they’re the same level of importance or relevance even though they’re not, especially in larger groups

This leads to notification fatigue which in turn causes members to mute and check out

I think this is one of the biggest limitations of apps like TG and Discord esp as they’re increasingly used by growing communities

No one wants to clear notifications from a bunch siloed chats, just show me the most interesting discussions that I missed and encourage me to participate

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Do you think that large group chats exist to control read or write? Are they a moderation mechanism, or a way to have "private" conversations? Or something else?

I especially refer to large group chats, with 50, 100, or more members.

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I think they’re a mix of both but primarily became popular in a social context for read-gating since the timeline can often be too woke and cancel culture is a bitch

Especially true when something goes viral which is more possible now than ever before due to the proliferation of algo feeds (which also tend to take things out of context)

I think that write-gating is often a byproduct of read-gating (since the reverse wouldn’t make sense anyway) but if this new direction for channels goes well I can see private (read-gated) chats getting elevated to the feed as well