Giacomo Leo

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@dom_gag_96 @antirez

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@nic_amadio Happiness 8 😭

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@robj3d3 Damn now I feel bad aha

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@lucaronin To be fair we Italians rarely ask other people opinions too, we just feel we know better than the rest of the universe

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@thekitze @uiuxphil @fullpatstack @nic_amadio Man you gotta harry up, zmiana formy opodatkowania is possible every year until Feb20

https://t.co/D1ON8dCgYP

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@rafalwilinski yeah it's mental, and it's not even good

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@tropianhs which is even more depressing :D

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@pegobry_en Italians do not truly hate any foreigners, hate is reserved for the neighboring city 10 km away

[Ahmad @TheAhmadOsman]

> be me
> curious how X decides who goes viral and who gets shadowbanned into oblivion

> read the source code. all of it. 400,000 lines
> it's a mess. it's a masterpiece. it's a threat model disguised as a social network

> proceed to get 7M impressions and 7k followers in 9 days

> i have *seen* the algorithm
> here's how to make it your slave

> X is a game
> rules are secret
> stakes are your visibility
> you win by:

> replying to replies (replyguymaxxing)
> baiting profile clicks (profilevisitmax)
> getting bookmarked like you're the Dead Sea Scrolls
> not getting blocked or muted (instant debuff)
> spacing tweets out (diversity filters will kneecap your burst posts)

> every 6 hours, your tweet loses 50% of its power
> decay rate is brutal
> either pop off early or perish

> some actions boost you:

> replies
> retweets
> likes
> bookmarks
> follows after a tweet
> long watch time (10+ sec = algorithmic arousal)
> text read for 2+ seconds = good content juice

> others destroy you:

> blocks
> mutes
> reports
> “see fewer posts like this” clicks
> enjoy being invisible for 3 months

> tweets don't live in a vacuum
> they're judged by:

> real-time engagement
> pagerank-style trust
> reputation graphs
> safety scores
> simclusters (your interest-based tribes)
> content bundles (X’s version of a mixtape)

> simclusters: the secret spice

> you're grouped with users who engage like you
> the algo doesn't care who you follow
> it cares who vibes like you
> proximity = identity
> high cosine similarity with bangers? you *become* a banger

> ranking pipeline:

> 1. light ranker: says maybe
> 2. heavy ranker: massive neural net, runs 1k+ features
> 3. mixer: final DJ, decides who sees what
> you're just a vector in a giant party playlist

> reputation score = Tweepcred
> starts at -128 (yes, minus one twenty-eight)
> verified gets you to 100 instantly
> minimum viable Tweepcred to be seen? 17
> every mute, block, or spam flag? drops it

> don’t tweet in ALL CAPS
> don’t have offensive words in your name or tweet
> don’t link out too much
> yes, there are hidden blacklist files like `adult_tokens.txt` and `offensive_topics.txt`
> yes, they will throttle you into the dirt

> following/follower ratio matters

> follow 5000 people and only 200 follow you back?
> congratulations, you're a bot now
> keep it clean. aim for 1:1.67+

> shadowban?
> not just a myth
> there are actual labels:

> spam
> gore
> toxicity
> low quality
> nsfw
> "mentions person too much"
> each one adds weight to your visibility coffin

> blue check = permission to exist
> legacy verified = bonus points
> no check = enjoy clawing your way out of the void

> diversity filters = anti-spam boss
> prevents 1 account from dominating feeds
> if you're tweeting in bursts, you’re kneecapping yourself
> mix it up. space it out. variety = scrolltime = ads = profit

> virality triggers:

> show up in carousels
> trend modules
> bookmarks
> pinned content
> land here and you're in the algorithm’s VIP lounge

> the algo uses cosine similarity to recommend out-of-network tweets

> turns you and your tweets into embeddings
> measures the angle between you and the bangers
> close enough? you ride their wave
> "become a banger by standing next to one"

> realgraph = who you associate with
> if high-rep people engage with you, your reach improves
> your friends' friends define your fate
> algorithmic nepotism

> want to resurrect an old tweet?
> reply to it
> that reply = defibrillator
> congrats, it's alive again

> wanna go viral?
> curse less
> don’t be cringe
> reply smart
> get bookmarked
> write something that makes them click your profile
> stay relevant, stay recent
> tweet formats that worked before? steal them.

> final boss move?
> join communities
> they push your content harder
> because X loves groupthink

> tl;dr
> the X algo tracks *everything*
> every click, block, mute, and bookmark
> it's not just about what you post
> it's about who interacts with it
> and how much X thinks you matter
> reputation is destiny

> read the code yourself:
> https://t.co/bIdvomui7y
> or don’t. i already did it. you’re welcome.

> now go farm some bookmarks
> but do it with honor
> or at least with style
> algorithm bless

[gabriel @gabriel1]

finally organized my favorite posts about career, university, happiness, suffering, government, health, ego into lists. now i can look at them and write longer. here are the lists:

some favorites:
https://t.co/7HSFI4rWac
https://t.co/snxRW62CRC
https://t.co/q0iQMDeHrG
https://t.co/pXSBZrfUnm
https://t.co/rUze6ZhKle
https://t.co/LHZHuGfCga
https://t.co/JEhwE05cxY
https://t.co/KxupWYHrTC
https://t.co/wxIRb63wi4
https://t.co/3DydKT6NnR
https://t.co/e3QfhKH9sb
https://t.co/zFTCaBA68O
https://t.co/JLDFDgq837
https://t.co/UqXi2BPG4h
https://t.co/1YkQsdlXDe
https://t.co/2lmLV6dlHF
https://t.co/MVF8r1euUG
https://t.co/s5bJobqI4j
https://t.co/4w6FNDtqqo
https://t.co/PGT7bbs4YJ
https://t.co/BwnKdSf7By
https://t.co/bj7KQ5DgyO
https://t.co/nfshnC391Z

rest in thread...

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@dagorenouf Are you genuinely bored or not motivated to do it or you want to prove yourself that you moved on?

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@dagorenouf Banger

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@dagorenouf I feel you, you got a job but you need to feel you still have the freedom to tweet whatever you want

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@Petedemountain @ciovanesaimon @micheleboldrin Peto di montagna, prot

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@Jacobsklug @lovable Build

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@PaulSkallas I’ve had 2 cats at the countryside in southern Italy, pretty much free to roam. They spent much of the winter inside and the summer outside. As they got older they mostly spent time inside.

They risked their life a few times (dogs, foxes etc), guess it’s part of the cat exp

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@nntaleb @PaulSkallas If you die no Lindy

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@chrija It should be available with Plus

[Giacomo Leo @giacusleo]

@stefanobernardi Parisserie Yann Couvrer or Bo&Mie