This is such a HN response. A HN reader might think it's fun to spend a weekend on writing/testing a ranking algorithm, but not the average person. They're just going to use whatever the platform recommends.
Fetch media after ranking on-device.
I think that'd be great, but not for facebook's profits probably.
I already get analysis paralysis as a software dev enough.
Word of mouth, that makes peoples needs drive the algorithm rather than profits.
I am constantly asking people who I admire or respect where they get their news/information from because I'm trying to find better ways since the general media landscape is very dismal.
It's only a partial solution. Really, the correct response is regulatory oversight and taxation on remaining economic rent. They are monopolies, and should be regulated as such.
It would be like more sophisticated Adblock. There are many providers of Adblock lists, but they can't be provided by the platform itself.