Algorithms in Mastodon are rather unlikely, for a couple of reasons.
- There is no central view. Your home instance could only work on what it can see, so either toots originating there or by someone followed from it.
- The dev behind Mastodon already stated he doesn’t want algorithms.
I personally like it that way. I prefer that it feels like a Social Network, not something harvesting my attention. My algorithm for finding new accounts to follow are the recommendations of those I’m already following based on their retoots, as I trust that judgement more than that of some unclear algorithm that can be played by clever keywords.
I don’t see it like that. At least in central Europe (mostly radiating out from Germany) there are a lot. I mean, just look at the Hackerspaces.org list…
Also, Hackerspaces don’t exist in a vacuum. Money is tight, which usually means dwindling membership numbers, which leads to closures. Those complaining about disappearing Hackerspaces are usually those who weren’t members.