{"id":173,"date":"2026-04-06T00:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.place\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2026-04-06T00:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:15:51","slug":"algorithm-cosplayers-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cos.place\/blog\/algorithm-cosplayers-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Algorithm &#8211; no. 1 enemy of cosplayers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#the-innate-fear\">the innate fear&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#and-how-to-tame-it\">and how to tame it!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#whats-next\">what\u2019s next?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hi!<\/strong><br>This newsletter is our way of updating you on our progress in creating a dedicated social media platform for cosplay &#8211; <strong>cos.place<\/strong>! If this is the first newsletter you see, you can catch up with our previous issues <a href=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what happened since our last meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We attended the Remcon Festival!! It was not only an insane amount of fun but also a massive success for cos.place. We\u2019ve had the chance to talk with you about our project and your expectations of our work, established many friendly relationships, as well as welcomed <strong>30 new cos.pals<\/strong>. Hello, we\u2019re really glad you\u2019re here with us!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We got in touch with organizers behind cons all across Poland. Even though we\u2019re still in the early stages of discussions, we have a very good feeling about all of them!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019ve crossed the threshold of over <strong>200 registered users<\/strong>!!! Where did ya\u2019ll come from???<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During February we\u2019ve <strong>doubled<\/strong> both our total follower count across our social media, as well as people signed up for our newsletter O_O!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019ve launched our <strong>Discord server<\/strong>! And active and direct communication with you is a major priority for us, so we hope this space will help us achieve that \ud83d\ude42 You can join us now via <a href=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>cos.place<\/strong><\/a> or using the link <a href=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/discord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>cos.place\/discord<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/newsletter\/assets\/cosmo10.avif\" alt=\"Cosmo Mascot Art 10\" style=\"width: 600px;\"><br><strong>[ Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yupimszin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@yupimszin<\/a> ]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-innate-fear\">the innate fear&#8230;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Humankind got dealt a harsh hand when it comes to dealing with predators. Our ancestors were a yummy meal, and so they were forced to battle all kinds of bloodthirsty monsters &#8211; lions down in Africa, tigers in Asia, and&#8230; other big cats&#8230;<br>Anyway, somewhere in the past humans had conquered the wild, wild nature and for a short while we\u2019ve had some blissful peace. Nature though, oh it does not much like unfilled niches and thus appeared our new <strong>nemesis &#8211; the Algorithm<\/strong>.<br>At least that\u2019s how it may seem when we listen to the way online creators speak about it. It appears that those digital nomads <strong>have no other choice<\/strong> but to rely entirely on <strong>the algorithm\u2019s mercy<\/strong>. It &#8211; seemingly guided only by its whims &#8211; devours them, elevating only a small handful to great heights. Please, let us take a moment to honor the memory of those who have fallen in the fight against this Monster.<br><br>This outview on the algorithm is held by a decisive majority of the cosplayers that had answered our surveys in 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>78%<\/strong> at least once felt like it <strong>purposefully cuts their reach<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>93%<\/strong> feel that their posts have <strong>much smaller reach than they should<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>67%<\/strong> feel a <strong>great pressure to post<\/strong> just so they don\u2019t lose their reach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>95%<\/strong> say that in their view <strong>the algorithm does not work<\/strong> as intended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those feelings are amplified by the fact that outside of the massive amount of work needed to be a cosplayer, managing social media accounts is equally as <strong>time consuming<\/strong>.<br>According to our surveys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>48%<\/strong> spend <strong>at least a day<\/strong> on either planning or preparing each posts, of which:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>33%<\/strong> spend at least a day on <strong>planning alone<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>41%<\/strong> spend at least a day on <strong>preparation alone<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>26%<\/strong> spend at least a day on <strong>each<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>42%<\/strong> spend <strong>three or more days<\/strong> on either planning or preparing each posts, of which:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>26%<\/strong> spend at least a day on <strong>planning alone<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>26%<\/strong> spend at least a day on <strong>preparation alone<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11%<\/strong> spend at least a day on <strong>each<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22%<\/strong> spend <strong>at least a week<\/strong> on either planning or preparing each post<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4%<\/strong> spend <strong>at least a week<\/strong> on planning and then at least an additional week on preparing each post<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t seem surprising to us at all that cosplayers\u2019 overall satisfaction with the platform they post on the most is so low. As much as <strong>66%<\/strong> rate their satisfaction as <strong>mediocre or worse<\/strong>.<br><br>To sum it up dramatically: relation with the algorithm is like a battle with a wild beast; to sum up less dramatically &#8211; like <strong>fighting windmills<\/strong>; and to sum up in normal people\u2019s terms &#8211; like dating an overtly nonchalant guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/newsletter\/assets\/cosmo11.avif\" alt=\"Cosmo Mascot Art 11\" style=\"width: 600px;\"><br><strong>[ Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zs_flufla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@zs_flufla<\/a> ]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"and-how-to-tame-it\">and how to tame it!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important question: Is it in the algorithm\u2019s nature to be a beast, or maybe it\u2019s simply the result of modern day social media? That is a deeply philosophically loaded question and surely we could ponder it for a really long time, but this thread is slowly running stale.<br>The same way in which the ancients have tamed the beasts of their time to help them in their daily life, we\u2019re aiming to tame the algorithm to <strong>support creators<\/strong>. To achieve this we\u2019ve established a set of rules that our algorithm will adhere to. They\u2019re put in place to help shape our platform in such a way as to <strong>protect<\/strong> creators against <strong>pressure of going viral<\/strong> and <strong>creative burnout<\/strong>, as well as helping <strong>browsing users<\/strong> with easier access to their <strong>favorite content<\/strong>.<br>Cos.place\u2019s algorithm will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Promote <strong>new users<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote <strong>novice cosplayers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote cosplayers that tag <strong>other creators<\/strong> in their posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show content <strong>chronologically<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show content <strong>similar<\/strong> to one browsed by the users in the past<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show <strong>different content occasionally<\/strong> as to not close our users in separate bubbles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treat posts of all users equally, <strong>regardless of posting frequency<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, cos.place\u2019s content feed will have four subcategories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;For you&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; serving mainly content based on user\u2019s previous preferences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Followed&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; serving content only from followed creators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Fresh&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; serving the latest posts chronologically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Popular&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; serving the most popular content in the chosen timespan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that these efforts will allow creators to focus on pursuing their passion. Small and young creators will encounter <strong>less resistance<\/strong> at the beginning of their career, while seasoned veterans will be able to focus on their more advanced projects <strong>without fear of losing their reach<\/strong>. Over time we\u2019ll be updating our algorithm to make it even more user-friendly! If you have any suggestions for the things we should focus on, be sure to let us know over at <a href=\"mailto:contact@cos.place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>contact@cos.place<\/strong><\/a> or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/discord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Discord server<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cos.place\/newsletter\/assets\/cosmo12.avif\" alt=\"Cosmo Mascot Art 12\" style=\"width: 400px;\"><br><strong>[ Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jojojigglesaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@jojojigglesaw<\/a> ]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"whats-next\">what\u2019s next?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost <strong>200 users<\/strong> follow <strong>our social media<\/strong> and new people are constantly joining our waitlist! If you haven\u2019t stumbled upon our profiles yet &#8211; <strong>you can find them below<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<br><br>After the Remcon Festival our morale is higher than ever before! Work on cos.place is in full swing and we\u2019re slowly approaching getting ready to give access to a <strong>small group of testers<\/strong>&#8230; We\u2019ll keep you updated on everything \ud83d\udc40<br><br>First conversations with potential investors are behind us. We don\u2019t want to spoil anything, but <strong>we have a good feeling<\/strong>&#8230; The prospect of working on cos.place full-time fills us with immense optimism!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep your fingers crossed for us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you got any questions or suggestions, want to talk about the project or send us a fanart of Cosmo?<br>Shoot us a message over at our social media or email <a href=\"mailto:contact@cos.place\">contact@cos.place<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humankind got dealt a harsh hand when it comes to dealing with predators. Our ancestors were a yummy meal, and so they were forced to battle all kinds of bloodthirsty monsters &#8211; lions down in Africa, tigers in Asia, and&#8230; other big cats&#8230;<br \/>\nAnyway, somewhere in the past humans had conquered the wild, wild nature and for a short while we\u2019ve had some blissful peace. Nature though, oh it does not much like unfilled niches and thus appeared our new nemesis &#8211; the Algorithm.<br \/>\nAt least that\u2019s how it may seem when we listen to the way online creators speak about it. It appears that those digital nomads have no other choice but to rely entirely on the algorithm\u2019s mercy. It &#8211; seemingly guided only by its whims &#8211; devours them, elevating only a small handful to great heights. 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