alt Hacker NewsYeah, frequency and importance are different signals.
This works well for deciding what stays nearby, but not necessarily what to get rid of.
Something like a toolbox or a charger you rarely use might only get a few dots, but when you need it, you really need it.
IT is still a signal because you only need to look at things with few dots. Maybe that charger is for something that broke years ago and you can get rid of it this time. Meanwhile you don't even need to ask about the boxes of things you use often but don't think of (nor do you confuse them for the boxes of almost the same thing you never use)