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I do. But the content creators I watch aren't "Entertainment", they're interesting and educational and that, to me, is entertainment. I didn't discover the cha
by dkbrk 10y ago
I do. But the content creators I watch aren't "Entertainment", they're interesting and educational and that, to me, is entertainment.
I didn't discover the channels I watch based on popularity, but on what interests me. Occasionally I'll find another channel that puts out high quality and interesting content, and add it to my list, but it's not something I set out to do methodically. Most of the channels I watch have less than 500,000 subscribers and several have less than 100,000.
I've never watched one of Pewdiepie's videos, or anything remotely resembling one of his videos, and have never had the slightest inclination to do so. He might as well be living in a different world.
That said, I find Youtube to be invaluable as a platform and don't feel the time I spend on it to be in any sense wasted.
Sturgeon's law is very much in effect. I suspect Youtube is especially predisposed to encouraging clickbait and low-effort content. It's all a matter of finding the quality stuff at the long end of the tail.