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Google recommends that stuff to me, and I don't believe in it or watch it. Watch math videos, get flat earth recommendations. Watch a few videos about the mig

by dkarl 9y ago

Google recommends that stuff to me, and I don't believe in it or watch it. Watch math videos, get flat earth recommendations. Watch a few videos about the migration of Germanic tribes in Europe during the decline of the Roman Empire, get white supremacist recommendations. My best guess? They want you to sit and watch YouTube for hours, so they recommend stuff watched by people who sit and watch YouTube for hours. This stuff reminds of the word "excitotoxins," which is based on a silly idea yet seems to capture the addictive effect of stimulation. People are stimulated by things that seem novel, controversial, and dangerous. People craving stimulation will prefer provocative junk over unsurprising truth.

smoyer 9y ago
I binge watch youtube in a small window while doing certain kinds of work and specifically don't want anything I'm too interested in. This leads to future "weird" recommendations. I also have to say that there's a certain comic relief to videos by flat-earthers (no moon landing, ancient astronaut) and other conspiracy theorists. Some mix valid points with hyperbole but some are so far out there that they're comical.
emilfihlman 9y ago
>Google recommends that stuff to me, and I don't believe in it or watch it. So? Obviously people are watching them. Or are you saying that YouTube has a strong hidden conservative bias?
SerLava 9y ago
>Watch a few videos about the migration of Germanic tribes in Europe during the decline of the Roman Empire, get white supremacist recommendations. Ugh, that happened to me. I was halfway through a video making weird, interesting, yet really benign claims when suddenly they connected all the pieces in support of some bizarre white supremacist shit. Just because I wanted to know about proto-indo-europeans. I looked over to the recommended videos, and it was already like 20% armchair white supremacist videos.

by dkarl 9y ago

smoyer 9y ago

I binge watch youtube in a small window while doing certain kinds of work and specifically don't want anything I'm too interested in. This leads to future "weird" recommendations. I also have to say that there's a certain comic relief to videos by flat-earthers (no moon landing, ancient astronaut) and other conspiracy theorists. Some mix valid points with hyperbole but some are so far out there that they're comical.

emilfihlman 9y ago

>Google recommends that stuff to me, and I don't believe in it or watch it. So? Obviously people are watching them. Or are you saying that YouTube has a strong hidden conservative bias?

SerLava 9y ago

>Watch a few videos about the migration of Germanic tribes in Europe during the decline of the Roman Empire, get white supremacist recommendations. Ugh, that happened to me. I was halfway through a video making weird, interesting, yet really benign claims when suddenly they connected all the pieces in support of some bizarre white supremacist shit. Just because I wanted to know about proto-indo-europeans. I looked over to the recommended videos, and it was already like 20% armchair white supremacist videos.