I doubt there is any conspiracy here, Google is unlikely to be manipulating the comments themselves. This is likely just simple incentives: - Google uses comm

I doubt there is any conspiracy here, Google is unlikely to be manipulating the comments themselves. This is likely just simple incentives: - Google uses comment count as a measure of video engagement - Monetization is based on engagement - Content producers are therefore incentivized to generate comments - Controversy is great at generating comments, so content producers get creative