In the absence of deliberate algorithms a site like YT has few things to fall back on: - Sort by time. - Sort by creator/channel. - Sort by creator selected

In the absence of deliberate algorithms a site like YT has few things to fall back on: - Sort by time. - Sort by creator/channel. - Sort by creator selected content type (fallible). - Search (a la Google, which sucks on Youtube). - ??? I wonder if these would be sufficient? Maybe something like Reddit/HN is necessary; some human aggregation and interaction. Would a Reddit style interface work well for video? A landing page with trending videos (upvotes, comments, threads, etc.), links out to popular subjects/sub-reddits, and so on. Perhaps with an interface like HN which forces people together in one kind of communication (in threads), generous wait periods for new members, and so on... I suppose that only considers the viewer's use-case. What about monetization? What about creators?