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> I find YT does a gradient ascent into more popular videos. Doesn't this totally contradict the claim that youtube pushes people to the extremes?
by amadeuspagel 6y ago
> I find YT does a gradient ascent into more popular videos.
Doesn't this totally contradict the claim that youtube pushes people to the extremes?
- barrkel 6y agoIt's within a category. I mean I don't get recommended music videos when I'm watching an episodic video podcast, nor vice versa. But within those categories I get heavily pointed at the most popular for the category. I hypothesize it's similar for conspiracy content.