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Yes, if I am trying to fix my dishwasher and I see a video with a high dislike ratio I will move on because at best it's probably a time waster and at worst dan
by hnick 6y ago
Yes, if I am trying to fix my dishwasher and I see a video with a high dislike ratio I will move on because at best it's probably a time waster and at worst dangerous.
My options now would be to spend a minute or two watching it or reading the comments (engagement!), which may not exist on some niche videos you run across for things like this. This adds up when browsing. Don't forget creators can disable comments too.
- Waterluvian 6y agoJust pick the video with a lot of upvotes that has a good title card and is early on in the search results.
- hnick 6y agoI'm pretty sure this is how you teach YouTube that you like clickbait. But I guess that happens anyway.
- filoleg 6y ago> My options now would be to spend a minute or two watching it or reading the comments Fully agreed with you on everything you said here, but that specific line I quoted sounds a bit optimistic to me. You would only waste a minute or two if the video author decided to actually start his video "for real" from the very beginning, instead of spending the first few minutes on his entire life story (that is not even related to the video content) and asking people to like and subscribe. It became so commonplace, these days I instantly start liking videos just for not wasting the first few minutes on things completely irrelevant to the actual content (which would be somewhat fine for entertainment videos, but definitely not for things like DYI tutorials and lessons).
- hnick 6y agoFor instructional videos I usually click through to skim before fully committing, especially if they waffle at the start. It works easier on desktop than mobile though. And don't forget the Wadsworth Constant :) https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/the-wadsworth-constant/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/the-wadsworth-const...