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> The ultimate admission the only way they can spread their messaging is through force, not honest competition of ideas. How superior. > Nothing proves you hav
by bobthechef 6y ago
> The ultimate admission the only way they can spread their messaging is through force, not honest competition of ideas. How superior.
> Nothing proves you have a worthy argument better than outright hiding from dissent.
I don't know the general trends across YouTube or why they would do this. Certainly, they've also been silencing views they and certain influential groups advising them don't like, and I've seen videos put out by connected establishment and moneyed milieu downvoted into oblivion. But value and truth are not determined through popular vote. It might coincide, or it might not.
So the only way I can understand your comment is to suppose that downvoting of "preferred" YouTube content has gotten so severe that the company wishes to prevent the communication of exactly how much disapproval there really is for the "official narrative" (while potentially keeping track of it themselves) because once someone knows he's not alone in his disapproval, he might just have more confidence to resist or leave a comment that spreads a message unfavorable to them. So yes, dislikes might increase engagement, but it might not be the kind of engagement they want to facilitate.
- amznthrwaway 6y agoGet professional help. You are mentally unwell. Fuck you, and fuck your anti-semitism.
- da_big_ghey 6y ago> downvoting of "preferred" YouTube content has gotten so severe that the company wishes to prevent the communication of exactly how much disapproval there really is for the "official narrative" This is exact reason. Go to you tube home page and every day there is bar of "official sources" news on coronavirus (clips from news stations). Here are first four for this day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USE5USAodiI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USE5USAodiI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4kqSV1p3T8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4kqSV1p3T8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmOL9ek7Tys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmOL9ek7Tys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DpzcMZPTqA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DpzcMZPTqA Noticing here, each and every has more dislike than like.
- WillPostForFood 6y agoThere is a political angle as well. Official Whitehouse videos have been getting 10x the downvotes as upvotes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynG4j-BsRhI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynG4j-BsRhI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBpYZnmPz3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBpYZnmPz3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16p2PcPgB5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16p2PcPgB5M