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Counterpoint: I've attempted to prevent it from becoming a political shitshow by specifically following people only in my field, yet it somehow seems to bring u

by kache_ 5y ago

Counterpoint: I've attempted to prevent it from becoming a political shitshow by specifically following people only in my field, yet it somehow seems to bring up political bullshit to me. Youtube is far easier to make intellectual, there are tons of great educational channels & podcasts to watch and listen to.

waheoo 5y ago
This is a major understatement. My hobby channels have completely dominated every other form of content in my life at this point.
hardwaresofton 5y ago
This is especially true if you are in tech, I have over 800 videos in my watch later that are all from technical conferences, individual contributors, meetups that were all interesting enough for me to want to watch (and save) but haven't seen yet. There's an immense amount of value out there.
nsonha 5y ago
youtube videos at least take efforts to make. Tweets are cheap as dirt. I have my own thoughts, opinions and ideas, I'm not impressed to hear that other people have them too.
- Nextgrid 5y ago
  The problem is not that other people have political thoughts, it's that this despicable platform constantly tries to push them in your face even if you're not interested in them with things like the algorithmic timeline (that "accidentally" re-enables itself every so often) and showing tweets from people you don't follow.
  - nsonha 5y ago
    I think the problem with current recommendation systems is lack of user's ability to customize them. I don't like youtube's algorithm either. However, I do not want to just tell them what I like and let them indulge my addictions forever and put me into some sort of echo chamber. Recommendation is hard.
    - Nextgrid 5y ago
      > I think the problem with current recommendation systems is lack of user's ability to customize them. This is a feature - the point is that if you were able to fully customize the recommendation algorithm you'll end up opting out of all the bullshit the platform wants you to "engage" with.
anticristi 5y ago
With the pandemic having seriously blurred the line between work and private life, I feel that all social networks, including LinkedIn, have degenerated into political shitshows.

by kache_ 5y ago

waheoo 5y ago

This is a major understatement. My hobby channels have completely dominated every other form of content in my life at this point.

hardwaresofton 5y ago

This is especially true if you are in tech, I have over 800 videos in my watch later that are all from technical conferences, individual contributors, meetups that were all interesting enough for me to want to watch (and save) but haven't seen yet. There's an immense amount of value out there.

nsonha 5y ago

youtube videos at least take efforts to make. Tweets are cheap as dirt. I have my own thoughts, opinions and ideas, I'm not impressed to hear that other people have them too.

Nextgrid 5y ago
The problem is not that other people have political thoughts, it's that this despicable platform constantly tries to push them in your face even if you're not interested in them with things like the algorithmic timeline (that "accidentally" re-enables itself every so often) and showing tweets from people you don't follow.
- nsonha 5y ago
  I think the problem with current recommendation systems is lack of user's ability to customize them. I don't like youtube's algorithm either. However, I do not want to just tell them what I like and let them indulge my addictions forever and put me into some sort of echo chamber. Recommendation is hard.
  - Nextgrid 5y ago
    > I think the problem with current recommendation systems is lack of user's ability to customize them. This is a feature - the point is that if you were able to fully customize the recommendation algorithm you'll end up opting out of all the bullshit the platform wants you to "engage" with.

anticristi 5y ago

With the pandemic having seriously blurred the line between work and private life, I feel that all social networks, including LinkedIn, have degenerated into political shitshows.