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I guess something to ask is if black content creators are among the most creative, and black consumers are among the most energetic and prolific users, are you

I guess something to ask is if black content creators are among the most creative, and black consumers are among the most energetic and prolific users, are you only attributing their lack of success(?) on youtube because of algorithms? If it's just a question of likes/subscriptions/shares, then the statement that they are the most energetic and prolific users seems incorrect. If it's something else, can we identify what the problem is with some other algorithm that is not likes/subscribes/shares? I hope your plans for blackoak is successful, but I'm not sure it solves the problem you're describing. The biggest issue is places like netflix and youtube have a huge market share, and if you are just hosting/moving content off those platforms, you risk your content creators having less recognition unless you can gain enough traction. On top of that, if you're competing in the paid streaming market, like netflix/hulu/prime/disney/etc., now you're telling your market to pay for another service on top of the things they already subscribe to. So again, best of luck, hopefully you have plans to solve or mitigate what I just described.

rpmisms 5y ago
In my experience, questioning the logic behind marketing-speak just gets you more marketing-speak. This seems like a well-intentioned idea, but I doubt it'll actually go anywhere. "x for y group" rarely works, "x without z problem" seems to work a lot better.
- mattzito 5y ago
  I will say that there are verticals where "x for y" group do very well - media and content and dating apps come to mind as one. It seems to work better where there's an aspect of cultural or group identity that comes along with the "Y", and I think this project would qualify as that.
wolverine876 5y ago
> are you only attributing their lack of success(?) on youtube because of algorithms They attribute it also to the comments. Nobody wants to deal with racists attacks every time they post something.

rpmisms 5y ago

In my experience, questioning the logic behind marketing-speak just gets you more marketing-speak. This seems like a well-intentioned idea, but I doubt it'll actually go anywhere. "x for y group" rarely works, "x without z problem" seems to work a lot better.

mattzito 5y ago
I will say that there are verticals where "x for y" group do very well - media and content and dating apps come to mind as one. It seems to work better where there's an aspect of cultural or group identity that comes along with the "Y", and I think this project would qualify as that.

wolverine876 5y ago

> are you only attributing their lack of success(?) on youtube because of algorithms They attribute it also to the comments. Nobody wants to deal with racists attacks every time they post something.