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What if what drives YouTube profits isn't necessarily substance, but engagement (to a first-order approximation)? Perhaps the comments are already optimized, e
by rectang 5y ago
What if what drives YouTube profits isn't necessarily substance, but engagement (to a first-order approximation)?
Perhaps the comments are already optimized, each as a sort of micro-clickbait? There seem to be a lot of users who are highly motivated to participate in the "U! No U!! NO U!!!!" back and forth.