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I used to criticize youtube for this, but its really pretty easy to tune out the politics by saying "not interested". This is unfortunately not the same as a d

I used to criticize youtube for this, but its really pretty easy to tune out the politics by saying "not interested". This is unfortunately not the same as a downvote, which is effectively saying "show me more of this, I want to hate its siblings too"

erlich 5y ago
The problem is that if you watch a news clip for informational purposes, say you want to know information about lockdown restrictions easing, you will get sucked into the most addictive news content. It takes a lot of self-restraint not to click on some of the accompanying recommended videos, they are all carefully designed to make you click. And people's ability to self-restrain varies with mood. They are ready to catch you when your mood dips, or you are in an extremely boring situation.