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I am so tired of everything becoming a morals issue. Who cares! It's pretty simple; If you don't like it then don't use YouTube. I grew up with the internet an

I am so tired of everything becoming a morals issue. Who cares! It's pretty simple; If you don't like it then don't use YouTube. I grew up with the internet and the two absolute rules were don't tell anyone your personal information and never believe anything you see or read on the internet. Somewhere along the path those rules were forgotten. 95% of the content out there is complete and utter bullshit. Regardless of some arbitrary like or dislike system.

jstx1 5y ago
You’re ignoring your second rule very time you try to learn something online. We can do better than “just don’t use it”. The point is that I still want to use it but it’s worse than it used to be.
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- bhhaskin 5y ago
  How so?
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AHappyCamper 5y ago
I respectfully disagree. Morals matter. Your point is like saying, "if you don't like the printing press/hydrogen bomb/automobile, then just don't use it.". YouTube is an integral part of sharing information, and the like/dislike ratio is a crucial yardstick of if the content is trustworthy. 95% of the content is not bullsh*t in my mind, and if it is, then why not have the dislike button anyway?
- bhhaskin 5y ago
  The world isn't so absolute. To be clear here we are talking about pixels on a screen from a website that's sole purpose is to show you as many ads as possible, and not weapons of mass destruction. The like/dislike ratio only shows how many people (maybe) clicked a button. Nothing more. It has nothing to do with how trustworthy content is. Infact I would argue that the moral thing to do would be to remove both the like and dislike count altogether. The like should just tell the system "Yes, I would like to see more content like this" and "No, don't show me content like this". As far as why not have the dislike count. It isn't up to me or you. We don't own or control YouTube. But what we do control is our own actions and what we choose to use or don't use.
dTal 5y ago
>If you don't like it then don't use YouTube. Mmm, but I still have to live in a universe where YouTube exists and everyone else uses it, which impacts my life in a great many ways. Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away.
- bhhaskin 5y ago
  Does it though? And is it such a problem that your life is measurely worse than before?
approxim8ion 5y ago
I would argue that more things need to become "morals issues". Morals are a better motivator than profit margins.

jstx1 5y ago

You’re ignoring your second rule very time you try to learn something online. We can do better than “just don’t use it”. The point is that I still want to use it but it’s worse than it used to be.

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bhhaskin 5y ago
How so?
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AHappyCamper 5y ago

I respectfully disagree. Morals matter. Your point is like saying, "if you don't like the printing press/hydrogen bomb/automobile, then just don't use it.". YouTube is an integral part of sharing information, and the like/dislike ratio is a crucial yardstick of if the content is trustworthy. 95% of the content is not bullsh*t in my mind, and if it is, then why not have the dislike button anyway?

bhhaskin 5y ago
The world isn't so absolute. To be clear here we are talking about pixels on a screen from a website that's sole purpose is to show you as many ads as possible, and not weapons of mass destruction. The like/dislike ratio only shows how many people (maybe) clicked a button. Nothing more. It has nothing to do with how trustworthy content is. Infact I would argue that the moral thing to do would be to remove both the like and dislike count altogether. The like should just tell the system "Yes, I would like to see more content like this" and "No, don't show me content like this". As far as why not have the dislike count. It isn't up to me or you. We don't own or control YouTube. But what we do control is our own actions and what we choose to use or don't use.

dTal 5y ago

>If you don't like it then don't use YouTube. Mmm, but I still have to live in a universe where YouTube exists and everyone else uses it, which impacts my life in a great many ways. Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away.

bhhaskin 5y ago
Does it though? And is it such a problem that your life is measurely worse than before?

approxim8ion 5y ago

I would argue that more things need to become "morals issues". Morals are a better motivator than profit margins.