5 ms·

My YouTube usage is about 7 hrs per day for the last four or five years and I don’t think I have ever clicked on an original, and it was always in my feed. Def

by dpweb 5y ago

My YouTube usage is about 7 hrs per day for the last four or five years and I don’t think I have ever clicked on an original, and it was always in my feed. Definitely always seemed like a bad fit. But I think the idea of crowdsourcing content like tictok or youtube which is those platforms, doesn’t work for longer form, episodic shows or movies. You get established stars. There’s no real finite limit on the amount of tictoks can be created people will like but is a finite amount on the talent available to make a watchable movie or show.

Steltek 5y ago
I don't know if I hit 7 hours but I definitely watch a lot of YouTube. You're spot on about it being a bad fit. Originals were basically TV shows and I didn't come to YouTube for TV. Who really does?
rchaud 5y ago
They should have purchased Quibi's library, which would be perfect for making Youtube Shorts something more substantive than a TikTok ripoff.
skoocda 5y ago
As someone who spends < 7 minutes per day on YouTube (average)... What sort of things do you watch for 7 hours per day? I honestly can't imagine finding that much interesting content on YouTube
- 8K832d7tNmiQ 5y ago
  As someone who has a similar usage rate (~6 hours per day), most of the time I just play any video podcasts that looks interesting and put it either on a background or on my second monitor.
- sibit 5y ago
  As someone who uses YouTube for ~12 hours a day and has been paying for Premium since it was first offered (as YouTube Red) here is what I do: - Listen to / watch podcast (2 - 4 hours) - Watch videos from a handful of creators like Linus Tech Tips or Tom Scott (3 hours) - Listen / watch various conference talks (1 - 2 hours) - Listen to music (~6 hours)
  - dpweb 5y ago
    That’s about how I use it. Don’t really need/use other services except I do need Netflix for the Seinfeld episodes. YT Premium is my only must have subscription. See that’s where I think YouTube dropped the ball if they had got some of that popular content instead of funding new creators.
- SomewhatLikely 5y ago
  I also tend to watch a lot of YT. Here's some of my subscriptions: https://www.youtube.com/c/YannicKilcher https://www.youtube.com/c/YannicKilcher - deep learning paper summaries https://www.youtube.com/c/tested https://www.youtube.com/c/tested - Adam Savage's Tested, learn about making https://www.youtube.com/c/smartereveryday https://www.youtube.com/c/smartereveryday - Learning about science/engineering https://www.youtube.com/c/BadFaithPodcast https://www.youtube.com/c/BadFaithPodcast - podcast about social issues https://www.youtube.com/user/aragusea https://www.youtube.com/user/aragusea - Cooking, most similar to Alton Brown's Good Eats https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions - How transportation tech and geopolitics work https://www.youtube.com/c/VisualPolitikEN https://www.youtube.com/c/VisualPolitikEN - Geopolitics explanations https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections - How devices work https://www.youtube.com/c/RealEngineering https://www.youtube.com/c/RealEngineering - Engineering explanations https://www.youtube.com/c/Freakinreviews https://www.youtube.com/c/Freakinreviews Reviews of As-seen-on-tv type products https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown - Intuitive/visual explanations of math Beyond that I have various hobbies I follow like stocks, gardening/hydroponics.
- Lammy 5y ago
  For me it's a great way to have some background noise while I work. I especially like railfan videos since they hit the sweet spot of: - loud enough to drown out other, outside sounds (big problem for me these last two years WFH in a city apartment) - consistent enough that they stop being their own distraction once you get used to it (hours of soothing air horns and crossing-guard chimes!) - cool way to see landscape/drone shots of parts of the world I might never visit - repetitive enough that any time I do take a mental break and actually focus on the video I don't feel like I've missed anything (my biggest problem with spoken-word videos / TV series / some music) This is a good example, plus I'm in totally love with those high-hood GP9s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRE_rsiqSoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRE_rsiqSoQ Here are some channels I enjoy for their long-form videos: - https://www.youtube.com/c/DelayInBlockProductions https://www.youtube.com/c/DelayInBlockProductions - https://www.youtube.com/c/RailfanJunction https://www.youtube.com/c/RailfanJunction - https://www.youtube.com/c/RanOutOnARail https://www.youtube.com/c/RanOutOnARail - https://www.youtube.com/c/CoasterFan2105 https://www.youtube.com/c/CoasterFan2105 - https://www.youtube.com/c/CaliforniaRailfanner https://www.youtube.com/c/CaliforniaRailfanner - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThornappleRiverRailSeries https://www.youtube.com/c/ThornappleRiverRailSeries
ballenf 5y ago
The Vsauce originals were/are really good. Only decent Original series I could find when I first got Red.
k8sToGo 5y ago
I feel like my YouTube Watch hours get less and less over time. Not sure, but I think the recommendation algorithm has become very bad. Back in the days I used to find new and interesting stuff, but these days it just keeps recommending the same thing over and over. Interestingly, those hours just go to TikTok now.
- Isthatablackgsd 5y ago
  Yea, their algorithm is terrible compare to decades ago. It recommended a video that I fully watched a 45-min video an hour before the recommendation. When I saw it in the suggested to watch, I was confused because I did watch this and thought that it might be a second video. I checked my Watch History, yep it is the exact same video I watched already and yet YouTube algorithm decides that I didn't. I am staying on YouTube because it is one of the most accessible site for Deaf users as they offers closed captioning/subtitle services. And I am fortunate that lot of content creators have the option enabled. I preferred professional captioning over auto-captioning but not every content creator could afford such a service. In YouTube, I don't rely on their algorithm to tell me the best video to watch since their algorithm is shit. Instead I relies on content creator's community page and word-of-mouth to expand my viewing and subscriptions. Their algorithm kept recommending me Classically Abby (Ben Shapiro's sister) channel every chance they get and I hardly ever watch political stuff on YouTube.
- thenickdude 5y ago
  Try out the "new to me" recommendation button, it suggests videos that are further afield from your regular pool. I found it a good way to discover new creators.
JaggerFoo 5y ago
I'm not at your level of watching, but I have premium and it is my goto platform over HBO, Netflix, Hulu etc. I never bought into originals, but some the free movies they offer are good. It saves me time with content I can use for development/engineering, NFL and sports, finance, blockchain, music, podcasts, home improvement, news, Leviathan (2014 film), etc. and occasionally one of the YouTubers like Mr. Beast. It's hard for me to find new content i'm will to binge, but the subscription platforms need to keep the pipeline running. Cheers
moneywoes 5y ago
What do you watch?

by dpweb 5y ago

Steltek 5y ago

I don't know if I hit 7 hours but I definitely watch a lot of YouTube. You're spot on about it being a bad fit. Originals were basically TV shows and I didn't come to YouTube for TV. Who really does?

rchaud 5y ago

They should have purchased Quibi's library, which would be perfect for making Youtube Shorts something more substantive than a TikTok ripoff.

skoocda 5y ago

As someone who spends < 7 minutes per day on YouTube (average)... What sort of things do you watch for 7 hours per day? I honestly can't imagine finding that much interesting content on YouTube

8K832d7tNmiQ 5y ago
As someone who has a similar usage rate (~6 hours per day), most of the time I just play any video podcasts that looks interesting and put it either on a background or on my second monitor.
sibit 5y ago
As someone who uses YouTube for ~12 hours a day and has been paying for Premium since it was first offered (as YouTube Red) here is what I do: - Listen to / watch podcast (2 - 4 hours) - Watch videos from a handful of creators like Linus Tech Tips or Tom Scott (3 hours) - Listen / watch various conference talks (1 - 2 hours) - Listen to music (~6 hours)
- dpweb 5y ago
  That’s about how I use it. Don’t really need/use other services except I do need Netflix for the Seinfeld episodes. YT Premium is my only must have subscription. See that’s where I think YouTube dropped the ball if they had got some of that popular content instead of funding new creators.
SomewhatLikely 5y ago
I also tend to watch a lot of YT. Here's some of my subscriptions: https://www.youtube.com/c/YannicKilcher https://www.youtube.com/c/YannicKilcher - deep learning paper summaries https://www.youtube.com/c/tested https://www.youtube.com/c/tested - Adam Savage's Tested, learn about making https://www.youtube.com/c/smartereveryday https://www.youtube.com/c/smartereveryday - Learning about science/engineering https://www.youtube.com/c/BadFaithPodcast https://www.youtube.com/c/BadFaithPodcast - podcast about social issues https://www.youtube.com/user/aragusea https://www.youtube.com/user/aragusea - Cooking, most similar to Alton Brown's Good Eats https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions - How transportation tech and geopolitics work https://www.youtube.com/c/VisualPolitikEN https://www.youtube.com/c/VisualPolitikEN - Geopolitics explanations https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections - How devices work https://www.youtube.com/c/RealEngineering https://www.youtube.com/c/RealEngineering - Engineering explanations https://www.youtube.com/c/Freakinreviews https://www.youtube.com/c/Freakinreviews Reviews of As-seen-on-tv type products https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown - Intuitive/visual explanations of math Beyond that I have various hobbies I follow like stocks, gardening/hydroponics.
Lammy 5y ago
For me it's a great way to have some background noise while I work. I especially like railfan videos since they hit the sweet spot of: - loud enough to drown out other, outside sounds (big problem for me these last two years WFH in a city apartment) - consistent enough that they stop being their own distraction once you get used to it (hours of soothing air horns and crossing-guard chimes!) - cool way to see landscape/drone shots of parts of the world I might never visit - repetitive enough that any time I do take a mental break and actually focus on the video I don't feel like I've missed anything (my biggest problem with spoken-word videos / TV series / some music) This is a good example, plus I'm in totally love with those high-hood GP9s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRE_rsiqSoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRE_rsiqSoQ Here are some channels I enjoy for their long-form videos: - https://www.youtube.com/c/DelayInBlockProductions https://www.youtube.com/c/DelayInBlockProductions - https://www.youtube.com/c/RailfanJunction https://www.youtube.com/c/RailfanJunction - https://www.youtube.com/c/RanOutOnARail https://www.youtube.com/c/RanOutOnARail - https://www.youtube.com/c/CoasterFan2105 https://www.youtube.com/c/CoasterFan2105 - https://www.youtube.com/c/CaliforniaRailfanner https://www.youtube.com/c/CaliforniaRailfanner - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThornappleRiverRailSeries https://www.youtube.com/c/ThornappleRiverRailSeries

ballenf 5y ago

The Vsauce originals were/are really good. Only decent Original series I could find when I first got Red.

k8sToGo 5y ago

I feel like my YouTube Watch hours get less and less over time. Not sure, but I think the recommendation algorithm has become very bad. Back in the days I used to find new and interesting stuff, but these days it just keeps recommending the same thing over and over. Interestingly, those hours just go to TikTok now.

Isthatablackgsd 5y ago
Yea, their algorithm is terrible compare to decades ago. It recommended a video that I fully watched a 45-min video an hour before the recommendation. When I saw it in the suggested to watch, I was confused because I did watch this and thought that it might be a second video. I checked my Watch History, yep it is the exact same video I watched already and yet YouTube algorithm decides that I didn't. I am staying on YouTube because it is one of the most accessible site for Deaf users as they offers closed captioning/subtitle services. And I am fortunate that lot of content creators have the option enabled. I preferred professional captioning over auto-captioning but not every content creator could afford such a service. In YouTube, I don't rely on their algorithm to tell me the best video to watch since their algorithm is shit. Instead I relies on content creator's community page and word-of-mouth to expand my viewing and subscriptions. Their algorithm kept recommending me Classically Abby (Ben Shapiro's sister) channel every chance they get and I hardly ever watch political stuff on YouTube.
thenickdude 5y ago
Try out the "new to me" recommendation button, it suggests videos that are further afield from your regular pool. I found it a good way to discover new creators.

JaggerFoo 5y ago

I'm not at your level of watching, but I have premium and it is my goto platform over HBO, Netflix, Hulu etc. I never bought into originals, but some the free movies they offer are good. It saves me time with content I can use for development/engineering, NFL and sports, finance, blockchain, music, podcasts, home improvement, news, Leviathan (2014 film), etc. and occasionally one of the YouTubers like Mr. Beast. It's hard for me to find new content i'm will to binge, but the subscription platforms need to keep the pipeline running. Cheers

moneywoes 5y ago

What do you watch?