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I mean the current setup seems fine to me. Yeah it's probably kind of a hugbox-y, and prioritizes simplistic comments like funny one-liners over anything insigh
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
I mean the current setup seems fine to me. Yeah it's probably kind of a hugbox-y, and prioritizes simplistic comments like funny one-liners over anything insightful or deep, but that's not the worst thing in the world. I'm not sure they're adding much, but they don't seem to be taking away either.
- marginalia_nu 5y agoI think more as an alternative to the type of algorithmic censorship that they're doing now. I don't think we want a future where we have to mind how an algorithm might interpret what we say lest our communication will silently vanish.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoI think this is the kind of situation where HN commenters have decided that something has no value to them, therefore it must have no value generally and must be done away with. Obviously YouTube probably values having comments, but beyond them I’m betting creators do too. How do you respond to them wanting to keep comments?
- marginalia_nu 5y agoSince it's impossible to actually discuss with anyone (replies randomly vanish), I would ask what value they bring to anyone. You can create vanishing messages even without youtube providing the service. Write a comment on a piece of toiletpaper and flush it down.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoI suspect the answer would be that they do read many of the replies from fans, even if it's not all of them, and that this provides inspiration or just makes them happy. It probably also means people being more engaged with said youtuber if they feel like they can talk to them.