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I like the idea, but I don’t find the content interesting or engaging. YouTube gives me decent recommendations for regular content, but all the short videos see
by ozzythecat 5y ago
I like the idea, but I don’t find the content interesting or engaging. YouTube gives me decent recommendations for regular content, but all the short videos seem to be TikTokers and immature young adults doing unfunny things to get attention.
It feels like the topics I’m interested in either have little or no short form content, or otherwise, YT’s data colllection, recommendation, and ranking is completely separate from their regular content, and none of my years of browsing and consumption history is used as a signal for my content personalization.
And my regular topics aren’t that niche; astronomy, music, math, tech
Every other short video is some low effort “did you know in Marvels Avengers..” with some junk trivia fact or some teenager or 20 something year old staging some cringy antic or shaking their bottom or chest. Pure trash content.
- muzani 5y agoThere's definitely educational content on TikTok. Things like farming, car maintenance, languages, astronomy. Cooking is particularly suited for this. It's easier to understand a 30s video on how to make roux or butcher a chicken. Like everything else, there's an algorithm and TikTok will assume you're the average 16 year old teenager when you first join. But give it a day or two and it'll figure out your preferences.