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On average production quality seems to correlate inversely with accuracy and actual knowledge on Youtube. It kinda makes sense, most Youtube channels seem to be

On average production quality seems to correlate inversely with accuracy and actual knowledge on Youtube. It kinda makes sense, most Youtube channels seem to be one-man-shows, if the production quality is good, the dude doing it is basically an A/V person at that point and you're looking at P(A/V person AND knowledgeable in X) vs. P(knowledgeable in X).

bayindirh 4y ago
Considering the channels I follow, I can't see the correlation you mention, or we have a different definition for "production quality".
- formerly_proven 4y ago
  > Considering the channels I follow No way for that sample to be biased.
  - bayindirh 4y ago
    It can be completely biased. This is why my definition is probably different than yours in the first place. On the other hand, your sample may be also biased, so it goes both ways.
- michaelt 4y ago
  Personally I see three bands of content: 1. Produced-for-broadcast-TV content has the highest production costs, and the lowest technical detail. Example: Scrapheap Challenge / Junkyard Wars. 2. Midrange youtube has medium-low production costs, and medium technical detail. Example: Project Binky. 3. University lecture youtube has low production costs, and high technical detail. Example: Look up 'laplace smoothing' Of course, it's far from an absolute rule - clearly, you can find low-technical-detail content in any production cost band :)
- somenameforme 4y ago
  Channels that get big for the sake of having amazing quality tend to pick up production quality at some point, probably by hiring people. So if you're watching older/larger channels, the correlation won't be as obvious. On the other hand, we can time warp! This is the oldest video on YouTube from Veritasium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2dZz18P0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2dZz18P0c I'm sure there were plenty of even gankier ones prior since by that time he already had his nice logo sorted out, a pretty good broadcasting setup, and more. In any case, here's his latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bSDnuIPbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bSDnuIPbo
mike_hock 4y ago
Not only YT, this applies to almost everything. If a website is basic black-on-white HTML with little or no styling, it usually has high-quality content.
- killingtime74 4y ago
  So you’re saying us Backend guys are geniuses huh :D
  - quetzthecoatl 4y ago
    I know it's a joke, but it's not a front-end/back-end thing, but a form/content thing.
stordoff 4y ago
I wonder if it's more of a U-shaped curve - one-person/smaller shows follow the trend you suggest, but larger channels can do well in both areas, as they can afford a team of people rather than requiring someone to be proficient in multiple areas. That would tend to fit with what I've seen, but that's a pretty small/biased sample.

bayindirh 4y ago

Considering the channels I follow, I can't see the correlation you mention, or we have a different definition for "production quality".

formerly_proven 4y ago
> Considering the channels I follow No way for that sample to be biased.
- bayindirh 4y ago
  It can be completely biased. This is why my definition is probably different than yours in the first place. On the other hand, your sample may be also biased, so it goes both ways.
michaelt 4y ago
Personally I see three bands of content: 1. Produced-for-broadcast-TV content has the highest production costs, and the lowest technical detail. Example: Scrapheap Challenge / Junkyard Wars. 2. Midrange youtube has medium-low production costs, and medium technical detail. Example: Project Binky. 3. University lecture youtube has low production costs, and high technical detail. Example: Look up 'laplace smoothing' Of course, it's far from an absolute rule - clearly, you can find low-technical-detail content in any production cost band :)
somenameforme 4y ago
Channels that get big for the sake of having amazing quality tend to pick up production quality at some point, probably by hiring people. So if you're watching older/larger channels, the correlation won't be as obvious. On the other hand, we can time warp! This is the oldest video on YouTube from Veritasium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2dZz18P0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2dZz18P0c I'm sure there were plenty of even gankier ones prior since by that time he already had his nice logo sorted out, a pretty good broadcasting setup, and more. In any case, here's his latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bSDnuIPbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bSDnuIPbo

mike_hock 4y ago

Not only YT, this applies to almost everything. If a website is basic black-on-white HTML with little or no styling, it usually has high-quality content.

killingtime74 4y ago
So you’re saying us Backend guys are geniuses huh :D
- quetzthecoatl 4y ago
  I know it's a joke, but it's not a front-end/back-end thing, but a form/content thing.

stordoff 4y ago

I wonder if it's more of a U-shaped curve - one-person/smaller shows follow the trend you suggest, but larger channels can do well in both areas, as they can afford a team of people rather than requiring someone to be proficient in multiple areas. That would tend to fit with what I've seen, but that's a pretty small/biased sample.