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Take a look at the video in question[1]- I search for some answer, I watch it and I DID NOT enjoy that. If not for the dislike button, I have no way to signal t

by comboy 4y ago

Take a look at the video in question[1]- I search for some answer, I watch it and I DID NOT enjoy that. If not for the dislike button, I have no way to signal that to youtube. Algorithm just sees that I watched the video - great. Since I haven't found answer to my question I may watch even more videos on the topic (alg - great video, got him hooked on that topic). Most recommendation system mismatches are much more subtle. If most people enjoy a film, then it's a good film. If you think 99% have horrible taste, you just have different taste than most people. Even being charitable with interpretation of your comment, if you dive deep enough, there is no rational argument that makes deep philosophical ponderings better than laughs. At least given our current understanding of the Universe. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyIKRuSDgIc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyIKRuSDgIc

dredmorbius 4y ago
Back in the G+ days (I was both an active user and critic), I hammered the importance of the Exit, Voice, Loyalty model. Google from its inception had inspired exceptionally strong loyalty through solving technical problems (web search) well. I'd adopted and was proselytizing as of 1999. Over the years that situation ... changed. With Google no longer serving technical needs well (across multiple dimensions), and disabling voice (killing YouTube downvotes being only one of many examples), the remaining option is exit. And so I've exited virtually all Google products and services. (The vibe of "my mind is going, Dave, I can feel it" as I deleted my GMail contacts one at a time was ... morbidly fascinating. I've retained that account, as a last-ditch contact. I check it every few months, perhaps.) Google can't seem to distinguish between "short term retention" vs. "long-term reputational harm". Though they're hardly the only one --- see Reddit and Facebook as other examples.
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Clarifying: as I methodically deleted Gmail contacts, an increasingly desperate set of pleas and feedback/survey requests appeared. I opted not to participate. The actions speak for themselves.

by comboy 4y ago

dredmorbius 4y ago

Back in the G+ days (I was both an active user and critic), I hammered the importance of the Exit, Voice, Loyalty model. Google from its inception had inspired exceptionally strong loyalty through solving technical problems (web search) well. I'd adopted and was proselytizing as of 1999. Over the years that situation ... changed. With Google no longer serving technical needs well (across multiple dimensions), and disabling voice (killing YouTube downvotes being only one of many examples), the remaining option is exit. And so I've exited virtually all Google products and services. (The vibe of "my mind is going, Dave, I can feel it" as I deleted my GMail contacts one at a time was ... morbidly fascinating. I've retained that account, as a last-ditch contact. I check it every few months, perhaps.) Google can't seem to distinguish between "short term retention" vs. "long-term reputational harm". Though they're hardly the only one --- see Reddit and Facebook as other examples.

dredmorbius 4y ago
Clarifying: as I methodically deleted Gmail contacts, an increasingly desperate set of pleas and feedback/survey requests appeared. I opted not to participate. The actions speak for themselves.