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YouTube Shorts have the same problem where no matter what, all videos regardless of topic arc towards Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan. It's deeply frustrating.
by vsnf 4y ago
YouTube Shorts have the same problem where no matter what, all videos regardless of topic arc towards Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan. It's deeply frustrating.
- 0xy 4y agoIt's tailored to your preferences, so you must be responding to them. It also seems a frankly ludicrous claim, given leaks have shown YouTube de-ranks anyone even an inch right of center. [1] [1] https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-ai-suppression-dave-rubin-tim-pool/ https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-ai-suppression-dave-rubin-...
- rg111 4y agoWhat about when you first open an account and stary scrolling your feed? What if you are bombarded with stuff of poor taste then? Whose fault is that?
- 0xy 4y agoYouTube in incognito mode for me is popular media, talk show hosts from mainstream media, dancing memes and MrBeast. The only way you'd see that kind of political content is if you feed into the algo.
- hakfoo 4y agoThat might work if it was conscious and intentional. If Aunt Martha, sends you a stream of political spam and you occasionally click on them in case there was some implied nonpolitical or interesting content, you've fed the algorithm something, and now you're in the "My Tivo thinks I'm gay" rabbit hole. There might be ways to redact your profile, but they're hardly well publicised and surgical.
- radicalriddler 4y agoAnd I'm always confused whether disliking the video increases my chance of seeing similar due to engagement, or lessens the chance due to it being a dislike. I'd hope the latter.
- nailer 4y agoThose are popular creators but fairly mainstream. One has the most popular podcast the other is a evolutionary psychologist that writes self-help books.