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I think Youtube has ran its course. Google knows Youtube is no longer the money maker it once was, and is knowingly (either literally so, or by using algorithms

I think Youtube has ran its course. Google knows Youtube is no longer the money maker it once was, and is knowingly (either literally so, or by using algorithms they can blame and plead ignorance) pushing spicy content to get you to interact. This isn't a zero sum game: every time you tell it "don't recommend" and "not interested", that is an interaction, too. You are on Youtube instead of some other website or service. This is the attention economy equivalent of a loss leader. If you believe Youtube no longer serves you, quit. This goes for any other service, too.

jasfi 4y ago
Working as designed? That explains everything!
alexb_ 4y ago
>Google knows Youtube is no longer the money maker it once was Implying YouTube literally ever made money lmfao
jshaqaw 4y ago
Truly sad to throw out the baby with the bathwater though. On Youtube I can watch IAS lectures on cutting edge topics on quiet evenings. I can find incredible creators explaining mathematical and physics concepts - often with innovative and useful graphical presentation. I can watch Kendo matches from Japan and more BJJ instructional videos from true masters than I'd have time to watch in 10 lifetimes. For someone who spends all day reading/writing text for work and then still reads a lot on free time - well sometimes you just want to watch/listen vs. more text input! But yes I will move on if anything like this happens again. Nothing is irreplaceable.
- polishdude20 4y ago
  Why is it embarrassing to pay YouTube for its service? We've been paying for tv channels for decades. For me, YouTube seems to provide way more educational value, entertainment etc than tv ever did.
jshaqaw 4y ago
Also, remember I actually pay hard cash for Youtube (which embarrasses me every time I type it!) so the idea that they can't distinguish engagement highly likely to keep me forking over subscription moolah versus engagement highly likely to send me running for the hills when I actively use their provided tools to tell them "I HATE THIS STOP SHOWING IT TO ME" is a pure business failure. The concept that all engagement is good engagement may work on a platform like Twitter where the point is to rile everyone up into opposing war camps but is that really why people come to Youtube? Some people just like physics videos, or cooking videos, or video game reviews, or whatever...

jasfi 4y ago

Working as designed? That explains everything!

alexb_ 4y ago

>Google knows Youtube is no longer the money maker it once was Implying YouTube literally ever made money lmfao

jshaqaw 4y ago

Truly sad to throw out the baby with the bathwater though. On Youtube I can watch IAS lectures on cutting edge topics on quiet evenings. I can find incredible creators explaining mathematical and physics concepts - often with innovative and useful graphical presentation. I can watch Kendo matches from Japan and more BJJ instructional videos from true masters than I'd have time to watch in 10 lifetimes. For someone who spends all day reading/writing text for work and then still reads a lot on free time - well sometimes you just want to watch/listen vs. more text input! But yes I will move on if anything like this happens again. Nothing is irreplaceable.

polishdude20 4y ago
Why is it embarrassing to pay YouTube for its service? We've been paying for tv channels for decades. For me, YouTube seems to provide way more educational value, entertainment etc than tv ever did.

jshaqaw 4y ago

Also, remember I actually pay hard cash for Youtube (which embarrasses me every time I type it!) so the idea that they can't distinguish engagement highly likely to keep me forking over subscription moolah versus engagement highly likely to send me running for the hills when I actively use their provided tools to tell them "I HATE THIS STOP SHOWING IT TO ME" is a pure business failure. The concept that all engagement is good engagement may work on a platform like Twitter where the point is to rile everyone up into opposing war camps but is that really why people come to Youtube? Some people just like physics videos, or cooking videos, or video game reviews, or whatever...