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I was big time addicted to youtube for a while starting around 2010, mostly bc the recommended videos were so good and content that was uploaded was more raw an

I was big time addicted to youtube for a while starting around 2010, mostly bc the recommended videos were so good and content that was uploaded was more raw and silly then now. But at some point the recommendations got really bad, so much so that it made it a lot less enjoyable. I miss those days.

xnx 4y ago
10 minute minimum length for monetization killed short good content. There's still good content, but it doesnt respect your time.
- jedberg 4y ago
  Seriously. I've seen videos with two minutes of very interesting content and 8 minutes of fluff. It's so frustrating.
- ajsnigrutin 4y ago
  Now they're pushing shorts, which are (in my opinion) too short to convey all the relevant info. Not sure how monetization works with shorts, since I use an adblock, but 50%+ of my subscription feed is shorts on some days and it suck (for me personally)
  - mackrevinack 4y ago
    if the adblock you're using is ublock origin then you can add this to your filters to block shorts on the homepage www.youtube.com##.ytd-rich-section-renderer.style-scope > .ytd-rich-shelf-renderer.style-scope there's probably more filters to block shorts in other places like the suggestions sidebar if you look for them, but i have the sidebar disabled completely so the above filter was enough for me
- johnnyanmac 4y ago
  ironically enough Patreon brought it back a bit. At least for the biggest animators and short form creators. YT is a great advertising platform for certain channels and kinds of content. YT shorts I guess is their solution to that... Still not a big fan and I hear the rates paid to yourubers is horrible.
ManlyBread 4y ago
Same here, it's really hard to get "lost" in YouTube nowadays
- forevergreenyon 4y ago
  arguably, this is a good thing
  - yesco 4y ago
    In what way? Getting "lost" on youtube just meant following your interests until it strayed far away from the original video. Jumping video to video was fairly similar to "surfing" the web by jumping hyperlink to hyperlink. Now it feels like Youtube controls the tide towards some fixed direction outside of the user control, which is frankly really boring. It's almost like the opposite of TickTock if comparing to other platforms.
  - Phiwise_ 4y ago
    What could the argument against seeing more things, and thus more ads, possibly be?
    - forevergreenyon 4y ago
      your mental health?
      - Phiwise_ 4y ago
        ...You serious?
ozten 4y ago
Same here. I assumed there was less good content being made on YT. Or is it that the recommendation engine has gotten worse?
hiepph 4y ago
I remember having good recommendations from various channels which I subscribed to. Now if I watch a new video for 5 minutes, my feed is flooded with those new contents and strangers. For goodness's sake, I just want to view contents from my subscription, not taste changer.

xnx 4y ago

10 minute minimum length for monetization killed short good content. There's still good content, but it doesnt respect your time.

jedberg 4y ago
Seriously. I've seen videos with two minutes of very interesting content and 8 minutes of fluff. It's so frustrating.
ajsnigrutin 4y ago
Now they're pushing shorts, which are (in my opinion) too short to convey all the relevant info. Not sure how monetization works with shorts, since I use an adblock, but 50%+ of my subscription feed is shorts on some days and it suck (for me personally)
- mackrevinack 4y ago
  if the adblock you're using is ublock origin then you can add this to your filters to block shorts on the homepage www.youtube.com##.ytd-rich-section-renderer.style-scope > .ytd-rich-shelf-renderer.style-scope there's probably more filters to block shorts in other places like the suggestions sidebar if you look for them, but i have the sidebar disabled completely so the above filter was enough for me
johnnyanmac 4y ago
ironically enough Patreon brought it back a bit. At least for the biggest animators and short form creators. YT is a great advertising platform for certain channels and kinds of content. YT shorts I guess is their solution to that... Still not a big fan and I hear the rates paid to yourubers is horrible.

ManlyBread 4y ago

Same here, it's really hard to get "lost" in YouTube nowadays

forevergreenyon 4y ago
arguably, this is a good thing
- yesco 4y ago
  In what way? Getting "lost" on youtube just meant following your interests until it strayed far away from the original video. Jumping video to video was fairly similar to "surfing" the web by jumping hyperlink to hyperlink. Now it feels like Youtube controls the tide towards some fixed direction outside of the user control, which is frankly really boring. It's almost like the opposite of TickTock if comparing to other platforms.
- Phiwise_ 4y ago
  What could the argument against seeing more things, and thus more ads, possibly be?
  - forevergreenyon 4y ago
    your mental health?
    - Phiwise_ 4y ago
      ...You serious?

ozten 4y ago

Same here. I assumed there was less good content being made on YT. Or is it that the recommendation engine has gotten worse?

hiepph 4y ago

I remember having good recommendations from various channels which I subscribed to. Now if I watch a new video for 5 minutes, my feed is flooded with those new contents and strangers. For goodness's sake, I just want to view contents from my subscription, not taste changer.