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Even if there were no ads you're going to get four and half minutes of radio-dj style commentary at the top of the video to increase the length -- to optimize f

Even if there were no ads you're going to get four and half minutes of radio-dj style commentary at the top of the video to increase the length -- to optimize for The Algorithm.

laweijfmvo 4y ago
not to mention potentially incorrect information that will kill someone.
OJFord 4y ago
Don't forget scream-face thumbnail with a big curly arrow '<--- unconscious!'
- ryandrake 4y ago
  "If this video helped you to save a life, don't forget to SMASH that Like button and MANGLE that Subscribe button! And buy our merch! We're offering streamer-branded fire extinguishers this month!"
bogomipz 4y ago
Interesting. I hadn't considered why so many content creators add an intro theme song and animated graphics and a mini ad demonstrating how to subscribe etc. I hadn't considered this is all just padding to increase the length for recommendation optimization.
- OJFord 4y ago
  Matthias Wandel is a 'creator' I can easily recommend to anyone on HN (actually, iirc he's here too - early RIM (Blackberry) engineer) - especially his 'random stuff' channel now that it has a clearer separation. Like many channels it used to just be a 'second channel' for lower quality/didn't make the cut/not expected to be popular sort of videos, at least by my viewing and understanding. But more recently his 'main' channel has focussed on the woodworking, and random stuff has been almost entirely the experiments (sometimes bridging the gap with woodworking, like testing woods or glues in various ways), electronics, etc. Not to say the main channel isn't great, just only if you're into watching woodworking on YouTube perhaps, whereas I think most people reading HN comments would generally enjoy 'random stuff'.
  - bogomipz 4y ago
    I am failing to understand how your post relates in any way to my comment. Was this meant for somewhere else perhaps?
    - OJFord 4y ago
      Sorry I just agreed and it got me thinking and I commented without really drawing the link. Insert at index 0 something like: I agree completely, so many otherwise enjoyable channels are worserned for me by this sort of thing. One I do enjoy immensely however, not least because it is devoid of nonsense and gets to the point, is Matthias Wandel.
renewiltord 4y ago
You can use SponsorBlock to solve this on desktop Chrome at least. Tremendous tool. Cut right to the interesting part.

Even if there were no ads you're going to get four and half minutes of radio-dj style commentary at the top of the video to increase the length -- to optimize for The Algorithm.

laweijfmvo 4y ago

not to mention potentially incorrect information that will kill someone.

OJFord 4y ago

Don't forget scream-face thumbnail with a big curly arrow '<--- unconscious!'

ryandrake 4y ago
"If this video helped you to save a life, don't forget to SMASH that Like button and MANGLE that Subscribe button! And buy our merch! We're offering streamer-branded fire extinguishers this month!"

bogomipz 4y ago

Interesting. I hadn't considered why so many content creators add an intro theme song and animated graphics and a mini ad demonstrating how to subscribe etc. I hadn't considered this is all just padding to increase the length for recommendation optimization.

OJFord 4y ago
Matthias Wandel is a 'creator' I can easily recommend to anyone on HN (actually, iirc he's here too - early RIM (Blackberry) engineer) - especially his 'random stuff' channel now that it has a clearer separation. Like many channels it used to just be a 'second channel' for lower quality/didn't make the cut/not expected to be popular sort of videos, at least by my viewing and understanding. But more recently his 'main' channel has focussed on the woodworking, and random stuff has been almost entirely the experiments (sometimes bridging the gap with woodworking, like testing woods or glues in various ways), electronics, etc. Not to say the main channel isn't great, just only if you're into watching woodworking on YouTube perhaps, whereas I think most people reading HN comments would generally enjoy 'random stuff'.
- bogomipz 4y ago
  I am failing to understand how your post relates in any way to my comment. Was this meant for somewhere else perhaps?
  - OJFord 4y ago
    Sorry I just agreed and it got me thinking and I commented without really drawing the link. Insert at index 0 something like: I agree completely, so many otherwise enjoyable channels are worserned for me by this sort of thing. One I do enjoy immensely however, not least because it is devoid of nonsense and gets to the point, is Matthias Wandel.

renewiltord 4y ago

You can use SponsorBlock to solve this on desktop Chrome at least. Tremendous tool. Cut right to the interesting part.