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Why is the top suggestion on a science video like that an anti-vax rant?
by andrepd 4y ago
Why is the top suggestion on a science video like that an anti-vax rant?
- scotty79 4y agoBecause it causes most engagement? Even you engaged with it in some form. You commented about it here.
- stephen_g 4y agoSuggestions are personalised for what it thinks you’ll engage with (depending on how much it has profiled you - if you’re logged in, have watch history). The top suggestion for that video when I’m logged in is a video about architecture…
- andrepd 4y agoI am not logged it on YouTube (ever). So this is the "default" suggestion.
- nonethewiser 4y agoI don’t think a video of a meteor is a science video. It’s simply a phenomenon. The scientific method or institutions are helpful for understanding it but it’s not inherently scientific.
- mrguyorama 4y agoYoutube has a general problem that angry and hateful and infuriating content is naturally more engaging to the human brain even if you don't believe it. That's why Youtube will still recommend right wing hate content even if you actively watch straight up socialist propaganda. It's just a more effective strategy that any ML or AI recommendation system will inevitability fall to. It's similar to how casino slots aren't actually any fun because you don't need any fun to trigger a gambling addict, so they are optimized for that outcome rather than optimized for fun. Except it's even worse because nearly everyone is susceptible to the effects of anger inducing content, it's just how our brain works.