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Content is a concept that I've come to dislike, as it seems geared at taking advantage of the consumer maximally. Advice is given on YouTube, padded with unnece

Content is a concept that I've come to dislike, as it seems geared at taking advantage of the consumer maximally. Advice is given on YouTube, padded with unnecessary talking and fluff to maximise the watch time, or the video ends up making you no-wiser at the end. Getting to the core of things, the actual insights and knowledge is harder. I find myself searching Reddit and HackerNews to get actual opinions, which are more valuable than content. I understand the incentives for creating content in this way, but it harms the consumer and steals time. Edit: Some content is pure entertainment and this doesn't fit this view.

choppaface 3y ago
But for many consumers it's the raw sentiment (and perhaps its expression) that matters most, and for that the "fluff" and "doom scrolling" content can be worthwhile. A grand part of the internet is fueling discovery. There will always be some ads that steal time, though, and perhaps the OP is pointing out that advertising has evolved a bit (the "grift shift") from display ads to "thought leaders." Or rather that, as the internet grows, the gross revenue of "thought leadership" grows too.
- ilrwbwrkhv 3y ago
  I think a lot of OPs complaints seem to come about because what we are missing is lively debate. Back when tv was the main medium it was almost a panel or a debate which was pushing ideas. Lone writers could still write but wouldn't get the distribution required without being challenged by critics. Now, technology has given distribution without the counter opinion and that is causing all of this nonsense to grow unchecked.
JohnFen 3y ago
> Content is a concept that I've come to dislike I think that when people started unironically calling it "content", that was the writing on the wall that we're going down a bad path.

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Content is a concept that I've come to dislike, as it seems geared at taking advantage of the consumer maximally. Advice is given on YouTube, padded with unnece

by neontomo 3y ago

choppaface 3y ago
But for many consumers it's the raw sentiment (and perhaps its expression) that matters most, and for that the "fluff" and "doom scrolling" content can be worthwhile. A grand part of the internet is fueling discovery. There will always be some ads that steal time, though, and perhaps the OP is pointing out that advertising has evolved a bit (the "grift shift") from display ads to "thought leaders." Or rather that, as the internet grows, the gross revenue of "thought leadership" grows too.
- ilrwbwrkhv 3y ago
  I think a lot of OPs complaints seem to come about because what we are missing is lively debate. Back when tv was the main medium it was almost a panel or a debate which was pushing ideas. Lone writers could still write but wouldn't get the distribution required without being challenged by critics. Now, technology has given distribution without the counter opinion and that is causing all of this nonsense to grow unchecked.
JohnFen 3y ago
> Content is a concept that I've come to dislike I think that when people started unironically calling it "content", that was the writing on the wall that we're going down a bad path.