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YouTube, like the entire Internet, is such a mixed bag. There is some really first rate content but most of it is total junk. Like Little Richard says "It ain
by nritchie 3y ago
YouTube, like the entire Internet, is such a mixed bag. There is some really first rate content but most of it is total junk. Like Little Richard says "It ain't what you do, it's the way how you do it."
- wahnfrieden 3y agoIt’s not just a bag of many contents. It’s an ad board full of dark patterns to steal your focus and attention.
- RajT88 3y ago> There is some really first rate content but most of it is total junk. A lot of the gaming-related stuff is just pure garbage. "Secret gaming room" channels are especially egregious. Saw one where a kid bought a used boat (the kind with a below-deck area with a bed, kitchen, etc.), the kind you can get for ~20k or less if it is ~30 years old. Made a "secret gaming den", and then intentionally sunk the boat just to add some drama with the "secret den" filling up with water. There's so many of these idiots on YT, that I can't even find the video now among hundreds of pages of videos. Yes, they need to stay off my lawn.
- mvdtnz 3y agoI just searched "secret gaming room" and watched the first result. That is one of the worst things I have ever watched. 5 million views. Unbelievable.
- rightbyte 3y agoIt seems like the Youtube algorithm somehow reinforces the spread of stupid videos. Like, people maybe watch them for an average of 15s instead of 10s before zapping since they are so stupid. I got the same theory about the Facebook feed. Where "car accident videos" or "disgusting things" get more spread than they should since people stop scrolling for 12% more time while blocking the poster or something ...
- PascLeRasc 3y agoDeleted for an annoying reply
- standardUser 3y agoI have no idea what that second sentence means, but unless there has been mass removal of content on YouTube, then it stands to reason that there is at least as much good content now as previously.