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When I was a kid I watched a lot of "You've Been Framed!", along with "Country X's funniest home videos" - does this new stuff differ much?
by Retr0id 3y ago
When I was a kid I watched a lot of "You've Been Framed!", along with "Country X's funniest home videos" - does this new stuff differ much?
- MrGinkgo 3y agoI'd argue that the biggest difference between that kind of "dumb variety tv" and tiktok is that tiktok is essentially endless, and it suits the content to you. There's a big difference between the heads of a clip show deciding what gets shown on tv based off empathy and the occasional focus group test, and an inhuman algorithm which pays attention only to "engagement" - whether that engagement be positive or negative.
- blastro 3y agoyeah it's engineered to be maximally engaging.
- password54321 3y agoTV is very predictable and is moderated a lot more than online platforms where any random person can decide they want to make a mental illness or a dangerous challenge into a "cool" trend.
- Retr0id 3y agoI'm asking about comparison to these "new" tiktok-like shows, not tiktok itself.
- floren 3y agoAmerica's Funniest Home Videos was a 30-minute show that was on once a week. Now with a million streaming "channels" it's presumably available 24/7, except without Bob Saget commenting.