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Maybe Libretube etc. might be good to use with children? One of the main problems with Youtube is the algorithmic feed of recommendation. For kids it seem to c

• api 2y ago
  The problem is absolutely the YT algorithm. You can start them on decent stuff but if they follow the gradient they will end up in a gutter of absolute trash. I feel like this experiment in rapid feedback optimization for engagement has yielded a truth about the human condition that ought to become one of those "laws": trash maximizes engagement. It sounds pessimistic and awful but I think it's one of those things that makes sense in retrospect. Consider the following: Let's say two people walk past you on the street. One of them says 'hi' and you have a brief light chat with them. The other smears themselves with peanut butter and starts clucking like a chicken and saluting Hitler. Which maximizes engagement? This implies that any system that optimized for maximum engagement will converge on some kind of trash. This is interesting: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1bn8gfq/researchers_uncover_pornification_trend_among/ https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1bn8gfq/researcher...
  • rightbyte 2y ago
    > It sounds pessimistic and awful It isn't really. I don't know you but what e.g. movie or music taste we have in common is probably quite blend and boring. The art is in the niche. And for some reason the algorithm thinks we love what we have in common with others. Click one 'blend' video and its genre takes over your feed.