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What’s even the point of this? Is showing random videos really driving up engagement more than surfacing the video I want to watch? This was shocking to me when
by samename 10mo ago
What’s even the point of this? Is showing random videos really driving up engagement more than surfacing the video I want to watch? This was shocking to me when I first came across it
- sockaddr 10mo agoYes. They know that most humans typically have poor impulse control, and are easily pulled off task and will fall into an addicting and lucrative loop. Makes perfect sense to show random unrelated shit.
- efilife 10mo agoIt's been like this for a long time so it must be working. My guess is that fewer choices = easier to choose a video.
- samename 10mo agoBut it's not fewer choices, it's worse choices, or more distracting choices.