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It's not the uploading that's the problem, it's the budget you spend on getting new Facebook likes or YouTube channel subscriptions. Buying Facebook likes looked like a wildly better investment, but that was an illusion.
Since both platform forbid straight up buying likes and subscribers that would be a hard line to argue against any of them.
CollegeHumor had same damn well written, well produced comedic satire. I hope all of their material is archived. One thing to watch out for is if this posted under their Geuite account to YouTube, when the gsuite bill isn’t paid, all the YouTube videos will get deleted, leaving a cultural hole. Of all the Google crimes, this one is accidental but the most damaging to society.
> the most damaging to society While I agree that content archival is important, I would strongly argue that lost content is not on the same level as for example anti-competitive practices, even in terms of cultural impact.
Why does the article start with a false premise that "internet used to be fun" and "bygone era". Come on, if you don't want to follow Twitter drama just go to some other place. Ugh.
I miss the indie internet, before big corps and big tech started taking over.
I miss IRC and forums and personal websites. I miss the time when Digg was new and hadn't taken over, and memes weren't the most upvoted content. When websites weren't all Javascript and Google wasn't Yahoo.
MySpace and LiveJournal and Xanga were never as sterile as Facebook and Instagram.
The internet that appealed to the Technorati got put on dopamine-fueled monetization rails and turned into a bulk commodity that maximizes engagement over the population.
I remember when CH was just a site where people uploaded funny pics, and once in a while they had a well-written article. How far they came - sad to see them shut down.
What a joke. Makes me want to never visit their site again. That is unacceptable.
I can not read the source article. But I guess its costs were too high such that if it just distributed it all via YouTube it couldn't make any money?
Then don't comment? It's Hacker News not Hacker Speculation.
Why does the article start with a false premise that "internet used to be fun" and "bygone era". Come on, if you don't want to follow Twitter drama just go to some other place. Ugh.
It's not a false premise for many of us. I miss the indie internet, before big corps and big tech started taking over. I miss IRC and forums and personal websites. I miss the time when Digg was new and hadn't taken over, and memes weren't the most upvoted content. When websites weren't all Javascript and Google wasn't Yahoo. MySpace and LiveJournal and Xanga were never as sterile as Facebook and Instagram. The intern…
Reading that now, it sounds like I'm describing some kind of crazy sci-fi utopia that couldn't even get published because it's too unbelievable.
