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Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by AlbertCory »

irrational wrote: post #17
rcarr wrote: post #9

I agree with the author. I just cancelled Spotify and got YouTube Premium and it was an absolutely brilliant decision. Pretty soon I’m going to cancel Netflix and Prime too and just take out the odd month subscription to a streaming service if there’s something I really want to watch. I’m probably better off watching some informative documentary on YT than I am watching Netflix anyway and if I want entertainment, the…

> they had a youth where they could spend their entire time learning literally everything there is to know about their passion for free I have children between the ages of 9 and 26. You know what they are passionate about? Minecraft, Mr Beast, Travel vlogs, mommy vlogs, “reality” videos, etc. I’ve tried to introduce them to science, space, programming, history, math, finance, nature, etc. content and they don’t want…

The lesson I get from all these replies is (shock & horror!):

Kids are different. I hear of kids who are intelligent, energetic, curious... all those good things. Probably NURTURE (i.e. the parents) has something to do with that.

But then: also NATURE. Not having any kids myself, I'm not going to preach.

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by api »

expertentipp wrote: post #80
kubectl_h wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Watching kids watch youtube is like watching zombies. I know a kid who is a big fan of any kind of sports. He is constantly watching youtube videos that are basically stats and clips packaged up with some slight humor but very little analysis. This kid has basically an encyclopedic knowledge of sports... stats. All from youtube. I was also like this to a degree as a kid, but I got my info from stats books/magazines/n…

> Watching kids watch youtube is like watching zombies. My heart breaks when I see nephews playing dumb mobile games and watch youtube videos of someone playing games, all these interrupted with multiple full screen ads which they also diligently watch. Fuck these platforms and all their creators.

We banned YouTube after the kids would do nothing but watch junk like PrestonPlayz for hours and hours. It was really rotting their brains. We have seen positive growth in their interests and behavior since it was banned.

YT is full of good content but the good content is not addictive or viral and the viral addictive content is not good. There might be a few kids that will gravitate toward substance but I have yet to see one. If we visit a home with YT enabled the kids are watching hours and hours of trash.

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by Kye »

EGreg wrote: post #92
867-5309 wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

disclaimer: this is yours

Yes. That’s why I am asking

It's good form to say you're the person behind the thing you're recommending. Making stuff to solve problems is the point of most of the domain this little website is under, so self-promotion is fine, but not saying that's what it is looks bad.

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by EGreg »

Kye wrote: post #94
EGreg wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. That’s why I am asking

It's good form to say you're the person behind the thing you're recommending. Making stuff to solve problems is the point of most of the domain this little website is under, so self-promotion is fine, but not saying that's what it is looks bad.

Right. But I'm not promoting it. I am definitely NOT recommending it. It isn’t even launched. I was attempting to ask in an unbiased way whether it would help. That would require one person (the one I am asking) to go and check it out.

Yes, I omitted saying it's mine, not because of any nefarious reason. Just didn't realize it was necessary to simply ask an opinion of one person about whether it would have the intended effect. And in my opinion it would actually be counterproductive to reveal that I made it.

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by porkbeer »

flandish wrote: post #22
rcarr wrote: post #9

I agree with the author. I just cancelled Spotify and got YouTube Premium and it was an absolutely brilliant decision. Pretty soon I’m going to cancel Netflix and Prime too and just take out the odd month subscription to a streaming service if there’s something I really want to watch. I’m probably better off watching some informative documentary on YT than I am watching Netflix anyway and if I want entertainment, the…

My problem with yt music is that certain albums will ask you if you approve playing, even with age and content restrictions off. Rage Against The Machine’s first album has “disturbing” album art. It asks for EVERY song. Song in a playlist? Playlist stopped waiting for you to ask. Terrible UX, imho.

Its soft censorship, yt is famous for it.

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by robinsonb5 »

mastax wrote: post #81

I'm going to go against the grain here and say my YouTube algorithm is great. Signing out of YouTube and viewing the default home page is a reminder of the horrors that lie beyond, but my little corner of it is a bit too good. There was a period of time semi-recently when the algorithm was better than my heuristics, too. I had associated too-good thumbnails with overproduced shallow clickbait videos churned out by co…

I do have some admiration for the algorithm - but I also wish that refreshing the home page would show me some more of the many thousands of videos that I'd likely find interesting, rather than the same 20 just in a different order.

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by WanderPanda »

mastax wrote: post #81

I'm going to go against the grain here and say my YouTube algorithm is great. Signing out of YouTube and viewing the default home page is a reminder of the horrors that lie beyond, but my little corner of it is a bit too good. There was a period of time semi-recently when the algorithm was better than my heuristics, too. I had associated too-good thumbnails with overproduced shallow clickbait videos churned out by co…

Watching one „wrong“ video can mess everything up for a couple of weeks though, which always gives me some level of anxiety :D

Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by ur-whale »

mastax wrote: post #81

I'm going to go against the grain here and say my YouTube algorithm is great. Signing out of YouTube and viewing the default home page is a reminder of the horrors that lie beyond, but my little corner of it is a bit too good. There was a period of time semi-recently when the algorithm was better than my heuristics, too. I had associated too-good thumbnails with overproduced shallow clickbait videos churned out by co…

>I'm going to go against the grain here and say my YouTube algorithm is great.

I agree with the minor caveat that I'd like a "broaden" button and a "change theme" menu.

My search algorithm presents me with content that I find quite enjoyable, but I'd like to be exposed to a little more stuff that's outside of my bubble.

It knows what I like based on what I've watched, but it doesn't know me and therefore can't infer stuff I don't know but would enjoy if I was exposed to it.

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