When the algorithm puts you into a wrong turn or a dead end, it’s a good reminder that you used to have to search for things and think about what you wanted to watch, or get them recommended via other sites. Shit didn’t go viral by being on the home page of peoples feeds, it’s because it was organically shared.
That’s true, but for a long time I could count on opening YouTube and glimpsing something that would be interesting to watch. Now my experience is like the author’s: just a bunch of random crap, with the same few videos interspersed. I scroll a bit then decide there’s nothing good on offer and it would take too long to hunt for anything, then I put on some music, a podcast, or an audiobook instead.
When the algorithm puts you into a wrong turn or a dead end, it’s a good reminder that you used to have to search for things and think about what you wanted to watch, or get them recommended via other sites. Shit didn’t go viral by being on the home page of peoples feeds, it’s because it was organically shared.
That’s true, but for a long time I could count on opening YouTube and glimpsing something that would be interesting to watch. Now my experience is like the author’s: just a bunch of random crap, with the same few videos interspersed. I scroll a bit then decide there’s nothing good on offer and it would take too long to hunt for anything, then I put on some music, a podcast, or an audiobook instead.