Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 weeks agoI’ve wondered who had the attention span for hour long videos on youtube or even 10 minute long ones once the algorithm started prioritizing those over short form. Most youtubers just aren’t that good enough to be able to deliver something compelling for a long length of time, which was why short and to the point videos is what I miss about old YouTube.
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I regularly watch hour+ videos, and there’s quite a few 10+ hour videos I’ve enjoyed. Just gotta find the right people.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
10 hour long videos!? What the hell. What can be that interesting for 10 hours from YouTube? Is it actual full written tv shows or documentary tv series?
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Super deep dive into games and their lore mostly, although the super long ones tend to be named like, ‘a quick retrospective of game’
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I guess I’m not that into that so wouldn’t find something to interest me on youtube. I probably don’t bother watching 99% of my feed, and just use YouTube when I need to reference something these days.
Like finding out a location from a video game or looking up a recipe to cook. I don’t find myself liking majority of the “big YouTube as a job” type channels, and videos I tend to view when searching has been more “this is my only upload because it seemed interesting” type videos.