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noride@lemmy.zip 1 day agoI will say it’s a little ironic you mentioned Veritasium considering the channel was literally bought into by a corporation focused and maximizing revenue of YouTube channels. Good content, sure, but I think it’s indicative of exactly what’s wrong with the platform as a whole.
Also, to everyone and no one, if you like the content from Technology Connections, Veritasium, etc., AlphaPheonix is likely your speed, too.
dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
If the content is still good, and it allows hiring more people and produce more of the good content, then what’s the problem with the channel being bought? Sure, it may enshittify in the future, but let’s not judge them for things that haven’t happened.
noride@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Capitalism is caustic. A company positioning itself to ride the success of others to maximize their own profits is too reminiscent of the music industry for my tastes. Secondarily, I’ve gone through this so many times with so many other platforms. The “maximally grow the user base” phase is the beginning of the enshitification process. It’s much easier in my mind to abandon ship at this phase, rather than help them build a bigger mouse trap with my ad revenue, to ensnare the next hapless fool.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I think history has shown us again and again that it WILL enshitify in the future. The nail is already in the coffin, its just a matter of time until its buried.