I have trouble with YouTube. It never recommends good short form content. If I could crack that, I probably wouldn’t Tiktok.
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Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI get that on YouTube. (Legal Eagle, Leja etc) Just a bit less CCP manipulation. Not that there aren’t issues with YouTube. Just less than TicTok.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s probably fair enough. I don’t watch shorts on any site anywhere. I tend to opt for the 20 minute 30 minute or longer videos. Sitting and working on things when I get home.
AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This, basically. Google took YouTube and made its algorithm push more long form content for the purpose of generating revenue from ads. Not saying TikTok doesn’t have ads in my feed but at least I can skip literally all of them.
whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
You are brainwashed lol
Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I concede. Can’t argue with facts like that. You’d have to be brainwashed to want to be spied on by one less entity. Oh wait my mistake. You have no facts. You’re just expressing a baseless useless opinion that isn’t worth shit. Have a nice day :-)
whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Hm funny how the government isn’t banning spying, but is asking for foreign companies to be sold? It’s okay when Facebook goes it.
Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Funnily enough. If you weren’t jumping to conclusions about things not being said. I actually agree with you on that. I think it’s hypocritical that the government is doing this. I’m still allowed and have good reason to dislike tiktoc more.
You’re welcome to go look at my post history from the last few days. I’ve made the exact argument that it is hypocritical. And believe me I’d rather move off to something like peer tube entirely. But there’s logistics still needing to be addressed before that. And currently we’re largely stuck in a few inescapabe duopolies. Least worst of two inadequate choices. And yes YouTube wins that technically by being mildly less manipulative. Not by much. Believe me I know how much their algorithm stirs the pot trying to get engagement.
ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
YouTube shorts recommendations suck.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I just want to not see them. I dont watch shorts and I never will. Youtube can go fuck itself because I fucking refuse to watch anything in fucking portrait mode let alone narrowed down in timescale to roughly fuck all.