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Algorithms are breaking how we think - Technology Connections (youtu.be)

submitted 1 day ago by QuizzaciousOtter@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org

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A slightly unusual video from the fantastic Technology Connections channel. It articulates a lot of my own thoughts on social media, "algorithms" and AI.

What surprised me the most was the statistic that only 3% of author's views come from the subscriptions feed. This is wild to me because subscriptions are pretty much the only way I have ever used YouTube.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 20 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (7 children)

What surprised me the most was the statistic that only 3% of author's views come from the subscriptions feed. This is wild to me because subscriptions are pretty much the only way I have ever used YouTube.

Considering that my biggest issue with YouTube is the fact that subscribing to a channel means fucking nothing now, it doesn't surprise me at all.

Being subscribed to a channel used to actually inform you when that channel uploaded something new, every time without fail. Now, that system is a separate thing (the bell) and it doesn't even fucking work 100% of the time. I subscribe to and have notifications enabled for about 13 channels that upload every single day; I only get notified like once a month about a random video whenever YouTube decides it wants to actually do the thing I have told it to do.

Like, I am subscribed to Technology Connections and have notifications enabled but this post is how I have come to know this video was uploaded.

[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

There’s absolutely no incentive to log in to YouTube now that subscriptions and bells do nothing to control your feed. End stage enshittification.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago

I use Newpipe since I'm not going to login. No ads

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