• yesman@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This has always confused me.

    I’ve never liked, disliked, rated, commented, or shared a Youtube video. Because I’m using Freetube, I technically don’t even subscribe anymore. Why are y’all so eager to maintain the algorithm? Does “disliking” a video feel like agency?

    If you really wanna punish Youtube creators, watch their video for less than 30 seconds. That won’t count as a view, but I bet the algorithm clocks it as a dislike.

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      2 months ago

      they actually changed the algorithm. it used to be preference based, but now its attention based. the people who want the dislike back want the older algorithm back because likes/dislikes used to matter, the shit would sink and the gold would float. ragebait wasn’t the norm back then.

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      2 months ago

      Because it doesn’t make sense from user perspective. I watched Justin Bieber Baby, I watched Rebecca Black Friday and I started watching Bohemian rhapsody but didn’t continue as I’ve heard it alot lately. YouTube assumed I liked the two other songs and hated Queen.

      See the problem? YouTube suggestions were so much better years ago, now it feels like way too much scrolling to find something good