Likes/dislikes on the latest video is sitting at 98.8%
Which to be honest is a mixture of surprising and relieving!
Which to be honest is a mixture of surprising and relieving!
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I'm totally guilty of "algorithmic complacency" on other sites, but I've always used YT subscriptions as my default. Weird.
Of course people just want to find a shortcut to the time it takes to actually being informed/social so “The Feed” does that for you. For free!
The cost? Fidelity.
I use my YT subscription feed every day and even pruned my feed to remove anything news-based (including late-night talk shows).
If it wasn't for family I would leave FB. If I didn't run my own business and a non-profit I'd leave Twitter.
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Well sort of.Ffor me it actually revealed that in a given week only about 4 real life people in my friends list actually post a real life thought. The rest is all algo fluff.
I remember taking a "Library Research" class in college in 2005 and feeling like I was unlocking a new world, because a chuck of it was how to best use search engines.
There's dozens of us, I swear!
I second your opinion in the last video completely.
Maybe most of those people 20 years ago had no access/interest in computers/technology at all, but today are forced to use it.
Almost like people get super judgy and argumentative on these apps.
No, this site is just as full of way-too-online petty extremists looking for things to complain about, they're just a different flavor from the ones on twitter.
feels that problem more coming from "every comment a tweet" structure tho, but that feels irrelevant to the videos point.
college is literally just a person reading the book.
95% of humans are listening biased comprehending types. they need "to be talked to". thats the whole thing.
Another good one is to review a document for confusing language. You don't need to accept it's suggestions, but it will often find stuff people miss.
Local context matters, it's why threads in conversations exist. If this was a flat system like Twitter, this would apply.
In your strict definition, when anyone posts something wrong like your original post, nobody should post corrections.
You chiming to say “but actually AI can be valuable for x application” completely ignores the context in which I brought up the ad for an AI service, and why it was a jarring to see at the end of the video.
Not all AI / algorithm / recommendation systems take choices or cause what the video was about.
Most "Ai" is a modern Clippy at this point.
I do agree with your video, it's something I've never thought about or noticed it, now you've made me aware.
But in all seriousness, your work is a breath of fresh air, always but especially lately! :)
Hopefully this works, I've not linked a post before
Thank you for helping articulate what I definitely could not with regard to the degradation of the Internet and the experience using it!
So...
(Though we may also be a somewhat self-selecting sample.)
Had to do an image-search of my thermostat, & trust the algorithm, as it has no visible manufacturer or model number, even in the digital menu. It was out of battery & I didn't know how to change them.)
Whenever I mention your channel to someone, if they have heard of your channel they respond with effusive praise.
Seems many people didn't know how to use a dishwasher correctly. I was taught wrong too.
He explained how microwaves work, and why the "beverage" button is the superior way of reheating drinks.
Also he has made me less afraid of things I don't understand, which is one of the highest compliments a human can receive imo.
Got the can opener after the video and now my favorite.
This channel has changed tiny parts of my life but in positive ways.
Also he convinced me going electric car would go well and it has. Thanks technology connections!
Also got the can opener. Sad thing was I knew they existed at one point, I had used one. Then apparently completely forgot about them until I saw Alec's video
Thinking about it, she's right, the box sucks. I'm going to start doing it this now.
As a teacher I FEEL this issue with students, and you've put that feeling right into words.
Thank you!
So, now I just bookmark favourite channels to watch.
To the point about being in control of what media you consume; I have found turning off autoplay on youtube went a long way. It forced me to ask "what do I really want to watch?" and often times it is nothing. Which get me off the couch into the world
i know it doesn’t fix the issue, but i had to do similar for youtube music. i have an account for music i listen to and one that plays when i sleep
And yes I'm about to run my dishwasher with the powder! My dishes are cleaner with way less funny residue.
And will agree with your in the spectrum video ideas.
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I enjoy ALL of your videos.
But I should probably use the tab more often. I feel like I sometimes miss posts.
Your video explains the cause of this crisis, imo. We let go of our agency
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." — from Dune by Frank Herbert (1965)
Good work.
The one response I have was also well-addressed. YouTube is probably the only platform where I appreciate the algorithm.
And, with a dash of shame, thanks for reminding me about the Subscription tab. (To be fair, I'm glad the algorithm consistently puts your videos in my recs)
- Those that help you find content you like
- Those that try to shape the content you like
Youtube's, being mostly the former, brought a lot of similar-thinkers to the video, hence the likes! (2/2)
But I'm a fellow old man with clouds to yell at, and it's really cloudy tonight, so I'll be nice.
This was a needed wake up call for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA
Thanks!
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My dishwasher works better because of you
Interesting and I agree.
We are all becoming doom scrolling rabbit hole jumpers. I myself am guilty of it from time to time.
It was refreshing to know that we're not alone in our concerns.
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It's incredibly depressing to see so many people are content with being spoon-fed, rather than trying to explore and learn things beyond algorithmic spew😓
It's not surprising though that people have started to offload their thinking to AI — thinking is hard, it takes energy, the brain is lazy and does not want to consume energy.
It's the same reason why bad habits are hard to break.
Please keep making these sorts of videos. In a world where we're dominated by algorithms, more people saying what you are saying is absolutely necessary.
I use this tab daily since 2011 wtf I thought that this was the norm
I subscribe, but your videos will show up in recommendations normally first, so I usually click them there. I check subscriptions after to see if any weren't recommended.
How does that reflect in stats?
Might I suggest you do one on how Amazon has broken the retail space. And how you can use your brain to buy direct.
Which causes my question, with Retail dying, where can a nerd buy speaker cables, aside from Amazon?