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Topic	YouTube is removing the public "dislike" counter
ParanoidObsessive 11/23/21 10:52:08 PM #85:	LinkPizza posted... While this is true, does it really help if you cant see the dislikes? Especially since you cant always tell whats a lot and whats not without the comparison. Because with just likes, I cant really tell if the video will be good or bad before watching Absolutely, yes. Because it creates the artificial impression that something is more popular than it actually is. Which is the entire reason why they'll keep it. Does it help you accurately gauge what is worth your time and what isn't, or what is quality versus crap? No, it's useless for that. But again, YouTube doesn't give a fuck about you. They don't give a fuck whether or not you can use the system to actually find worthwhile content. Because that is no longer the point of the service. The like counter will continue to exist to give you the impression that the videos they present to you are popular, trendy, and that your peers like them (and you want to be like your peers, don't you?) - and you will lap them up like the good little sheep you are. Because that is the sole purpose of your existence in their eyes. Having free will and voicing opinions is incredibly inconvenient for them, because it makes the corporate sponsors sad. This is an ongoing problem, and something a lot of larger content creators on YouTube have been complaining about almost since Google took over - the site caters to advertisers over uses (both viewers and performers), to the detriment of the quality of the content. Because the sole purpose of the site now is to generate revenue for Google, and Google gave up on their "Don't be evil" philosophy a looong time ago. It's why a lot of former big-time YouTubers are migrating to Twitch more and more (though Twitch isn't all that much better right now) or leaning more and more heavily into Patreon or in-video ad reads. Because they basically need to to survive as professional content creators. The platform is constantly screwing them over in myriad ways. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:960293407] in YouTube is... [t:79753686]...</cite> <quote><cite>LinkPizza posted...</cite> <quote>While this is true, does it really help if you cant see the dislikes? Especially since you cant always tell whats a lot and whats not without the comparison. Because with just likes, I cant really tell if the video will be good or bad before watching</quote> Absolutely, yes. Because it creates the artificial impression that something is more popular than it actually is. Which is the entire reason why they'll keep it. Does it help you accurately gauge what is worth your time and what isn't, or what is quality versus crap? No, it's useless for that. But again, YouTube doesn't give a fuck about you. They don't give a fuck whether or not you can use the system to actually find worthwhile content. Because that is no longer the point of the service. The like counter will continue to exist to give you the impression that the videos they present to you are popular, trendy, and that your peers like them (and you want to be like your peers, don't you?) - and you will lap them up like the good little sheep you are. Because that is the sole purpose of your existence in their eyes. Having free will and voicing opinions is incredibly inconvenient for them, because it makes the corporate sponsors sad. This is an ongoing problem, and something a lot of larger content creators on YouTube have been complaining about almost since Google took over - the site caters to advertisers over uses (both viewers and performers), to the detriment of the quality of the content. Because the sole purpose of the site now is to generate revenue for Google, and Google gave up on their "Don't be evil" philosophy a looong time ago. It's why a lot of former big-time YouTubers are migrating to Twitch more and more (though Twitch isn't all that much better right now) or leaning more and more heavily into Patreon or in-video ad reads. Because they basically need to to survive as professional content creators. The platform is constantly screwing them over in myriad ways. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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