Whelp, here we go again

  • PR_freak@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    I think this is because YouTube pushed so much its shorts (tiktok knockoff) but they’re not as profitable. My guesstimate is that at least 70% of traffic is in shorts now so longer content is rarely played along with longer ads

    • mobyduck648@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      YouTube Shorts are an absolute plague as is the TikTokification of social media generally. I don’t want that attention capitalist version of opium anywhere near me.

      • Paradox@lemdro.id
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        1 year ago

        Whats even more frustrating is now you have to choose between:

        • 48 minute long video essay about cheese
        • 10 second video about cheese

        I want a 5-10 minute video about cheese, something light I can watch while doing some other stuff, and then move on with my day. I don’t want to watch a feature length movie.