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by JSavageOne 2099 days ago
That's all thanks to the Youtube algorithm.
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YouTube started as a place for anyone to post videos. But it quickly became a place for people to build a business posting videos.

The algorithm makes it hard to find the videos without the cruft but I imagine they are uploaded by the millions.

No you can get additional monetization options for 10min or longer videos, they incentivize the padding.

https://www.quora.com/How-does-making-a-10-minute-video-on-Y...