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by fermienrico 2035 days ago
We've lost our ability to produce content with simplicity, decency, discipline and sophistication: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLByTa5duIolYRtq45Cz_G...

Engagement metrics, click ratios and all this fricking noise - I want us to go back when watching the History channel on TV was actually about History. There are a handful of video content producers on the internet that I can watch without getting my blood pressure out of control.

2 comments

All of the terms that you used are admirable and woefully missing today. It's unfortunate. But it speaks to the times that we are living in. This comment is probably being downvoted because people may argue that this "mmhmm" app isn't a prime example of your thoughts, but you have a point.

Either way, the whole "Funner Zoom" line is off-putting, if the problem isn't to be exemplified by the app as a whole, your point can at least be made in regard to that piece of it.

there is bad content, then there is good content. I follow chess streamers and content producers, and I am happy with the content and medium.