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by OwlsParlay 1245 days ago
AS someone who watches a lot of YouTube, like the Let's Play content mentioned, I recognise and sympathise with the OP. But I think the problem isn't necessarily YouTube - thats just the drug of choice. It could be Twitch, it could be podcasts, or television, or any other form of entertainment offering a parasocial relationship. One that fill the gaping lonely hole in so many people's lives.
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toyg 1245 days ago
Yeah but television doesn't give you the choice that YT provides. If it's 2am and all available tv programs are shit, you go to bed. With YT, there is always a decent video a search away.

(This obviously changed with streaming sites - but that's tv turning into YT rather than traditional broadcasting)

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411111111111111 1245 days ago
That's true for online media in general, it's not specific to YouTube
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remify 1245 days ago
YouTube is definitely trying to make you watch the absolute most they can.
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