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It sucks so much... (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 44 points 3 months ago (8 children)

and search results showed only videos related to your search. recommendations on the side were similar videos and not some unrelated bullshit. it was so much better.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Honestly if someone remade an old YouTube alternative I think it would take off.

    It’s what I wish PeerTube was, but I’m not sure if that will ever take off sadly.

    Lack of advertising dollars is definitely an impediment to video platform alternatives…

    I remember a time when people just posted silly little shitty drawn videos just for the fun of it. Not saying creators shouldn’t be compensated for their hard work, I just feel like something was lost with the monetization of every little thing.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    The trouble is hosting that much video content and the bandwidth to feed viewers.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    People really fail to understand what a truly colossal undertaking a site like YouTube is. It's a technological wonder that they are able to process that much data and serve it so efficiently. Hate YouTube all you want, I do, but the engineers at Google are fucking magicians.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Recommendations on the side today are related to everything you've watched in like the last week or so.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Which I really hate, because it means when you get into some specific interest, YouTube basically stops showing you anything else.

    Hey YouTube! Those interests I was into last week, last month, I'm still into them! Please don't railroad me like that!

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