@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoSome veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTubewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down120
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minus-squaremycorrhiza they/themlinkfedilinkEnglish39•2 years agonot only is the shorts UI shitty but the shorts themselves are often shitty imo, or at least the “scroll through shorts one at a time” linear format means you see a lot more videos you wouldn’t click on intentionally.
minus-squareRob BoslinkfedilinkEnglish21•2 years ago“No YouTube I do not want to watch Jordon Fucking Peterson. I will NEVER want that. Fuck all the way off.” I stopped watching shorts because of the unwanted boosts of fascist content.
minus-square@jrubal1462@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoSilver lining: It gave me the opportunity to “dislike” Jordan Peterson, which was not an opportunity I previously had. I mean, I guess I always HAD the option, but there’s something to be said about having somebody serve it up on a platter like that.
minus-square@UnculturedSwine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoI watch shorts but I never swipe up. I pick which ones I want to watch.
not only is the shorts UI shitty but the shorts themselves are often shitty imo, or at least the “scroll through shorts one at a time” linear format means you see a lot more videos you wouldn’t click on intentionally.
“No YouTube I do not want to watch Jordon Fucking Peterson. I will NEVER want that. Fuck all the way off.”
I stopped watching shorts because of the unwanted boosts of fascist content.
Silver lining: It gave me the opportunity to “dislike” Jordan Peterson, which was not an opportunity I previously had.
I mean, I guess I always HAD the option, but there’s something to be said about having somebody serve it up on a platter like that.
Hey, boosts engagement, he’s happy all the same.
I watch shorts but I never swipe up. I pick which ones I want to watch.