A slightly unusual video from the fantastic Technology Connections channel. It articulates a lot of my own thoughts on social media, “algorithms” and AI.
What surprised me the most was the statistic that only 3% of author’s views come from the subscriptions feed. This is wild to me because subscriptions are pretty much the only way I have ever used YouTube.
Interesting. Sounds like it saw you watch “TLDR” content, and binned you with the “I want simple answers, here and now” cohort, a prime target for manipulation videos. Probably could have pushed you in any direction you seemed inclined to follow.