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YouTube

I can't think of any better example of the very best and very worst the modern internet[1] has to offer than YouTube.

On one hand it's an extraordinary place. I've found so much joy in exploring and learning from the incredibly creative people[2] that use YouTube as a place to share their work. I have no problem saying that what I have seen on the site has shaped a big part of who I am and what I do today. I think many young people today would agree.

On the other hand, YouTube is an absolutely horrible place. The vast majority of videos are garbage pumped out by "people"[3] who simply don't give a shit. The algorithmic recommendation system silos people into ever more specific boxes. The top-down moderation is often appallingly heavy-handed and conservative in service of maintaining a corporate liberally-normative culture[4].

Last updated Thu Sep 16 2021 in Berkeley, CA

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1: /thought/the-internet.gmi

2: /thought/media.gmi

3: /thought/digital-people.gmi

4: /thought/clean-culture.gmi

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