look i get being an epic grow your brand hustle guy but youtube is a system that corrals people into its algorithm and statlines to keep the trough full of slop and make what the system wants or be punished it becomes a video game to beat instead of a place where art is rewarded
look i get being an epic grow your brand hustle guy but youtube is a system that corrals people into its algorithm and statlines to keep the trough full of slop and make what the system wants or be punished it becomes a video game to beat instead of a place where art is rewarded
@slime_machine yeah idk at what point it went from "make videos you like and you think your community will like" to "tailor your content in an algorithmic fashion" but it's kind of sad that it's gone that direction even if the average video now is way better than 15 years ago
@slime_machine I feel this way about the “mr beastification” of YouTube. People used to make videos to be entertaining but ‘ol jimmy figured out the secret and now it’s become a game of how well can you capitalize on the brain chemistry of your viewers.
@slime_machine I like to imagine your tweeting this mid set at goml, just fueling the anger
@slime_machine I think the ~80th percentile is where the art is at. Above and below that, the quality and the success of videos are out of alignment.
@slime_machine yeah though i‘d argue internet algo stats-brained content creation has infected every other form of media too. whether that’s film, tv, journalism, the slop-to-art ratio is higher than ever before because every decision-maker is playing for optimization of eyeballs over quality
@slime_machine Forget "grow your brand, hustle guy" and be a "grow your hair, muscle guy" -Tony Star hustle tip # 23 (Rip)
@slime_machine honestly every platform feels like a game that has to be beat these days and its rough
@slime_machine It’s just slop manager 2023. There are a few standout people that can rise above the slop but 99% are just pig farmers.
@slime_machine But the profit motive is supposed to drive innovation 😭