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huh
Jan 23, 2004

Dinosaur Gum
I've never "liked" anything.

And certainly have not "subscribed" when requested.

In fact, asking me to do it makes me not want to!

Have you ever actually done this?

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Panic! At The Tesco
Aug 19, 2005

FART


i love to like and i do also sometimes subscribe

Dumb Sex-Parrot
Dec 24, 2020


i'm subscribed to Feeding Steven and Dr. Peyam

Rubber Chicken
Mar 13, 2024

I've subscribed to about 3 things ever

I stopped hitting like after I realized what it actually did

kntfkr
Feb 11, 2019

GOOSE FUCKER

I report every comment on a music video that says “who is here from skins???” or “came here from catfish/stranger things/ life is strange/ the funko pop movie”. I report them as tertorism. It’s a waste of time and it does nothing but i teally hate those people and i hope they suffer in this life.

I dont like poo poo i dont go outside

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

:catdrugs:


I liked and bookmarked this thread. Also voted a 1.

huh
Jan 23, 2004

Dinosaur Gum

Grey Cat posted:

I liked and bookmarked this thread. Also voted a 1.

Cold.

Dumb Sex-Parrot
Dec 24, 2020


Rubber Chicken posted:

I've subscribed to about 3 things ever

I stopped hitting like after I realized what it actually did

what does it do?

Rubber Chicken
Mar 13, 2024

Dumb Sex-Parrot posted:

what does it do?

Stealth subscription, feeds the algorithm, tells capitalism about you

Panic! At The Tesco
Aug 19, 2005

FART


the algorithm is here whether we like it or not. i find it best to like so i can at least get recommended the correct slop for me to munch down like the dumb little consumer idiot i am

Rubber Chicken
Mar 13, 2024

I only interact with YouTube by direct searching. Recommendations are cancer.

I wish they weren't

Cubone
May 26, 2011

Rubber Chicken posted:

I only interact with YouTube by direct searching. Recommendations are cancer.

I wish they weren't

I have bad news about searching

Dumb Sex-Parrot
Dec 24, 2020


Rubber Chicken posted:

Stealth subscription, feeds the algorithm, tells capitalism about you

then i'll just use the 'not interested' function in the recommendeds

Dial A For Awesome
May 23, 2009
I’ll ring that bell.

By which I mean punch the OP in the dick.

syntaxfunction
Oct 27, 2010

I just follow random trails of links on the internet and sometimes I come across things I enjoy. It may not be fast, efficient or reliable but it provides a certain privacy through obscurity.

Unrelated my computer might have a virus that needs bitcoin to fix?

MEIN RAVEN
Oct 7, 2008

Gutentag Mein Raven


Fart and shart, that's about the only thing I subscribe to anymore

Bad Purchase
Jun 17, 2019




they need to bring back the thumbs down button, that was the only interaction worth my time

these days it's either gone or hidden

R.L. Stine
Oct 19, 2007
years ago i found out i was subscribed to the maroon 5 channel (which i would never do) and wrote a complaint to youtube to stop ruining my life

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

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Al Gorithm will pay for his crimes

Szyznyk
Mar 4, 2008

I’ll fat-thumb something in YouTube Shorts and end up subscribed to some goofy animal or crash cam channel.

kntfkr
Feb 11, 2019

GOOSE FUCKER

One thing I’ll never understand is why they skipped right over YouTube pants and went straight to YouTube shorts

Panic! At The Tesco
Aug 19, 2005

FART


R.L. Stine posted:

years ago i found out i was subscribed to the maroon 5 channel (which i would never do) and wrote a complaint to youtube to stop ruining my life

maybe you blacked out and subscribed during it because maroon 5 is what your heart secretly desires?

Rubber Chicken
Mar 13, 2024

Cubone posted:

I have bad news about searching

Lesser of evil smelling turds imo

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Do you have a zine, OP?

I read zines, cash only.

Cousin Todd
Jul 3, 2007

no u idiot donkeys are the real robots
Grimey Drawer
I don't like anything but I subscribe to about 15 channels on yt. Just people who reliably publish videos I want to watch.

Waltzing Along
Jun 14, 2008

I subscribe to things so I can just go to my subscriptions page and not see a bunch of random poo poo I don't care about. This way I see a bunch of random poo poo that I might care about. I'm surprised more people don't do this because it makes youtube so much better.

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

Szyznyk posted:

I’ll fat-thumb something in YouTube Shorts and end up subscribed to some goofy animal or crash cam channel.

Sum 41 fat lip

flubber nuts
Oct 5, 2005


MEIN RAVEN posted:

Fart and shart, that's about the only thing I subscribe to anymore

love those guys. are you going on the 2026 fart & shart river cruise??

Captain Hygiene
Sep 17, 2007

You mess with the crabbo...



Waltzing Along posted:

I subscribe to things so I can just go to my subscriptions page and not see a bunch of random poo poo I don't care about. This way I see a bunch of random poo poo that I might care about. I'm surprised more people don't do this because it makes youtube so much better.

I accidentally set myself up for failure when youtube's recommendation algorithm has gone to poo poo in recent years - the subscription page should be my safe haven, but it's full of a good dozen years' worth of idly subscribing on videos I casually enjoyed. I'm slowly cleaning it out into something usable, but that's a process that instantly saps my motivation away. Learn from me, kids, use subscribes responsibly :sigh:

Mary Dean
Nov 27, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcceOOPdKZY

Funky See Funky Do
Aug 20, 2013
STILL TRYING HARD

Hike to survive

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle





Panic! At The Tesco posted:

i love to like and i do also sometimes subscribe

Same. Have you ever looked at what Youtube et al serve up if you are on a clean computer? It is horrifying.

Sophy Wackles
Dec 17, 2000

> access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.





I have, yes.

Youtube can be really good after a lot of curating to get rid of default recommendations, AI channels and anything related to politics or news. Then subscribing to channels you like and you’ll get recommendations for similar channels or videos that are actually good.

I’ll like and comment mainly to help support channels I watch and train the algorithm to recommend me cool stuff to watch.

Wifi Toilet
Oct 1, 2004

Toilet Rascal

kntfkr posted:

I report every comment on a music video that says “who is here from skins???” or “came here from catfish/stranger things/ life is strange/ the funko pop movie”. I report them as tertorism. It’s a waste of time and it does nothing but i teally hate those people and i hope they suffer in this life.

I dont like poo poo i dont go outside

Who's reading this post in 2025?

Funky See Funky Do
Aug 20, 2013
STILL TRYING HARD

Mike has survived

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019



I have a lot of subscriptions. Outdoor Boys, Daily Dose of Internet, Red Letter Media, a few Japanese carpenters and DIY channels, and then a bunch of clip channels of stuff that I like

My algorithm really wants me to watch Terminator 2 clips today for some reason, and it's right that I'll probably click them

Squirrels2Nuts
Sep 23, 2006

AAAAAAAA

R.L. Stine posted:

years ago i found out i was subscribed to the maroon 5 channel (which i would never do) and wrote a complaint to youtube to stop ruining my life

Did it work?

huh
Jan 23, 2004

Dinosaur Gum
I subscribe to things. But I do it on my terms.

Elukka
Feb 17, 2011

For All Mankind
I subscribe to YouTube channels I want to see more from but not because they tell me to.

I set my YouTube bookmark to https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions instead of the front page, so I get zero algorithmic recommendations and just videos from channels I've chosen. I'm surprised they haven't removed it yet.

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Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019



Elukka posted:

I set my YouTube bookmark to https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions instead of the front page, so I get zero algorithmic recommendations and just videos from channels I've chosen. I'm surprised they haven't removed it yet.

Same, it's good. I like my YouTube page.

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