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>>babelf+(OP)
I don't have the energy for an intellectual debate, but personally, I have the sense that Youtube is net bad for the world and the monetization of Youtube has incentivized and amplified mediocrity, stupidity, and social decay.

I don't follow or watch Mr Beast videos, but from what I've seen, they are largely driven by a money fetish and as far as "creativity", it feels on par with the more boring "What would you rather" conversations I had in middle school.

Maybe he has unlocked the key to virality by vigorously analyzing data, but looking at his videos, at a glance, it seems to more be formulaic, predictable, and simply having an actual budget that sets it apart (if it is actually set apart, as I find it hard to tell how much of it is others copying his work versus hius work being unoriginal).

>>gleven+lC
Yes agreed. Another commenter said YT is the most valuable educational tool in existence today. I think the real answer is a library.

YouTube is 99% junk and just because 1% of it is decent, that doesn’t make up for the 99%.

>>latent+8G1
Maybe but YT recommendations are good enough so that you don't see those 99% you are not interested in.

>>codedo+oH1
Trusting an algorithm that wants you to watch the next video for ad impressions may not be the unbiased metric you think it is.