Pushing users into paranoia about tracking and privacy is a brilliant way to reduce server load from users that are not producing value on a platform (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

Great in principle, lacking on delivery imo.

First thing you could mention is that youre talking about platforms not people. Especially the headline reads very different for people here I guess.

That said, youtube doesnt promote what keeps you on the platform, they have other systems for that and for value as well.

They promote what makes them money. Welcome to late stage capitalism. There already are a lot of alternative platforms like means, peertuve and so on. If you view them and talk about them they will grow.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

This is correct and there is a Black Mirror episode that explains it well, the second one of the first season, Fifteen Million Merits.

The final condition of the protagonist in that episode is the one of the Privacy-informing Youtubers and other creators, if they cannot make enough money with Patreon or other independent revenue streams.

And even in that case, the original platform is making the most value out of it.

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