Creators often quote how few of their viewers come from subscribers. I am amazed that the vast majority of YouTube watchers just happily let YouTube decide what shit to show them.
I doubt it’s the majority of watchers, but it is the majority of time watched.
I watch an occasional half our while eating, exclusively from my subscriptions feed.
But the kind of person who just watches whatever YouTube shovels at them – they’re watching for hours and hours on end, just letting the next video autoplay every time.
I don’ think there are more braindead watchers – it’s just that the braindead watchers are the ones who watch the most.
It’s because they’re generally pretty good at showing me interesting content. Also, if you regularly watch a given creator’s videos as soon as they come out, they will be at the top of your recommend anyway.
Me, never leaving the Subscription tab: ???
Creators often quote how few of their viewers come from subscribers. I am amazed that the vast majority of YouTube watchers just happily let YouTube decide what shit to show them.
I doubt it’s the majority of watchers, but it is the majority of time watched.
I watch an occasional half our while eating, exclusively from my subscriptions feed.
But the kind of person who just watches whatever YouTube shovels at them – they’re watching for hours and hours on end, just letting the next video autoplay every time.
I don’ think there are more braindead watchers – it’s just that the braindead watchers are the ones who watch the most.
It’s because they’re generally pretty good at showing me interesting content. Also, if you regularly watch a given creator’s videos as soon as they come out, they will be at the top of your recommend anyway.
That’s wild. I guess it’s like channel surfing, but jeez.