These comments are a good example of why HN can be way, way off sometimes.
YouTube is clearly becoming the dominant media platform of the future.
Random acts of piracy or obscure video platforms are not indicative of how 99% of the population acts.
YouTube is clearly becoming the dominant media platform of the future.
Random acts of piracy or obscure video platforms are not indicative of how 99% of the population acts.
It's skepticism all around. The same kinds of comments are on threads about TikTok, which are equally clueless about how big of a deal TikTok is culturally to young people.
Sorry if my comment comes off a bit cranky, I just find the lack of any substantial comments here about the future of video media, etc. to be disappointing.
This has been my situation for at least 2 years across multiple devices and accounts.
If you go with the official HN guide of "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" and avoid "stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities" then youtube is much better - watching Hinton explain AI and neural networks at the mo. https://youtu.be/jrK3PsD3APk and https://youtu.be/IkdziSLYzHw which is kind of interesting.