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A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

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[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 hours ago

Maybe try not threatening to sue former employees when they come forward about sexual harassment

[–] 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com 13 points 5 hours ago

Youtube has seen exactly the same slowdown as everything on the internet. Plenty of people have less time to spend watching videos and being more worried about money (lack of it) whilst also spending more time on other things.i cannot blame one single thing but I have noticed that the complaints about AI being literally everywhere are at the foreground when people moan to me!

[–] tang999@lemmy.world 51 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I used to watch LTT all the time. I stopped watching some years back after he installed a six figure Wi-Fi system on his "estate." I had enjoyed watching a relatable everyman review computer hardware, and more often than not break things. I didn't sign up to watch a millionaire dick around with exotic tech in his McMansion.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 30 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Doesn't help he has actually gotten dumber over the years.

He very clearly has fallen out of touch and basically is just a personality at this point.

So your not even watching a tech enthusiast millionaire dick around with things.

Your just watching a rich white dude dick around with tech and his company.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Would it be any better if he's black?
Why racially profile if it doesnt matter?

Edit: I like how I am getting downvoted for asking why the mentioned skin color is of any importance.
If a dude or dudette is a rich asshole it doesnt matter if they are yellow, white, black or green. Asshole stays asshole.

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[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 19 points 7 hours ago

Are people pretending that Youtube doesn't tweedle the knobs and intervenes massively in the al mighty algorithm like it's not just a audience mind puppet but some kind of transcendental meritocracy ?

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

They've spent the last several years playing into "The Algorithm", to the point where most videos felt unnatural. Tight posting schedules affecting quality, topic choices, sudden endings, etc.

Not that I care, but I'm curious to see if they will switch to making content they actually care about, or double down and start doing proper brainrot.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Sadly he mentioned (as far as I remember) on the live show that they might return to a higher frequency schedule once the workflow settled more in.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 23 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It's interesting that no one seems to be mentioning the fact that new generation is using TikTok and older generation is watching media less and less. To me it looks like YouTube itself is cooked in the long term, and they brought it upon themselves. Restore the gotdamn dislikes so I can at least navigate the damn platform.

[–] flightyhobler@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That doesn't explain a sudden drop.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 hours ago

How dare you use facts to challenge our beliefs!!

[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 14 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I was never a fan of LTT, or his videos, but I did watch one video, his Pop os one and that immediately confirmed why.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Also that video where he tried Mac OSX for the first time. All his complains in that video were that it didn’t work like Windows.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago

i don't watch him. He's just a rich white dude flaunting his wealth. Fuck Linus (not Torvalds)

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