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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back? (theconversation.com)
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[–] sverit@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah man. Last time YouTube was good was when people were making videos just for fun, not for clout.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've thought about this. Essentially, whenever a channel gets moderately successful they will be contacted by various agencies trying to 'sponsor' them.

All the people that make video for fun hardly get seen, and if they do it's not long before they sell out.

[–] sverit@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, sadly this is the way :(