Yeah, but in the end you decide if you watch something or not. Right?
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That’s what you think. But in reality, you’re being manipulated psychologically to stay on the website.
People don’t have as much free will as they think.
I know. I can feel it when I’m on YT. But it’s still me that’s going to stay or not. But I know they are manipulating us. Obviously. On the other hand I spend so much time on Nostr and feel addicted without any algorithm. And I prefer YT preferring long videos over 6 second videos
People’s preferences vary and of course if you’re there for entertainment, you’ll spend as much time as you like. I’m talking more about the filler content so many YouTubers add just to appease the algos.
Watch mr beast interviews about video editing to see what goes into extracting every bit of your attention for every second of the video. This is the level of manipulation YouTubers aspire to.
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Fato!
Only in the sense that people agree with every single term and condition of using twitter or not use it all. Or any other service, but we know 100% of people don't actually agree with them. They are pressured into consent by culture and necessity. Not really consent at all. And nobody wants long useless videos, they just want the content thats relevant, but what are the other options to get that info in an attention economy. Nostr, maybe, but only if posts aren't driven by people just trying to obtain sats from those with wealth (and therefore power) to be able to do so.