laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 27 days agoIt sucks so much...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1imageIt sucks so much...lemmy.worldlaurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-227 days agoIt still does and you can see the usual like:dislike ratio as normal with SmartTube and other similar and far better, feature-rich applications for YT content.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·27 days agoDoes it actually do anything though or is or placebo
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoNot sure what you mean. But for anyone that cares enough to pay attention to likes and dislikes, there it is. I think the front end of YT, the dislike button exists purely for algorithmic purposes these days; both macro and micro curating. But the foundation of public ratings is the ad populum fallacy.
It still does and you can see the usual like:dislike ratio as normal with SmartTube and other similar and far better, feature-rich applications for YT content.
Does it actually do anything though or is or placebo
Not sure what you mean. But for anyone that cares enough to pay attention to likes and dislikes, there it is.
I think the front end of YT, the dislike button exists purely for algorithmic purposes these days; both macro and micro curating.
But the foundation of public ratings is the ad populum fallacy.