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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Super deep dive into games and their lore mostly, although the super long ones tend to be named like, 'a quick retrospective of game'

[-] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I guess I'm not that into that so wouldn't find something to interest me on youtube. I probably don't bother watching 99% of my feed, and just use YouTube when I need to reference something these days.

Like finding out a location from a video game or looking up a recipe to cook. I don't find myself liking majority of the "big YouTube as a job" type channels, and videos I tend to view when searching has been more "this is my only upload because it seemed interesting" type videos.

[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

I watch a huge range, from 100 subs to 20m. I've spent years making a decent sub list to watch so I avoid most issues about trash content.

[-] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I cut my sub list down over the years to like 20.

I think I just don't typically like YouTube type content for entertainment compared to the average viewer.

It's use to me is more as a resource for when I need a video guide. So I'm more likely to get annoyed by videos that don't get to the point and seem drawn out and seem like informercials likely due to the reason I'm searching increasing the chances of that type of content.

My blocklist is more valuable than the subscription feed for that reason.

[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Fair enough, I use mine as basically a replacement for any other streaming platform, so it's more about entertainment than raw usefulness.

My sub list is ever growing, at about 150 now. I don't watch a lot of what's put out by them but that's where I start when I want to watch something. The main YouTube feed is... Unreliable at best

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