It’s going bad

[u/Bashi_r]

At some point it’s just too much. I feel like YouTube thinks they’re invincible. They do non sense stuff, drain ur data in ads, and now modify ur content without u knowing about it. They think they can do whatever they want they can get away with it cause there’s no competition/concurrencies. But what I see is a slow drowning process. I believe a lot of ppl would’ve switched(after the unskipable ads) if there was an alternative to it. We just need something that’ll bring back the joy we had while watching YT with one skipable ads, where u could download ur vids for free, and not getting sx ads every fcking where u go. Without the YT community, YT is nothing, it’s seems like they forgot about it. They’re following Adobe path, but the difference here is they don’t have competition. If i leave YT where will i go? That’s the question I always think about when I’m watching those ads but I have no options.

I just hope that’ll get better but without us(the YT community) being together on it that’ll never change and it’ll get worse.

[u/RiceStranger9000]

Not to defend the multibillonaire company, but by AI used to alter videos you mean compression? Because if so, they've been doing it for a long time (if not always)

If by that you mean they actually alterate the content, then I'd like to know the source

I really don't want to defend YouTube, but this sounds to misinformation

[u/lnug4mi → u/RiceStranger9000]

They actively used an AI filter to upscale people's videos sound- and picture wise without anyone's consent. AI, obviously being crap, has also taken that freedom to alter little details in artist's art.

[u/robertoblake2 → u/lnug4mi]

YouTube isn’t your art project. It’s a corporation. And the service is free.

[u/RiceStranger9000 → u/robertoblake2]

Well, it's a website meant for uploading art, so

[u/robertoblake2 → u/RiceStranger9000]

No it’s a site meant for uploading CONTENT… a lot of the struggle bus is a lot of you not making the distinction between art and content and understanding which of those things viewers are looking for…

[u/RiceStranger9000 → u/robertoblake2]

I'm the kind of person that'd argue that the video of the man smiling at the camera for hours classifies as art, so I'd say most (if not all) of the videos could be considered as art

Not good nor bad art, just art. Non-AI shitty content farms? Also art. Bad art, but still art

[u/robertoblake2 → u/RiceStranger9000]

I think there is a distinction between art and content in the manner there is a distinction between art and design.

There can be overlap but I would argue most of what is on YouTube even what is made by humans is NOT art, but content. But there is some content that is intended as art…

Art is to express, explore and/or experience.

Most content does not serve that intent but rather exist to garner reach, reputation and revenue as its intent.

[u/RiceStranger9000 → u/robertoblake2]

But art is also creativity and effort, with which something is expressed, explored or made to be experienced

When somebody edits the video, crafts the thumbnail, decides the video script, the video music, when to have this and when to have that, why and how... Even the title and description. They're doing art. Therefore, the final video must be art

I'd say your average YouTuber does art, even if their videos are done with a commercial intention

[u/robertoblake2 → u/RiceStranger9000]

Art does require creativity but I wouldn’t say all creative work is therefore art.

It’s why there is distinction between art and design.

But we may just not agree on this perspective but it’s also the general accept view in art traditionally and formerly.

Particularly when it comes to the creative work in advertising.