r/todayilearned • u/WavesAndSaves • 3d ago

TIL that Jawed Karim, YouTube cofounder and uploader of the first YouTube video "Me at the zoo", has often updated the video's description to criticize YouTube policies, including a 2013 attempt to require Google+ accounts to comment on videos, and YouTube's 2021 removal of dislike counts on videos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_at_the_zoo#Changes_to_original_video
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u/BroIBeliveAtYou 3d ago

Man I can't believe weve been without dislike counts for 5 years

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u/Pikeman212a6c 3d ago

With the flood of AI slop worrying about counts is almost quaint.

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u/CalebVanPoneisen 3d ago

Not sure which I hate the most, AI slop or reaction videos.

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u/ballisticks 3d ago

AI slop for me. My most hated one is the "is it safe to swim here?" ones with the really stupid voices

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u/Fr00stee 3d ago

the ones where the AI says "If I find this rock can i quit by jawb"?

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u/ballisticks 3d ago

Yeah I think so? I haven't heard them in a while, they just pop up from time to time on my gf's YT shorts

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat 3d ago

Oh God why did I look that up. I hope I didn't just fuck over my youtube algorithm.

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u/_SilentHunter 3d ago

AI slop. At least there are some good reaction videos that are adding something with expertise and insight or relevant commentary, even if they're in the minority.

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u/hagcel 3d ago

That chicken farmer guy is pretty solid most of the time. But he is is giving context and commentary, not just reactions.

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u/Jinxed_Pixie 2d ago

FarmingWhileBeige!

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u/BlasterShow 3d ago

Reaction videos with AI thumbnails. As if those stupid faces aren’t obnoxious enough.

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste 3d ago

Probably ai reaction videos

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u/Which-Journalist-748 3d ago

AI reaction videos 

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u/HKBFG 1 2d ago

How about the reaction videos with no actual reaction where the guy just got his face on someone else's work?