I react to something on YouTube.

Efour · 26 Dec 2022 at 12:53

I'm just ranting cos I'm working and a sad kitty, but, are react YouTube videos some of the dumbest/easiest way to rip off others hardwork? Be that a film, a music video, another YouTubers content?

Obviously there's a market for this but why on earth would I care what some random 20 year old thinks about.... "Luke i am your father" reveal in Empire?

Yes I understand it's not hard to not click things I don't like but somehow the algorithm clocked me as liking them because I miss clicked one.

Anyway I finish work in an hour ....ez........

VincentHanna · 26 Dec 2022 at 12:56

Click the 3 dots
Click 'Not interested'

The algorithm will learn.

Efour · 26 Dec 2022 at 13:00

VincentHanna said:
Click the 3 dots
Click 'Not interested'

The algorithm will learn.

I'll buy you a pint my god I'm stupid sometimes. Ty.

platinum87 · 26 Dec 2022 at 13:02

Efour said:
I'm just ranting cos I'm working and a sad kitty, but, are react YouTube videos some of the dumbest/easiest way to rip off others hardwork? Be that a film, a music video, another YouTubers content?

Obviously there's a market for this but why on earth would I care what some random 20 year old thinks about.... "Luke i am your father" reveal in Empire?

Yes I understand it's not hard to not click things I don't like but somehow the algorithm clocked me as liking them because I miss clicked one.

Anyway I finish work in an hour ....ez........

I invest in alphabet, so as an investor i would remove monetisation from such things as well as much more derivitive content, because there are fantastic things out there, but too much trash, only quality things should be monetized, however, everything can be promoted by the algorithm.

This will increase the quality of videos drastically as people put effort, thus in the future, more users, more engagement, and ultimately more money for alphabet (and by extension, me).

But if you allow too many people to make money posting cat video compilations, and reacts to, then youtube will die almost certainly

Chuk_Chuk · 26 Dec 2022 at 13:03

Efour said:
I don't like but somehow the algorithm clocked me as liking them because I miss clicked one.

I don’t think the algorithm actually works like that. It doesn’t see a single click and you exiting a video quickly as a signal that you want more of this content. If it does then Google needs a better algorithm.

builder22 · 26 Dec 2022 at 13:09

I really like the ones where they rewind whatever they're reacting to about 100 times and never let it play for more than 5 seconds at a time

Stu999 · 26 Dec 2022 at 13:13

They were sort of fun when they first came along but it has been done to death. It is also not “content”.

Em3bbs · 26 Dec 2022 at 13:38

platinum87 said:
I invest in alphabet, so as an investor i would remove monetisation from such things as well as much more derivitive content, because there are fantastic things out there, but too much trash, only quality things should be monetized, however, everything can be promoted by the algorithm.

We've got our own Warren Buffett right here lads.

Malevolence · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:01

Efour said:
Luke i am your father" reveal in Empire?

Spoilers much?

Zefan · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:03

It's ACTUALLY "No... I am your father."

Put some effort in!

Also yes, react videos are cringe. Sometimes cringe can be fun though, especially when it's pseudo-social like this sort of thing. Humans absolutely dig interaction with other humans (who knew), it's why streaming is so (seemingly) insanely popular.

KiwiTaff · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:12

For me , yes and no!

I was watching some Pink Floyd and Rolling Stones gigs on YouTube and the algorithm ended up playing a series by some chap that had reaction videos of him listening to some rock classics for the first time.

(There's loads of these videos about, but this guy I stumbled upon just appeared so genuine, it's almost like a sub genre!)

I have no idea why I found them so entertaining. But I guess it's wholesome seeing people experience the absolute magic of one of the best eras in music for the first time.

But I agree, there are reaction videos that are just too dramatic and acting up to a camera.

Zefan · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:18

KiwiTaff said:
For me , yes and no!

I was watching some Pink Floyd and Rolling Stones gigs on YouTube and the algorithm ended up playing a series by some chap that had reaction videos of him listening to some rock classics for the first time.

(There's loads of these videos about, but this guy I stumbled upon just appeared so genuine, it's almost like a sub genre!)

I have no idea why I found them so entertaining. But I guess it's wholesome seeing people experience the absolute magic of one of the best eras in music for the first time.

But I agree, there are reaction videos that are just too dramatic and acting up to a camera.

Yeah but can these possibly be real? My X key is worn ALL the way down about that.

My favourite video ref this is from ya boi Gus Johnson (kinda legendary guy of "every cat at 3AM"fame).

potatolord · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:22

There must be a market for "man reacts to reaction videos" videos.

Possibly, said man could talk at length about the futility of life, idiocy of strangers and the mind-crushing effects of boredom.

KiwiTaff · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:25

Zefan said:
Yeah but can these possibly be real? My X key is worn ALL the way down about that.

My favourite video ref this is from ya boi Gus Johnson (kinda legendary guy of "every cat at 3AM"fame).

Yeah I'd agree there's definitely a bit of a fad with these videos. Some are more genuine than others! I found some of them entertaining though!

NVP · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:27

If only there was some way you could see me reacting to this thread... oh yeh: :rolleyes:

Zefan · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:28

potatolord said:
There must be a market for "man reacts to reaction videos" videos.

Possibly, said man could talk at length about the futility of life, idiocy of strangers and the mind-crushing effects of boredom.

Hello fellow 19 year old. Pewdiepie's content from 2017-2020 says hello.

potatolord · 26 Dec 2022 at 14:55

Zefan said:
Hello fellow 19 year old. Pewdiepie's content from 2017-2020 says hello.

Funnily enough, I never watched his videos, either.

Puzzled · 26 Dec 2022 at 15:01

I'm surprised that they can be monetised, like you say they are just ripping someone else's content.

Zefan · 26 Dec 2022 at 15:04

Puzzled said:
I'm surprised that they can be monetised, like you say they are just ripping someone else's content.

If you're adding productive commentary then of course that can act as a transformative work, and then there's a case to be made for the free use of the content under those circumstances. Obviously there are edge cases and people who abuse this is mechanic, as well as people who don't respect the transformative nature of other people's work that contains their own.

Puzzled · 26 Dec 2022 at 15:14

Zefan said:
If you're adding productive commentary then of course that can act as a transformative work, and then there's a case to be made for the free use of the content under those circumstances. Obviously there are edge cases and people who abuse this is mechanic, as well as people who don't respect the transformative nature of other people's work that contains their own.

Maybe in the US you could argue that under fair use but I doubt you'd get very far. Productive commentary would be more of a review format using clips not just playing the whole thing going "OMG!" like many react videos do (not all).
A quick look online shows plenty of them are taken down or demonetised, guess some get away with it.