Re:Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age
by friendlybus on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:16AM
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Yes the Internet's voice is very homogenous. I crave the tiny YouTube videos that are posted by people that have truly different views and are articulated well.
There's too much everyday garbage on the web, it's disappointing quantity is trumping form and quality. If YouTube loosened up it's monetization rules and went back to letting the producer set the form we could have more focused videos. The ten minute spam videos are the plague.
HN is more rational and quantitative than other sites in general so I prefer this as a counter to other more abstract information sources.
Having said that, it often feels like the internet speaks with one voice, even when it’s disagreeing with itself.
Rarely does anyone say or write anything original.
I guess HN feels more familiar though, more like family. And we’re probably driven by millions of years of evolution to seek that out.