Re:Tell HN: YouTube's web UI just got even worse
by antisthenes on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:53PM
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> I discovered amazing content through this engine
Did you actually discover it through youtube's algorithms and discovery engine or was it linked to you by friends and you simply watched it on Youtube?
These are completely different things in this context.
> But the distribution capabilities are what makes Youtube what it is.
Hold on, I thought it was the recommendation engine? Which is it? Distribution is about economies of scale and good engineering, recommendation is about putting the user first, rather than monetization.
Did you actually discover it through youtube's algorithms and discovery engine or was it linked to you by friends and you simply watched it on Youtube?
These are completely different things in this context.
> But the distribution capabilities are what makes Youtube what it is.
Hold on, I thought it was the recommendation engine? Which is it? Distribution is about economies of scale and good engineering, recommendation is about putting the user first, rather than monetization.