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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Metrics on modern centralised algorithmic social media are absolute BS. Views and general interactions are about what hooks people, not about the quality of the creations. I recommend turning them off in your client whenever possible, gonna make your life better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That's part of what turned me off from YT. I can feel like a neverending treadmill to create content to grow the channel, even when I'm busy doing projects for university.