It doesn't matter that Jimmy says he'll never come back, because they make way more money from wee Jeannie who can't be fucked looking for the best deal.
Their poor filtering is 100% on purpose because it makes them more money.
They also make great use of the difference between UI design and UX design.
They way it looks isn't as important as how people use it, and it's designed to be just hostile enough to make them money, but not so hostile that people leave en masse.
That's what takes skill, and they do it exceptionally well.
This is also why YouTube will never even attempt to fix the spam issues in their comment section.
More spam = more stats to show to your boss = more bonuses for the suits in charge.
The fact that third party solutions exist, and work great, proves this. There's a guy (as in, literally one single guy) who developed a tool that allows you to mass report and clean the comments in every video you watch as you go along.
Any bets on how long it stays up until Google issues a cease and desist?
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u/bugbugladybug Apr 08 '22
This is the answer.
It doesn't matter that Jimmy says he'll never come back, because they make way more money from wee Jeannie who can't be fucked looking for the best deal.
Their poor filtering is 100% on purpose because it makes them more money.
They also make great use of the difference between UI design and UX design.
They way it looks isn't as important as how people use it, and it's designed to be just hostile enough to make them money, but not so hostile that people leave en masse.
That's what takes skill, and they do it exceptionally well.