The state of League content

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Good news
0:40 - Why is League content samey
1:12 - My personal revenue stats
2:41 - The KZfaq algorithm
4:49 - The Venn diagram everyone saw before probably maybe
6:38 - What's different now?
7:30 - Where did the quality creators go
8:31 - Why I was gone for a month
9:37 - The TL;DR summary
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@Polypuff Ай бұрын

Also just a disclaimer: I'm not saying that the algorithm is inherently bad because there still are ways to take advantage of it if you know what you're doing, this was just to address the reasons why some of your favorite creators over time might have disappeared not just in the League community but from KZfaq in general. I fully know the risks of uploading shorter content (If you check previous short videos / streams you can actually find traces of me straight up saying I'm testing stuff in the comments and stuff) but I still try to do these high quality short uploads from time to time since it's always nice seeing my viewers pleasantly surprised to see a completely random upload in the midst of all of the stream highlights

@chetfrisbee Ай бұрын

no, the algorithm is bad lol. you can say it

@falsegood5696 Ай бұрын

Yeah It’s kinda like finding 100 bucks just sitting on a bench when one of them comes out

@BlueJoobYTGaming Ай бұрын

Dude it’s fking league bro get a life no offense but like I been saying this for like forever ago. It’s just u guys don’t see it at all. Not gonna watch this to know what league does. Overall ur not actually winning or playing the game. The game is rigged to make u stay stuck forever only funny and popular content creators that are just entertaining I don’t think anyone is good in my opinion in NA. Except contracts.even I had great videos but gave up cuz just too much bad players. Do urself a favor. It’s not worth the burnout and editing. After I quit life got way better. League is easy cuz everyone is trash. Ur off better just putting ur time in the gym and doing other things. Even if ur a good gamer. Trust me enjoy life more cuz when ur older. League just gets worse. Look at all the majority cc they look like shid if ur a guy.

@HappyArchipelago Ай бұрын

Maybe the difference is that in 2014 youtubers were just making good content for the love of the game. Not as their job.

@lolbattlesong Ай бұрын

Damn, Poly really made a well-reasoned and thoughtful explanation about the state of content creation on KZfaq and then ended it with the bongcloud attack.

@Javiercar Ай бұрын

If the king doesn't lead, how could he expect his subjects to follow?

@flohjo9015 Ай бұрын

Less money than last hitting caster minions.

@Benjilovescats Ай бұрын

King e7 is forced so I guess I will have to play that

@Polypuff Ай бұрын

This game's either going to end really fast or never at all

@littlecactuss8966 Ай бұрын

what opening is this ? :D (like genuinly does it have a name?)

@NastyAnkou Ай бұрын

@@littlecactuss8966 I believe it's called the Bongcloud opening move.

@rainybirb5298 Ай бұрын

@@NastyAnkouThis is actually known as the Double Bongcloud

@tempno2805 Ай бұрын

OMG Hikaru would be soo proud

@AloisNL Ай бұрын

Very well made video boss, I came into League content creation a bit later but had to adapt fast to all the pointers you've pretty much mentioned.

@Polypuff Ай бұрын

Top is my worst lane by far but your videos help out a lot for learning ty for the content good sir

@feviknight Ай бұрын

@@Polypuff poly and alois interacting this is the best timeline

@punishing_birb Ай бұрын

Fundamentals

@Pricee123 Ай бұрын

honestly i like the 12-15m long video of stream highlights, that others would call content slop, but it is annoying that it causes stagnation. I'd say I hope youtube gets better with it but we all know they won't...

@Rivalrvn Ай бұрын

Great video Mr. Puff. I watched the saber video and thought it was a genius concept, and also recognised how much work would've gone into it; sad it didn't pop off.

@lolityloli Ай бұрын

poly upload yippie! depressing news ono

@Syraleaf Ай бұрын

I feared as much T_T I absolutely loved the heavily edited videos and I secretly prefer the slightly shorter videos you used to make. That being said, I'm just happy you're still here!!!!! I really did miss your presence for the last 5 weeks :c Hopefully things will change for the better! I think it's super fun and educational to have you "talk" to us viewers like this (regardless of topics, that's also why I love the end screen texts :P )

@batcrow6224 Ай бұрын

First thing is that I went and watched the brand new lightsaber video when it was mentioned, I always love those edits and it's really sad that we the viewers can just miss it so easily thanks to algorithm. For the actual content stuff it's really sad to see how so many content creators have had to pivot away from the amazing content that they can and have made. Really the only ones in the league sphere that I see still doing the funny stuff are you and Pianta and I'm just super thankful that it's still alive to some degree even if it can't be the main content on a channel anymore.

@KingBLUCK Ай бұрын

I didn't even get a notification about the video. My lord I love the YT algorithm

@Jehty_ Ай бұрын

How can you miss a video of a channel that you are subscribed to? This is not the first time I hear someone mentioning that, but I don't get it. Do you not check your subscription page (regularly)?

@marco2S Ай бұрын

If you don't also activate the bell it only gets in the subscription page if youtube feels like it. On another note if you have youtube notifications disabled (personally I have notifications disabled for nearly everything) you cannot change the bell settings...

@16bblumer Ай бұрын

I saw it in my recommended but didn't click as I wasn't interested at the time to watch it. It's also a much different thumbnail and content than what poly usually does so people may not have realized it was him if they just scroll fast through their YT feed.

@arctiqfox Ай бұрын

Classic Bongcloud opening by Poly is exactly what I expected.

@jhonathanandrisswong Ай бұрын

Don't know if turning off the music every time you desapear form the screen takes too long to edit, but man, I sure do love that special touch. Keep up the good work

@Ozlu Ай бұрын

Even as a smaller league creator myself I can totally attest to everything said in this video. My videos seem to receive a completely random amount of views irrespective of how much effort I put into them or what the subject is, and It's incredibly frustrating. Sometimes I'm spending hours of effort on a video only for it to barely keep up with my average, and then a random garbage AP Milio video that I was going to scrap entirely gets 40k views out of nowhere. I don't know how people are supposed to rely on it as a source of income anymore and yeah, just diving deep into low effort content or just *not sleeping* are so tempting at times. I really hope it gets better but it's been this way for the last 4 years at least, now. I'm tired, boss.

@Polypuff Ай бұрын

If it's any consolation we can be tired together

@derais_music Ай бұрын

Yo, I checked your channel out thanks to this comment, and I would just like to say, I think improving your thumbnails improve your reach by a lot! The video I watched (Hwei APC) is pretty good imo and I would probably click on it myself had it had a better thumbnail. Your videos themselves are good and if you get people to click them, they would probably stay (like I did!). You earned yourself a new sub hehe

@kauanjos3199 Ай бұрын

I call this the Zwag syndrome

@EeveeRealSenpai Ай бұрын

Teemo and Warwick getting most views sounds about right. The "I see Teemo or Warwick I click" brain moment

@annaphorra Ай бұрын

I LOVE YOU OZLU !!!!!!!!! TAKE CARE AND GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!

@seguinn Ай бұрын

Your videos have brought me so much joy, I no longer play or watch league but you have some energy that makes me want to watch anything you upload. Wether it's art or variety ill be there to follow poly to infinity

@juliusnett1337 Ай бұрын

yaaaaay Polypuff is there!

@wikymiko Ай бұрын

hopefully all goes good, thank you for the transparency poly

@gatonaranjalunar Ай бұрын

I literally was checking ur account yesterday, glad to see a vid today :D

@tiimhotep Ай бұрын

I've always really appreciated your stuff, poly. Content creation is a young and/or lazy man's game these days. It would be sad to see you walk away from it, but I'd understand if you did. I wish you the best regardless of what you choose :)

@andrecosta7887 Ай бұрын

king to e7

@GustyforEminem Ай бұрын

Thank you for your honesty and transparency.

@DeWillpower Ай бұрын

great video. my only negative critic is that "fast and cheap" was already there in 2014 but saturation wasn't, that's why for example in that reddit post the person knows those "content creator" names and people that will read it presumably know those names, too. but hey, i know you polypuff :3

@pbarnes9274 Ай бұрын

the KZfaq algorithm really does suck its unfortunate that league content cant be like it used to be due to how the algorithm works

@ShenobiYT Ай бұрын

Damn, I really loved the Lightsaber Cinematic video. As a video editor for 8+ years (currently working with Boxbox & HealthyGamerGG). It really sucks when you put so much time and effort on a video and it doesn't do well just because of YT's 2024 Algo. Thank you so much for making this video Poly! Got a better understanding on content creation more. And it's freaking brutal.

@Carachee Ай бұрын

KZfaq recomended your "League cinematic but with lightsabers" just after watching this video

@jack-jackil2705 Ай бұрын

We love you poly and hope to see more of you+hope that there can be enough change to allow the videos that we all love to thrive. Always love seeing you upload!

@chosenuwu Ай бұрын

im glad youre prioritizing your health tbh! stay safe & happy c:

@WhoCanIKan Ай бұрын

Stay strong, Poglypuff. The video was super insightful. I’ve always loved the goofy and fun contents your video had. It was such a treat in the past (when I had more time back then) to watch your streams and seeing the Twitch Korea shut down was a heartbreak. Wishing you all the best from the sidelines always.

@sanitysanitation Ай бұрын

Poly, I hope that you don't feel bad uploading your stream highlight videos despite people calling them samey. You have a unique style and appeal, and you work well with the framework you're under in the current youtube landscape. For me, I can't watch streams as a general rule so highlights are a way to feel like I'm still a fan. Regardless of whether you continue to consistently upload your standard content or not, just know that we appreciate you for what you've been doing and are looking forward to seeing whatever you decide next.

@Lengari Ай бұрын

High quality stuff on youtube just needs to be good enough so people support the creator on patreon.

@Polypuff Ай бұрын

There was actually a case about this recently with another big KZfaq channel which proved that although fans are loyal, for the most part they're usually more broke than loyal (I also used to have a Patreon but eventually shut it down because I felt bad that I couldn't provide any extra perks for supporters that didn't require me to burn myself even harder than I already was)

@alaaentabi7879 Ай бұрын

Sadly most people aren't willing to pay for that kind of thing, paying the same amoutn for Netflix or an anime streaming platform gives more options

@huntersuper98 Ай бұрын

@@alaaentabi7879 Really people should be pirating that stuff. Netflix and streaming services like Crunchyroll and extremely bad for the industry.

@EeveeRealSenpai Ай бұрын

@@Polypuff gotta attract the furries, they have all the Patreon money

@PyroAquaVentusDragon Ай бұрын

Quite unfortunate to hear sir puff. I wish you the best and thank you for your memorable efforts and league content over the years. I really dont blame you with everything thats going on with the direction of league (balance is just not there period). I grew sick of it and move to other things like deeprock galactic. While im sure making chess meme videos isnt like making league videos i feel like you could do well. But i hope you know that what ever you decide to do you have the full support of your community.

@psychopathicporo Ай бұрын

WE KEEP PUSHING FORWARD ANYWAY THOUGH

@ethanjones7357 Ай бұрын

Great summary - was wondering why youtube content has been going downhill for the last decade. It also feels impossible to find anything new that resonates with me like it used to. The algorithm is to blame since it not only recommends you "bad" content but clearly forces great creators like yourself to produce said content.

@f0lderfile Ай бұрын

polypuff my goat; i was simply happy that there was a chill bard player that made fun content. whereever you might, pivot, i wish you all the best

@pugglelover135 Ай бұрын

🙏 u are strong man polypuff, u can get thru this i beleaf 🙏🙏

@MattHatter360 Ай бұрын

This was very interesting. It's very refreshing to hear about the status of things from the creators' point of view

@blutwirbel3180 Ай бұрын

This comment is for engagement so that polypuff can be mad about a low effort 10 minute video that isnt even a league of legends video doing better than his 4 minute one that took 60 hours. (also to support poly or whatever)

@SylasBroke Ай бұрын

I really feel like this video resonated with me and how my League content has been. I've been making high quality League content(I'd like to think so) for about 2 years and it doesn't feel like it's getting anywhere cause of the current climate in the content scene. Thank you for sharing your insight

@travelsizedhispasian Ай бұрын

There's a TON of factors that I could think of that results in League content being this way, but altogether, the main consequence resulting these types of videos is just as you stated: The algorithm, unfortunately, favours those "cheap" and "low quality" videos. It sucks, because I know how cool it would be for someone's favourite video game to have a diverse range of content and quality, and be rewarded for their genuine input. But unfortunately, as I've noticed, League (gameplay) is bound to fall into that pattern of low effort content. Compare that to a well-edited, long video essay detailing the history and creation of LoL, _then_ there's a higher likelihood that sort of video would be recieved very well since the differing factor is the _type_ of content/medium utilized. There's just plenty of issues within the algorithm and unfortunate "biases" so-to-speak that result in this endless cycle. Unless a good portion of LoL creators simultaneously decide to make an effort to make content outside the current state of things-things will most likely stay the same. I still enjoy your content nonetheless, I think I have been watching you for 4 years now. I don't even play League, neither do I enjoy it, but no matter what sort of thing you decide to do, I'll try my best to support you. Thanks for all your videos and efforts Polypuff, we (your fans) appreciate it!

@thedrummer7126 Ай бұрын

I hope everything works out for you Poly 🙏

@derandi Ай бұрын

To be honest I saw the star wars video pop up in my feed, but I didn't click on it, because I do not care even a little about star wars anymore since I have grown older. It sucks to hear that you spend so much time and effort on it. Great examples and explanations during this video!

@nohlbenson1860 Ай бұрын

SaskioLoL tried to make a league gameshow a while ago. the editing and scheduling took a lot of time and all of the "filming" was completed but the project was never seen all the way through because the project just didn't get as many views as his standard gameplay videos. really unlucky youtube monetization works that way.

@knighttiger7236 Ай бұрын

Lightsaber video is sick af, really sucks that youtube pushes against cool ideas such as this, or pushes you to artificially extend your video which generally just makes it worse.

@dothedew2850 Ай бұрын

Polypuff hitting us with the "Hello, Zuko here" feels

@AimiYossa Ай бұрын

Polypuff! Yippee!

@_zzeero Ай бұрын

9:59 For the non-chess players, this move is like picking malphite when the enemy picked sylas

@molybdaen45 Ай бұрын

take care brother ! I know I am not much but I'll keep watching your content !

@arthuramye Ай бұрын

Poly, hope you read this. I'm being honest, as a viewer, something that is catching me the attention are multi-content videos. Back in league years ago, it was fun and new, however, it honestly burned out with the same content (full match or highlights videos) over and over again (this also matches with riot on not implementing new stuff). So I've been looking recently that the content I've been liking was league + blogs videos, which covered something on league but also something else in a *single* video (not that necessary) away from league that would not burn the content with the same style. That's why some channels such as lily's, ended up being successful at bringing viewers from different topics into one channel up to today (still, I got to know your channel from your 4- minute and challenge videos that you uploaded). However you must know what your audience likes, and branching out is OK as long as you don't get too far away from league. I think live stream clips of yours would also help. Maybe asking through a poll would be nice. I still don't exactly know how youtube algorithm works, so I'm not completely sure about how such idea would perform at the end :c but you can test this out. Still, I would like to see you make cookies and steal blue buff from enemy jungle. We as fans appreciate a lot your effort that you put into the videos. You can always do better!

@pikalber Ай бұрын

I guess it's another problem about our brainwash via social media/reels/tiktok vids/shorts/etc. We need the short adrenaline rush and we can't wait for stuff as we did 20 years ago. This being said, we will wait for you Mr. Poly. Take your time, do whatever you want or need, your content will always be great to watch.

@DJ-vx9gl Ай бұрын

Great video thanks for the transparent look

@Steve_evets Ай бұрын

good thing you made this 10 Minute Video to tell me about the lightsaber video because i did not know it existed

@TheTarians Ай бұрын

It definitely feels like there's a vicious cycle when it comes to making longer form videos or even just comedic videos on League. Since the majority of League content nowadays are things like stream highlights, guides, or edited games, it makes it harder for other videos that aren't one of those to be put into the algorithm because they can much more easily get drowned out in the sea of League content. Then like you said, the person making highly edited videos every month will be much more affected by a video not being picked up by the algorithm than a person who uploads daily. They then may see that their video they put a lot of effort into just doesn't do well, and then have to churn out the lower quality and less time sinking videos just to survive which ends up killing creativity on the platform.

@jacobe180 Ай бұрын

Hope this blows up

@Stabidistabstab_PBP Ай бұрын

Cant wait for my daily slop in the future!

@cyberrb25 Ай бұрын

I don't know if it was intentional, but also getting to the 10m mark means this rant will also get more generally recommended on the algorithm.

@cyberrb25 Ай бұрын

Also, let's go game the algo by watching the Lightsaber video again

@NFSHeld Ай бұрын

"Flipping a coin into the void and using hindsight bias to justify your decision" is such a great way of describing most stock market / crypto "experts" when they tell you they figured out how to make money with it.

@pureradiants888 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this poly

@cyrene03 Ай бұрын

"-if you zoned out until now" shit i got called out

@jonasbjerregaard7490 Ай бұрын

I love the stream highlight videos to watch before bed, to me it doesn't seem like low easy to make content

@GryphonBlazier Ай бұрын

Worth noting, "Clickbait" only feels like bait if what's being promised is not what's delivered. If it's eye catching, interesting, and accurate, no one feels deceived by a thumbnail that might still get lumped in as "clickbait". There's a few good videos on the topic I've seen before but am too lazy to find right now.

@rcbinchicken Ай бұрын

yeah there's an art to presenting your content via the thumb in a way that spikes a viewer's curiosity - the same "feel" as clickbait - without actually misleading them or misrepresenting your video. I think we all use the term clickbait a bit too widely when we're really describing two distinct methods.

@HienLeGia Ай бұрын

Most creators stream, and it took them everything to so. THEN there's the editing, if you have bad workload and schedule, you had to make hiring editors - that's business manager job. I wholeheartedly agree with your point -begin to end- since I've seen nth creators losing income trying to appeal to a faceless void that's the 'Community' Then there's the issues relating to Personalities online bring bad loop of mentality into the field (TOPMAIN meme, hateful/exploitive creators with a track record of bad finances, etc.)

@regal-27 Ай бұрын

did not expect to see a random bongcloud in 2024, but I'm not upset

@Rb61926 Ай бұрын

The algorithm has gone from "hey this video is trending in your community" to "Alright you filthy farm animals, come eat your slop"

@SadToffee Ай бұрын

Poly talking about the difference between KZfaq and a traditional 9 To 5 whilst explaining the exact problems with the current job market is funny.

@25_Ciel Ай бұрын

I could listen to you talk about anything for hours

@Phaaee_ Ай бұрын

it seems this applies not only to league content, but large portions of youtube just in general

@nexirall3431 Ай бұрын

I thought people couldn't talk about their youtube payments. Or maybe I'm confusing this with agency contracts that were common in my country for bigger youtubers a couple years back. Thank you for sharing!

@MSparta-HD Ай бұрын

One thing I would like to state about the league conematic video is that in its lifetime (I think it is likely that) it may have more watchtime, but such investments are not immediately (if ever) "profitable"

@feru1071 Ай бұрын

Your normal uploads are clearly much better crafted than most other youtubers' i've seen tho, I dont think people would refer to them like that when talking about trashy videos. Making high quality videos that you love and living off of them is a luxury even the biggest youtubers didnt have for a long time, it is an investment and a necessary evil, and a much lesser one when caring enough to communicate it. Much love poly.

@kevinliu3841 Ай бұрын

I like the chill vibes of watching the clips, but I see where some people miss more editing. Patreon is an alternative that others do. Also, hehe bongcloud opening

@malkarththebear Ай бұрын

The state of KZfaq is very intimidating due to all of this, but it makes sense. It's a product of our times at this point.. being a small content creator can be rough, but I suppose as long as none of us give up hope we might make something worth while I'm always told.

@HalPlax Ай бұрын

57 seconds ago is crazy 💀

@SomeoneSomewhere42069 Ай бұрын

3:46 Crazy, unrelated point, League taught me how big of a difference a few % can be 😂 Me a few years ago woulda been like "okay? A 5% difference? So?" Now I'm like "HOLY SHIT 10% ?!?!"

@Shadow-cl2sn Ай бұрын

AND HE DOES THE BONGCLOUD!

@guyinahat8930 Ай бұрын

Alright this was a really nice video to see! And a tip a big KZfaqr gave once is that you can actually Change a video's Tumbnail and Title after it's released to try and get that perfect combination and still get eyes on it! So idk maybe that's something you could try as well for your higher-production value content? (iirc DougDoug mentioned this tip in one of his YT guides) But anway: Great vid! Always love to see you pop up on the feed

@sam-cat-l Ай бұрын

was the style of this vid supposed to be like the riot dev updates LMAO anyways, good luck poly with the algorithm!!

@Froggo_kek Ай бұрын

thank you for this

@PiantaBroker Ай бұрын

I only discovered this channel now from searching for bard content

@yang5843 Ай бұрын

Ootay Appreciate the transparency of your struggles Would you be interested in coaching?

@bungercolumbus Ай бұрын

Dude honestly. The single content creators for this game I watch are you and Pianta. Sometimes Darkmane when he posts lol. Pianta also became a bit boring since he opted to get rid a bit from his content quality and make more quantity. I remember his old 5-10 minute long videos which were so fricking funny.

@Fonnix- Ай бұрын

banger, comment for the algo C:

@cornmono3665 Ай бұрын

Hope you come out of it all alright, Poly

@KatalynKita Ай бұрын

Longer videos is meta, apparently

@ellierawr Ай бұрын

e n g a g e m e n t 🔥 thanks for the content poly :)

@DestinySeeks Ай бұрын

I know Lythero uploads on KZfaq like once every few months, and he has like 2 hour long videos of edited together high quality clips. Now I have no idea how relevant the algorithm is for this, but maybe KZfaq likes longer videos and saving up more edited clips if they can’t reach a certain length might help idk I’m not a KZfaqr

@joaquinbonifacino6964 Ай бұрын

Hi, poly, first, i love your current and watch every video, you already have the good content so have you tried maybe posting links or posting it in some other places? the cinematic video is a perfect example of a high quality video who would blow up in reddit if given the try, and that would add more views here.

@Tyrvana Ай бұрын

just found the video on my alghoritm, think i even found it in the scroll algorithm on a video and not my feed.

@saikonohero1435 Ай бұрын

i'm addicted to low qualty stream highlght videos, i watch polly, tyler1, pianta, thebaus and llstylish whenever they upload, down bad but not really complaining XD

@saikonohero1435 Ай бұрын

although tbh, pianta's videos are not low quality, he's still being creative, either coming up with fun challenges or out of the box builds, on BOTH channels, pianta and pinatwo

@saikonohero1435 Ай бұрын

pianta is the antithesis of the algorithm XD

@saikonohero1435 Ай бұрын

rtb too, he's got some good concepts, but he's been murdered by the algorithm since 2015 and has never recovered

@YashimaZuke1791 Ай бұрын

Please can any one explain to me how the KZfaq Payment works like do they pay each month for that video till end of the year ? Or it's a one time only like by the end of the year you receive what your video have generated or something like that ?

@Polypuff Ай бұрын

Basically you get paid from the 21st - 26th of the next month (So if your videos earned 1000 dollars in March, you'd get paid that amount around April 21st - 26th) and if your old videos earn more money after that payment period then it just gets added onto the next payment whenever that is For the most part though unless you have viewers actively looking through older uploads (which usually affects bigger channels) then you don't receive that much more revenue

@YashimaZuke1791 Ай бұрын

@Polypuff yooo bro god bless didn't even think anyone would react to this comment but Poly did with a great explanation too ty bro wish you the best on your content plus hope you get Rank 1 Korea

@remjob2296 Ай бұрын

Feel you, I've been killing myself trying to edit my videos to be more condensed ( 8-10m ) videos, and sometimes you give your all and.... Crickets. It's like I had a few videos that worked well, I try something a bit different and it doesn't work at all So I feel like i'm forced into this niche " RANK 1 HWEI " titles, super repetitive ( i try to switch it up with builds and stuff but yeah )

@SleepyFen Ай бұрын

An old KZfaqr once said something to the tune of: You shouldn't gamble your KZfaq income on creations of passion. You can do them recreationally and for your own benefits, but you shouldn't take it personally if they don't make it big, because often times, they won't, and you shouldn't risk your ability to pay rent to make them.

@Mirouana Ай бұрын

I cannot say that it is the case for everyone but here is my personnal experience about your 4:20 video -> It was recommanded to me in my feed but I didn't clicked on it because of the thumbnail (I think ?) Tbh, I don't feel like editing with Star Wars is a good bet to get a video viral. Maybe I'm wrong, I don't know. But I can tell you that there's plently of shorter videos being recommanded in my feed (from 5min to 12 sec long videos). So I'm not sure that the lenght is a problem.

@allesarfint Ай бұрын

People seems to talk about THE ALGORITHM as if it was a separate entity that does whatever it wants, they all forget they ARE the algorithm, it shows the stuff it does because people watch it. If they want to stop getting low quality content, then stop watching low quality content.

@OPUP Ай бұрын

Yeah, been watching this happen over and over for years. KZfaq content is always a passion project at the start, just something to do because your creativity demanded it, then those who are lucky enough to gain a following can start feeding that machine, but the process of feeding it means constantly mixing a part of yourself into the meal until you have nothing left and you have to go somewhere else. The idea that was good once is now your job, the image you created is now your role and public identity. Praise gives way to criticism and as you lose passion for it so does the audience and they get brutal about it. KZfaq is an interesting career, but I think a LOT of creators overstay, get stuck in ruts, become creatively bankrupt and desperately lonely. I hope you find a way to make this about more than feeding the machine in exchange for your rent money.I remember finding your channel and just being blown away by the charm, heart, skill and creativity on display. It probably made me play two awful bard games, but mostly I enjoyed the chill ambiance of the presentation. Thanks for the great content, and the not so great.

@galimantis Ай бұрын

DOUBLE BONGCLOUD LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@afriendlyuser Ай бұрын

no wonder most of my favorite youtube content creator have dissappear 😢

@beezzinha Ай бұрын

I don't know if it's the case for anyone else, but I personally prefer these fast and low quality content because I don't have to think or pay much attention. Life is already pretty tiring, sometimes I just wanna watch a video while a monkey plays cymbals on my brain.

@skoodlemoose Ай бұрын

this is interesting thank you

@VocalMabiMaple Ай бұрын

ironic that a video commenting on the state of youtube is probably gonna be one of your higher viewed videos. Good luck on the chess match! May the biggest brain win.