In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone to surf. Now, commercial interests rule – but users do still have some control.
  • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    66·
    2 months ago

    How did we get here? Adtech, tracking, monetization.

    Can we go back? By removing the ubiquitous affiliate marketing financial incentives, so no.

    • sveritEnglish
      15·
      2 months ago

      Yeah man. Last time YouTube was good was when people were making videos just for fun, not for clout.

      • john89@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’ve thought about this. Essentially, whenever a channel gets moderately successful they will be contacted by various agencies trying to ‘sponsor’ them.

        All the people that make video for fun hardly get seen, and if they do it’s not long before they sell out.

        • sveritEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Yes, sadly this is the way :(