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shevy-javayesterday at 3:16 PM2 repliesview on HN

That may be, but I assume for videos that had some viewership base, there may be a consideration. E. g. if a video was viewed 20 million times, it may be worth more than one that was viewed only 5 times.


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eMPee584yesterday at 3:58 PM

I've stumbled upon very valuable content with very low view numbers - the algorithms spiral around spectacularity and provocation, not quality or insight.

coldteayesterday at 6:47 PM

>videos that had some viewership base, there may be a consideration

Those would be the worst of the lot regarding how valuable they are historically for example. Engaging BS content...