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I suspect the follow button exists primarily to train the advertising algorithm -- how much more would you pay to show a political ad to someone who "followed"
by ultrasaurus 2y ago
I suspect the follow button exists primarily to train the advertising algorithm -- how much more would you pay to show a political ad to someone who "followed" Nikki Haley or show your Honda Civic aftermarket parts to someone who "follows" Honda vs just a demographic match.
- fzzzy 2y agoThe follow button exists because feeds used to be reverse chronological, and that fosters community.
- Gigachad 2y agoI suspect the average person just does not carefully curate and prune their follow list. Youtube lets you see stuff only from channels you subscribed to. The content tends to be a lot less interesting than the usual front page.