I mean those weird and gory YouTube videos and stuff with the blackest humor and seas of blood and a real living soul.

I even re-watched some videos, some from archives, some from open access, and it was magical, a little strange of course, but damn alive. Doctor, I want to go back to the past. And the most important thing is that there was no AI.

Does anyone still remember the times of the 2000s and 2010s?

Edit: Oh yeah, can you also send links to some videos or art or even music that you liked before.

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    23 hours ago

    If youtube stayed as it was in its first ~4 years it wouldn’t be so bad. Everything being video has ruined the internet for me, though, since I agree with you that it’s generally a bad format for information + discussion.

    There used to be readable how-tos and tutorials for things, and now all that’s left is 45 minute YT videos littered with influencer garbage.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      21 hours ago

      I like the idea of short videos. But guess that’s not the best way to make money, so instead we have long videos. 🤷‍♂️