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1570 points walz | 4 comments | 04 Dec 24 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.81s | source
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kannonboy ◴[04 Dec 24 06:05 UTC] No.42314852[source]▶
I love that the view count is included in the minimalist UI. I came across one with zero views, and there's something so intimate and exciting about being the first person to watch an ancient home video (even if it's shaky handycam footage of a horse, narrated in Russian).

As an aside, hats off to Google to being able to serve an 11 year old video with no noticeable delay from what must be the coldest of caches.

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mattlondon ◴[04 Dec 24 12:28 UTC] No.42316775[source]▶
I felt slightly uneasy myself - the first thing I saw was a mum laying on her bed doing a selfie-video with two small kids (probably between 2 and 4 years old) singing a song to daddy.

That felt like a total invasion of their private lives.

I've had the same videos from my own kids, and while there is nothing embarrassing or shameful about it, it's not something I'd want broadcasted. Maybe it hit a nerve for me as it is so very very similar to my own life right now. Sure yeah they uploaded it to YouTube and it's public but it still felt wrong to watch that.

Kinda ruined my day a bit - feel kinda bad for viewing it.

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arethuza ◴[04 Dec 24 12:43 UTC] No.42316879[source]▶
Thanks - that's exactly how I felt after watching a view videos - I came away feeling a bit disturbed - largely because the things I watched were very wholesome but also very private.
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stronglikedan ◴[04 Dec 24 15:22 UTC] No.42318316[source]▶
> very private

very explicitly uploaded with the intent that others would see it

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1. latexr ◴[04 Dec 24 15:39 UTC] No.42318489[source]▶
We don’t know that. As per the webpage, this could’ve been uploaded directly from the Photos app on an iPhone, by people who didn’t really understand the consequences. Maybe they uploaded it and thought they’d get a private link to share with one specific person. Most people are not tech savvy and don’t fully understand the possible ramifications of their sharing.
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2. dan353hehe ◴[04 Dec 24 17:24 UTC] No.42319677[source]▶
Yeah I just got a video of an infant taking a bath. I have small kids my self so nothing new, but not something I would want on the internet for everyone to see. And I doubt that the mom, and now the teenager who was the kid, would want broadcast everywhere.
3. steve_adams_86 ◴[04 Dec 24 17:29 UTC] No.42319726[source]▶
I can imagine people thinking "YouTube" was a video service for You, indicating that you'd be uploading something private for You to share as desired.

It sounds crazy now, but having worked with people a lot to make software that makes sense to them, this... Is not far fetched in the slightest.

4. dimator ◴[04 Dec 24 17:34 UTC] No.42319781[source]▶
The fact that many of these have exactly 0 views makes it totally plausible that the uploaders had no idea that this video existed.