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TikTok has turned culture into a feedback loop of impulse and machine learning

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292 points natalie3p | 7 comments | 10 Sep 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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keiferski ◴[10 Sep 25 16:33 UTC] No.45200147[source]▶
Too simple of a narrative. At the same time, YouTube videos are getting longer, and people are watching more YouTube videos on TVs than on mobile devices:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2025/02/12/launched-...

So I think we're seeing more of a bifurcation: in-depth longform videos are becoming 30, 40, 60, even 90 minutes long, whereas anything shorter than 10 minutes is being compressed to 30-60 seconds. The most popular video creators are doing both; even MrBeast routinely has videos over 30 minutes long.

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1. linhns ◴[10 Sep 25 16:47 UTC] No.45200391[source]▶
Sadly, some of the best contents aer 5-10 minutes, I pick up some investing tips from those, although some longer ones can be 2x-ed or seeked to only view a chunk.
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2. jonbiggums22 ◴[10 Sep 25 17:17 UTC] No.45200814[source]▶
I wish they'd give you more than 2x speed in the web player. Lots of videos seem to talk extra slowly to drag things out to the point 2x speed sounds like normal conversational speed.
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3. linhns ◴[10 Sep 25 17:27 UTC] No.45200936[source]▶
It’s hard to talk that slow and still be able to keep the viewers attentive to the content. I often put on 1.5 or 1.75x as most since I’m not a natural English speaker, though that may be different for born speakers.
4. Mistletoe ◴[10 Sep 25 17:36 UTC] No.45201076[source]▶
Can you share some of these YouTube investing tips?
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5. linhns ◴[10 Sep 25 17:37 UTC] No.45201091[source]▶
I pick some random suggested videos then do the opposite.
6. nicce ◴[10 Sep 25 18:09 UTC] No.45201555[source]▶
More you share, less value they provide!
7. RankingMember ◴[10 Sep 25 18:25 UTC] No.45201755[source]▶
Buy Low Sell High! Please like and subscribe and tomorrow I'll tell you about index funds!