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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I get why opportunists want to flood it with slop.

What I don’t get is why anyone would want to watch slop when there is plenty of real content made every day.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

It's Boobs. Giant, slow motion, scantily clad, AI generated boobs.

[–] kabi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The "baby pushing random buttons on youtube" market is immense, highly profitable, and a permanent wild west.

On Sh*rts, you don't choose the content, the content chooses you.

I am skeptical about the extent "normal youtube" will be plagued by this, but mostly I am apathetic, and hope to hear about it as little as possible.

[–] Ogma -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What content would you rather people spend their time on?

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why do you think people should watch AI slop instead of actual creativity?

[–] Ogma -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Some of the most popular films of last year include Venom: The Last Dance, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

Actual creativity is much less popular, idky