Don't think I would go to youtube for medical advise without doing real research afterwards.
Yes, the comments system is being heavily biased and that is great. People might not remember but youtube comment section was about the most toxic place invented by humans. It was so bad I don't think anyone thought it could be salvaged.
This is probably googles biggest achievement of late. Hardly perfect, but it truly have changed many millions of lives for the better.
But no, it is not and never has been a good place for discussions. Unfortunate, yes, but this is so much better than anyone could have hoped for.
I wouldn't take it being positive for granted. This is exactly the kind of setup that perpetuates echo chambers. Polarisation is a genuinely dangerous phenomenon; when we loose our ability to have a conversation with those we disagree with, dark times are ahead.
The previous was also an echo chamber though. Not saying youtube doesn't have problems because oh do they have problems. But it is the only case of a big social network, that I know of, that have been able to improve their discourse.
Yes, the comments system is being heavily biased and that is great. People might not remember but youtube comment section was about the most toxic place invented by humans. It was so bad I don't think anyone thought it could be salvaged.
This is probably googles biggest achievement of late. Hardly perfect, but it truly have changed many millions of lives for the better.
But no, it is not and never has been a good place for discussions. Unfortunate, yes, but this is so much better than anyone could have hoped for.