Comment on What is with these videos where it's just someone reaction to shit someone else is doing?

6nk06@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve seen limited evidence to suggest the audience is material. A lot of these numbers are farmed for engagement and to inflate ad revenue. A lot are just channels that auto play when people aren’t paying attention.

  There’s definitely an audience of little kids who are just strapped to pads with nothing better to do. But it can’t be overstated how fudged these audience numbers can get

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  • Rhaedas@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That's 2.5B with 80 views a day, or 1.25 with 160 a day. Sadly those numbers aren't that unbelievable the way people consume short media. Just average it out so some make up for others only watching a few.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sadly those numbers aren’t that unbelievable

      They’re absurdly unbelievable.

      But for the “everyone is stupid except me” crowd, they provide a certain confirmation bias.

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  • Rhoeri@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s pretty interesting. Thanks.

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• Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You must be a load of fun at parties.

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  • 6nk06@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have friends. I don’t watch videos of people commenting what my friends do when I’m not there.

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  • Rhoeri@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    People who actually are fun at parties are usually the ones that wouldn’t find watching some knob nodding along to someone else’s content entertaining.

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