It started this morning when a well-known SM personality opined that YouTube had done her a disservice. To quote her question, "did the algorithm just fuck me over?" Seeing someone somewhere on the Internet making a mistake, I was compelled to query in response,
“Never assign to malice what mere incompetence can explain” - does that apply here?
The SM personality replied,
I didn't suggest malice. I just said it's weird.
Confused by this, I replied,
I apologize if I am being argumentative, but your wording is stronger: “but did the algorithm just fuck me over?” I do not think I am being thin-skinned or puritanical.
But back to my point, I suggest it is an inept programmer acting under deadlines rather than a focused attempt to fuck over or protect any individual. I have no data to support this beyond anecdotal experience.
The SM personality replied,
when comments are off, the algorithm stops recommending your video and therefore views go down. calm down, you're being weird
I was puzzled by this because I was not being weird or un-calm, I was quoting the SM personality. My confusion was magnified when someone else replied to me,
it sounds like you are being both thin-skinned and puritanical tbf
that's a perfectly reasonable thing to say and not imply malice
So, the word "fuck" is now an ordinary verb and polite conversational manners are passe. Thus, I have become a boomer. I did think of several clever responses but I decided that they would fall on deaf ears and so I just walked away from the stupidity.
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