I just remembered that back when YouTube generally used to show you actually related videos in the sidebar sooned or later you’d reach this so-called weird part which was basically an assortment of increasingly unhinged recommendations. It’s funny to me that back then that was basically the only time when the algorithm failed to be invisible. But I was also quite young when the weird part of YouTube was a thing so I’d be interested to know if any of you remember specific clips you’ve seen there and any other details I might not have mentioned. The only videos that seem to have left a lasting impression on me were a 9/11 conspiracy documentary and a slideshow about a horrific, likely fake skin disease.
a little while back YT rebalanced their algorithm to give more weight to people with less that like 100k or something subs. Since then, I have been getting a LOT more suggestions for channels with anywhere from like single digit subs, to like 25k. Get a couple a day now. Some of it is really strange.
I miss the YouTubePoop days.
Get
In
The box
“What can you say about Carlton.” 🙂 “He was Carlton.”
…BOGGLE
Where there’s smoke, they pinch back.
It’s still there is the recommendation process from YouTube is not gears to small tine creators.
I watched (listened) to Linken Park songs and ended up at mr. pimple popper huge pimple exploding and some asians with blurry faces popping it.
Great time to be alive
That’s TikTok now. That’s where regular people making videos seemingly went.
I wish there was a Firefox extension that made youtubes sidebar work how it used to.
Algorithmic recommendations happen on the backend, so no chance of that unfortunately
It’s not the same thing, but please enjoy The Weird Part Of The Night
And if you enjoyed this, check out my fav LC song Thinking (live sesh)
And then follow it up with ClownC0re
Or, if that’s not nerdy enough for you:
This might be more mainstream than what you’re looking for, but this is the video that I think of from that time.
Wtf
That’s how I ended up seeing Faces of Death for the first time. I didn’t run with the right crowds for anyone to sneak a VHS to a sleepover in a Disney movie box.
Wasn’t this the catalyst for the “YouTube at 3am” meme
