• BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If they get rid of comments I will find a way to visit them more. Video comments are freaking toxic I can’t say I’ve ever found anything useful in them either

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      8 months ago

      I disagree, and maybe my tastes are niche. I’m a very amateur gunsmith and look up how-to’s on weird shit I can’t figure out. Often the answer is in the comments.

      “This guy has mostly got it, but do step B before A.”

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      “I had this issue and fixed it with $X.”

      I’d guess a lot of technical/mechanical/niche stuff works like that? I don’t look at the comments on popular stuff.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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        8 months ago

        Same. Comments are needed for pretty much everything I use Youtube for. If you’re just watching a streamer or something I guess they can go away but I’m trying to learn shit here.

    • Pika@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      I don’t visit the comments often, so I can see what you mean cuz a lot of times they can be quite toxic. But I think choosing between having them or not having them, I would choose having them just for the ones that do like the system, cuz I can just easily ignore the comments section. I also felt the same way with the dislike button though and you see what they did with that lmao