r/technology • u/Dilpickle2113 • 10h ago

Social Media YouTube is testing hiding the dislike button entirely and users aren’t happy

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-is-testing-hiding-the-dislike-button-entirely-and-users-arent-happy-3420822/
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u/PiccoloAwkward465 7h ago

Is there any better place where nerds go? Maybe where the average age is above 14 and I don't have to read "bro. bro bro. BROOOO" in every thread?

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u/Sugioh 7h ago

Sadly, not that I'm really aware of. There's the fediverse, but it's still pretty awkward to use (at least for me) and lacks a lot of the hyper-niche small communities served by subreddits that I love.

If reddit goes too far we may see a mass migration, but there aren't a lot of promising competitors waiting in the wings currently.

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u/elebrin 6h ago

If you are after articles, Substack has some decent stuff worth following, but you have to go find stuff to subscribe to specifically and there is still a lot of trash. The beginnings of a decent platform exist, however.

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u/diablette 21m ago

Substack doesn't let you filter out paid content. Halfway through an article - bam - paywall. And every individual blogger wants 4.99+ a month.

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u/the_post_of_tom_joad 7h ago

the metaverse is waiting /s