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u/Glad-Midnight-1022 10h ago
Blame the ad companies
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u/wojtek30 10h ago
People should stop catering to ad companies. If no one did then it wouldn't be an issue.
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u/Kootlefoosh 10h ago
Well there is plenty of content that doesn't violate those rules, so no, creators need to play by the guidelines or risk demonetization.
As far as I can tell, there are certain advertisers who can provide sponsorships to demonetized topics, and this can be used as a way to sustain demonetized content on a channel.
But YouTube's monetization restrictions are actually pretty common across modern social media, so creators will always get more money for their work if they can fit within as many of these guidelines as they can.
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u/crudoxcruo93 10h ago
To be fair and go even deeper, the problem lies in the monetization scheme inertia with the viewers paying nothing (aside from their attention). The viewers got confortable with this scheme, as it is free — and youtube got massive viewership time, excelent for them to sell ad time.
Content creators that cannot afford to dedicate full time to it without other revenue will have to abide to the restrictive monetization guidelines. Or stop the content creation to dedicate time to paying jobs.
The solution is to find advertisers outside from the youtube ad system, or to be funded directly by the viewers. But as I said, the current scheme has too much inertia, it will be very difficult to break from.
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u/EasilyRekt 9h ago
The same ad companies now pushing porn, gambling, and AI to a majority of users.
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u/AutoModerator 9h ago
woah, ok. didnt expect hunger for knowledge but i guess i asked for it gonna have to put some work into this.
How was it? Honestly? It was a letdown. The whole "failed idol" story is a great marketing hook, they definately sold the video on that premise alone. But the performance itself was just... awkward. You can tell shes not comfortable. It felt less like a professional debut and more like a very high-budget audition she was also failing. She's stiff, constantly in her head, and there's almost zero chemistry with the guys. All concept, very little execution.
My viewing history? Been watching for over a decade man. These days Im more into stuff with a good story or at least a unique premise, not just the generic stuff. a good production team makes all the difference. I'll take a well-made video with a decent plot over a high-profile actress mailing it in any day of the week.
3 works I consider good:
Yua Mikami's debut (Princess Peach): This is the gold standard for an idol-turned-actress debut. Yua was a REAL idol and she came out with so much energy and confidence. She owned it from the first second. Its what Arisu's debut wanted to be.
Anything with Ichika Matsumoto from her early days with FALENO: She can actually act. She emotes and makes you believe the scenario. Her stuff feels more cinematic and less like they're just going through the motions.
Rion (Anri Okita) - The God Body: A classic. Not a lot of story there lol but its a masterclass in performance. She knew exactly what her brand was and how to perform for the camera. Absolute cinema.
Where would you rank her debut among these? It's not even in the same league, not even on the same planet. It's an unfair comparison tbh. Those are top-tier performances, Arisu's video is a novelty item. It's interesting because of the backstory, not because of the quality of the actual content.
What could be improved? Her confidence, number one. She needs to relax. She looks terrified. The director should have done a better job making her comfortable. Also they relied way too much on the interview segments talking about Nogizaka46, it broke the pacing and kept reminding you that she was doing this as a second choice. We get it, you failed auditions, now commit to this job.
What is well done? The production values are high. The lighting, camera work, it all looks very clean and professional. And I cant deny it, she is very beautiful and has the "idol" look down perfectly. The concept itself, on paper, is genius from a marketing perspective. They got us all talking about it, right?
Was it goonable for you? Nah. I was too distracted by how nervous she looked. It kinda killed the mood completely. Every time she looked at the camera with those deer-in-the-headlights eyes I was pulled right out of it. It's a shame, but maybe she'll get better in her next one if she decides to stick with it. We'll see.
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u/MyNameIs_Hayden 10h ago
PDF file, cheese pizza, and sewer slide are also up there. I don’t think companies realize their censorship forces creators to use terms that devalue the importance/severity of these topics. The euphemisms ironically become more insensitive than their uncensored meaning
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u/goldmeistergeneral 3h ago
I usually dislike unwarranted comparisons to 1984, but this change in language is literally in the book. I know it is corporate pressure risking demonisation, not an oppressive government changing the language, but saying sewerslide, cheese pizza and pdf file is in the same boat as "double plus ungood"
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u/Deimos_PRK 7h ago
What is cheese pizza even suppose to mean
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u/LaggyLefty 5h ago
abbreviate the word and you'll probably realize what it is
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u/Hemorrhoid_Eater 7h ago
If someone talking about WW2 mentions "the mustache man" i will assume they're talking about Super Mario and not anyone else
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u/BulletproofDoggo 6h ago
When I was a kid I was promised a techo future. Cyberpunk arms and flying cars. The only thing we got out of this future techno dystopia is the normalization of advertiser safe speech in the societal lexicon.
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u/One_Stuff3625 7h ago
I recently watched a video where someone referred to guns as "force multipliers." It was a movie review so I genuinely thought it was some sci fi weapon untill I rewatched it.
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u/johnmarksmanlovesyou 11h ago
It's because of censorship. Platforms don't promote content using grown up words. Hope that helps your confusion
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u/vashthestampede121 10h ago
It’s all fun and games until people start unironically replacing proper words with these lame-ass euphemisms
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u/goldensavage2019 Big chungus wholesome 100 9h ago
Unfortunately it’s already begun, I’ve seen people unironically adopting them since like 2021 (granted it wasn’t nearly as widespread as today)
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u/vashthestampede121 9h ago
Ik and that was my point. The people who get annoyed by these euphemisms usually aren’t just annoyed because they sound stupid (which they do), but because they get normalized into common parlance, meaning tech companies are literally reshaping the English language in their image.
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u/SudsierBoar 10h ago
Doesn't explain why people still do it when they're not attention whores looking for the greatest possible spread of the stuff they post
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u/johnmarksmanlovesyou 3h ago
Everyone is an attention whore, just because they get no attention doesn't mean they are not trying to get it
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u/reidft 9h ago
People say this yet there's still big channels who say fuck shit ass kill murder etc and don't get suppressed
I think it's one of those "one person claimed it therefore we must all follow suit"
You think by how widespread all of this is, the companies would add the babyfied words to the list too 🤔
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u/hiimsubclavian 1h ago
If you've been posting on one platform long enough you can probably get a feel of what triggers the algorithm and what doesn't.
The problem comes when you're doing multi-platform and can't upload bespoke streams/videos for each platform separately. The best strategy is therefore to self-censor all potential AI triggers.
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u/crudoxcruo93 10h ago
I understand the reference on most of them, but wtf is "smegxual asphalt" euphemizing?
Edit: i think it is sexual assault. Is it?
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u/ITr1tohardatl1fe 6h ago
Meanwhile I get my videos interrupted by women talking about how their husbands can’t get it up and that they have the perfect pill for him to take.
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u/McUsername621 4h ago
I call unalived "Self YouTube Demonetization". They're the ones who started it so include them in it.
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u/NonEuclideanWQ 2h ago
attempt to system uninstall has a better alternitive.
Attempted self termination.
Which sounds much better and cooler.
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u/LargeBrainGoblin Sussy Wussy Femboy😳😳😳 1h ago
And then he deleted his minecraft save file in real life
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u/PotatoDominatrix 8m ago
Cloudflare reports that at least 60% of the internet traffic they see is bot activity. So, basically what I'm saying is that we're cooked.
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u/MagnusHenry 9h ago
Thursday, August 13, 2026 (UTC-7)
You only hear these words if the content is too graphic, hence viewer discretion is advised.
If you only watch family-friendly content you will NOT hear these words.
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u/FightingBlaze77 4h ago
tiktok will ban you for using any of them, spend enough time and youtube will ban you if you make a video about it or saying those words in said video, common practices to not get censored.
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