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"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership (www.sportskeeda.com)
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A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

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[–] 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I never considered that the tech scene isn't interesting anymore, but you're right. Everything is boring incremental upgrades these days. Things are having the fun squeezed out of them for profits (in app purchases, proprietary lockin, cloud shit that dies or has permanent bugs, etc), lots of stuff just feels like it's plateaued or is junk.

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  • [–] 33 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Don't forget that most of us are getting priced out of the hobby in general. It's not fun when you can't afford to play around in your own hobby. You move on and find a new hobby.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Very true. The last decade and a half have just been switching between round and square corners with mild spec bumps. VR was supposed to be it I think, but it just isn't useful enough.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    VR still is it. If you have €€€€

    Take the bigscreen beyond 2.
    A vr-headset starting at 1300 (incl. taxes/import).
    Uhhh yeah.
    Not happening for what little VR could offer me in my current situation (and I don't watch porn).

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Facebook is the best and worst thing to have happened to VR. The Quest is an affordable headset that basically killed all competition and innovation in VR for years. Still holding out hope that the next Valve headset will come out eventually and shake up the scene again.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Theres leaks about some 'Steam Frame' happening.
    Might be close.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    There have been leaks about the Deckard 2 for years now and people always say that Valve will announce it any day now. I'll believe it when I see it at this point.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    And all the big "innovations" have been in venture capitalist bubbles like AI, NFTs, etc. or soured by the companies and people behind them. I hear SpaceX has been doing some cool stuff, but all I can see is Musk making a flying Cyber Truck for his ego on NASA's dollar. One of the reactors at 3 Mile Island is coming back online, the first US nuclear power project in who knows how many years...in order to fuel Microsoft's AI data centers.

    Advancements in tech used to be about pushing the boundaries of what we're capable of. Now, it's all about pushing the boundaries of how much money the oligarchs can stuff into a single pocket.

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