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Antowan Batts's avatar

Where yotube wins and the other two fail is the large amount of diversity. Having so many creators means there is a market for everyone. I can say though that i have dicovered the more time i spend on myself the better the outcomes. Youtube is still my biggest sink but reading and learning is slowly gaining ground.

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

I noticed that my reading suffers in the summer time. I am looking forward to earlier nights and cooler temps because my attention moves to books and long form reading.

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Robots and Chips's avatar

The attention economy angle here is fascinating - Netflix entering podcasts through Spotify isn't just about content diversification, it's about capturing different 'modes' of engagement. When people are commuting or doing chores, they can't watch video but can listen to podcasts. It's smart arbitrage of otherwise 'dead' atention time that competitors aren't monetizing effectively.

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

That’s true. Great point about dead attention time.

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Deidre Woollard's avatar

What I find interesting from an investor prospective is what keeps these platforms going. YouTube started with the advertising model and is now slowly growing its paid subscriber base. Netflix started with the paid subscriber model but is now growing its advertising tiers as many streamers are. Most media can’t survive on one type of income alone.

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

That’s a great point that I hadn’t thought about. They are chasing different revenue streams.

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EconWebb's avatar

Very good. I actually do not subscribe to Netflix. I can watch YouTube for free. I am unaware of the situation, will Netflix allow free viewing or listening? I also do not have cable, but watch cable news clips on YouTube.

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Phillip Tussing's avatar

Same, except also Reels on FB, where there are an increasing number of vloggers. These are a way to get shorter clips that describe ideas that fit into short breaks, and can be explored in more detail later.

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

I love reels but the algorithm is frustrating. I sent Jeni a video about Gen z’s 67 language and now my feed is all of that content.

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EconWebb's avatar

LOL, I watch those fake movies like Batman not knowing Two Face is Harvey Dent and saw the same one like 15 different times in the next month.

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EconWebb's avatar

Yes! I see many on there as well.

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

As I understand it, it’s only available for subscribers. This move is designed to get more people on the platform.

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