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jfz9580m

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48. I am conducting a personal experiment

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:36 AM

Jan 6

And trashing all forums except Science and Environment and Energy for the next year. For 2026, till I finish a paper: it is strictly Quanta Magazine; E&E/Science/LBN/Regional and Other low traffic forums on DU; Chris Ketcham/Sam Miller/Yasha Levine/Chauncey Devega/Troy Farah/Current Affairs/Matt Stoller/Andrew Nikiforuk/Maria Bolotnikova/Alex Skopic/Population Balance/Ed Zitron/Alec Karakatsanis/Physics Stack Exchange/Wikipedia/Cleverbot/pubmed/Hyperphysics or other strictly uni science sites.

I will see if that works.
I used to really like Nicholas Carr’s writing, but these days I don’t feel it.

(And clean up my eyesore of a journal one page at a time. I reserve the right to be gloomy and negative without that being considered depressive..I have rights ;-/. I tried to be cheerful and optimistic with dreadful results. Never again…)

Totally different DU experience actually jumping straight to “Latest” with all the most popular/high traffic forums trashed. Very nice..

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PSA: If you do not like seeing YouTube video threads on DU's Latest page, do this [View all] EarlG Jan 5 OP

Thank you markie Jan 5 #1

Done. murielm99 Jan 5 #2

There are good vids and bad vids jmbar2 Jan 5 #3

Yes. I love some of the content creators wolfie001 Jan 5 #31

Kick dalton99a Jan 5 #4

I have done that, and it helps, however... Fiendish Thingy Jan 5 #5

At least in GD there's still the red square identifying a video OP, which I rely on a lot and am thankful for, chia Jan 5 #6

But could this be a perception issue? EarlG Jan 5 #11

I deeply admire you for bringing the receipts. And I'm not joking. littlemissmartypants Jan 5 #13

Yeah, I did a count after I posted and was surprised at the low number Fiendish Thingy Jan 5 #14

Sure -- this small sample may not be indicative of the entire issue EarlG Jan 5 #17

. yellow dahlia Jan 5 #41

I vote for removing videos from General Discussion. In my view videos aren't discussion. It is listening. Trueblue1968 Jan 5 #47

A lot of those videos are ridiculously bad awesomerwb1 Jan 5 #7

Agree SCantiGOP Jan 5 #26

Something about the YT algorithm that the thumbnail has to scream, "Attention!" wolfie001 Jan 5 #32

I agree some of the thumbnails are obnoxious Kali Jan 5 #37

Thanks, Earl Easterncedar Jan 5 #8

I just don't open many threads with the little red square on them... Wounded Bear Jan 5 #9

Now if only we could remove trashed/ignored stuff from the Homepage JoseBalow Jan 5 #10

Thanks EarlG jfz9580m Jan 5 #12

For what it's worth, Wednesdays Jan 5 #15

Thanks Wednesdays jfz9580m Jan 5 #29

The videos only play if you click on them. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 5 #16

That is definitely good advice, however... EarlG Jan 5 #18

thank you! mike_c Jan 5 #19

I just put the people on ignore that post these garbage videos. Sector 001 Jan 5 #20

That is another perfectly acceptable solution EarlG Jan 5 #22

Thank You! COL Mustard Jan 5 #21

Very helpful - ty! nt TBF Jan 5 #23

Thanks. Endlessmike56 Jan 5 #24

Thank you Wicked Blue Jan 5 #25

My Avast VPN refuses to open any YouTube videos. 1WorldHope Jan 5 #27

This is a YouTube thing EarlG Jan 5 #33

Thanks. Done. lamp_shade Jan 5 #28

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jan 5 #30

Thank you!! RockCreek Jan 5 #34

When I am really interested in the topic of a video, I make a transcript for my and others' skimming and saving. usonian Jan 5 #35

Many thanks, u. yellow dahlia Jan 5 #43

Glad that some good is coming from my long experience with computers. usonian Jan 5 #45

Best DU Advice! FiveFifteen Jan 5 #36

Thanks! Martin68 Jan 5 #38

Thank you IbogaProject Jan 5 #39

video OP should have to post some deSCription with video msongs Jan 5 #40

Still seeing liberal youtube posts in the Issue Forums IbogaProject Jan 5 #42

I don't trust anything. BidenRocks Jan 5 #44

My solution WmChris Jan 5 #46

I am conducting a personal experiment jfz9580m Jan 6 #48