Viewers are flocking to “independent” media that serves up a never-ending stream of anti-Trump content. But this stuff is intellectual poison and may even help the right.

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    11 hours ago

    Unfortunately they have to get the attention of people who are uninterested in politics. YouTube as a platform incentivizes clickbait titles, as well as social media platforms and the news in general. There are many people just looking for a quick dopamine hit while scrolling on their phones. There is a reason they are the most viewed and at least people see an alternative to the clickbait on the other side.

    I find it very annoying as well and it has turned me off from watching it, but we are probably a minority. We are on Lemmy after all because we notice and care about stuff like that.