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  • @ArceusBowser212
    @ArceusBowser212 3 года назад +2686

    They did it. We lost. Dislikes are gone, and now opinions are removed. RUclips is APPEALING TO THE COMPANIES MORE AND MORE.

    • @FlareBlitzBanana
      @FlareBlitzBanana 3 года назад +130

      I feel like RUclips is trying to become TikTok. The addition of shorts is obvious, and this is also reminiscent of TikTok because they don’t have likes either.

    • @JonathanGaeta
      @JonathanGaeta 3 года назад +45

      Not just companies but politicians and news

    • @NightMourningDove
      @NightMourningDove 3 года назад +20

      Nah, the battle has just begun. They are just testing the waters to see how much we care about it.

    • @nqtural1322
      @nqtural1322 2 года назад +14

      Switch to Odysee, keep your opinion.

    • @FlareBlitzBanana
      @FlareBlitzBanana 2 года назад +43

      @@NightMourningDove They already did test the waters with their “small experiment” back in March. Feedback was overwhelmingly negative, and yet here they are, doing it for real.

  • @zwan6740
    @zwan6740 3 года назад +3115

    "that's a step closer to Twitter"
    At this point basically EVERY big social media site has become interchangeable versions of each other. The diversity of websites in the old days is gone, now everything is just streamlined into becoming the same.

    • @bagelmeister2295
      @bagelmeister2295 3 года назад +95

      All the same and all garbage

    • @catchara1496
      @catchara1496 2 года назад +26

      Except tumblr for some reason

    • @zwan6740
      @zwan6740 2 года назад +160

      @@catchara1496 Tumblr has already completed its downward spiral and is now in the grave

    • @LZKS
      @LZKS 2 года назад +12

      Yes. One that maximizes profit over everything else.

    • @acanadianeh8344
      @acanadianeh8344 2 года назад +54

      was just thinking about this, from snapchat and the 'story' origins, to the 'shorts' that every platform now does..these sites are pretty much all interchangable instead of being the unique platforms they once were. you could theoretically scroll your reddit feed, find a topic that includes some outrageous facebook/instagram post, tweet about it and add more engagement to the discussion, watch it blow up and make it's way into the youtube commentator realm and enjoy the fallout of the memes on 4chan at one point lol..

  • @ShaunInce123
    @ShaunInce123 3 года назад +8374

    This video has aged well, not just once, but twice.

    • @dorcasmutton6335
      @dorcasmutton6335 3 года назад +70

      Truly a timeless video

    • @AppleJacksCereal
      @AppleJacksCereal 2 года назад +31

      First time I’ve seen a sequel comment lol

    • @alessiomuccio2795
      @alessiomuccio2795 2 года назад +13

      What was the first time? I have seen this video time ago and cant rewatch it right now for reasons...

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +18

      guys youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

    • @AppleJacksCereal
      @AppleJacksCereal 2 года назад +24

      @@alessiomuccio2795 the first time was when RUclips was announcing they’d probably take away the dislike button or something like that. This was a few months ago.

  • @Taifun_TV
    @Taifun_TV 2 года назад +489

    The irony.
    RUclips, the very thing which wants to remove dislikes, recommended me this video.

    • @mrrussian3534
      @mrrussian3534 2 года назад +1

      Приветствую Циклон ТВ!

    • @ortherner
      @ortherner 2 года назад

      yep

    • @xray3863
      @xray3863 2 года назад +1

      тупа русский Justin Y., под каждым видео комментарий пишет, респект уважуха 👍

    • @TheDankEngineer
      @TheDankEngineer 2 года назад +3

      Watch time

    • @commentspae
      @commentspae 2 года назад

      yes because it was given a by a bot you fool

  • @sketchman4035
    @sketchman4035 3 года назад +2152

    And just like that, the downward spiral just got bigger today.

    • @JonathanGaeta
      @JonathanGaeta 3 года назад +9

      And EmpLemon predicted this back in 2019

    • @_BeaverDuck
      @_BeaverDuck 3 года назад +1

      Sad but not surprising 😔

    • @girlbuu9403
      @girlbuu9403 2 года назад +3

      Don't worry, soon they will replace it with the love button and you will have a choice between liking and loving any given video. ♥

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +4

      i think youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

    • @LJMG4
      @LJMG4 2 года назад

      @@JonathanGaeta true

  • @TheBlakeGG
    @TheBlakeGG 3 года назад +4891

    This seems very relevant now...

  • @Muffincakeswithsugar
    @Muffincakeswithsugar 3 года назад +966

    When I read that they will be removing dislikes, I immediately thought of this video. EmpLemon called it.

    • @smugay
      @smugay 3 года назад +11

      same dude

    • @comradebanana129
      @comradebanana129 3 года назад +16

      Ofc he did, RUclips’s behavior patterns easily showed this this would happen eventually

    • @orange_man_from
      @orange_man_from 3 года назад +3

      Same
      In a Discord server I'm in I pointed my friends to this video in response to the official RUclips one. With an additional recommendation saying: "Take it from a guy with alot more respect and credibility on this website. He knows what he's up to. Absolute grade-A youtuber.

    • @MrVuckFiacom
      @MrVuckFiacom 3 года назад

      8:54

    • @nataliaborys1554
      @nataliaborys1554 2 года назад +1

      Same

  • @commercialchase8442
    @commercialchase8442 2 года назад +530

    They have now removed the dislike count, here's what I've observed.
    As everyone predicted, the comments are more aggressive.
    A flood of angry comments is much more noticeable than a single number.
    In their attempts to silence criticism, they made it more obvious.
    Also, every largely disliked video will have a bunch of "use me as a dislike button" comments, so the change doesn't even do its fucking job.

    • @ortherner
      @ortherner 2 года назад +10

      yep

    • @armoredman10
      @armoredman10 2 года назад

      Now all they have to do is ban the word

    • @zassafrasspeedruns
      @zassafrasspeedruns 2 года назад +3

      Nice pfp.
      RIP Groggs

    • @ConfirmedZer0
      @ConfirmedZer0 2 года назад +13

      People made a Chrome extension that tries to bring back the dislike count using its own database shared between users.

    • @pifflesomepuffnadder855
      @pifflesomepuffnadder855 Год назад +9

      RUclips: Strange, one of our new platform changes *still* hasn't worked? Huh. Oh well, let's brainstorm another one without the users' permission or knowledge!!

  • @Shyguymask
    @Shyguymask 3 года назад +2485

    mrs obama it's been an honor

    • @marioluigi27
      @marioluigi27 3 года назад +53

      Goodbye, Skipper

    • @bielles52
      @bielles52 3 года назад +6

      RIP dislikes o7

    • @pointlessrandom7619
      @pointlessrandom7619 3 года назад +1

      Rip

    • @xsuperkai64x30
      @xsuperkai64x30 3 года назад +11

      Me: RUclips would never remove the dislike button!
      RUclips: Not if I have anything to say about it, and I do!

    • @chanr9531
      @chanr9531 3 года назад +12

      This is truly the end. The downward spiral keeps getting worse and worse.

  • @terrenceswiff
    @terrenceswiff 4 года назад +3090

    >A dislike on a RUclips video has never harmed a person, they've only harmed egos.
    Fuck. Nailed it.

    • @99999bomb
      @99999bomb 3 года назад +87

      If your ego hurts, then it’s your problem

    • @Isopromptyl
      @Isopromptyl 3 года назад +9

      @Black Star What does that mean?

    • @jwuk11345
      @jwuk11345 3 года назад +45

      @Sparky1970 A dislike isn't always criticism though, a lot of the time it's just people being negative assholes or having a grudge against the creator. Which is why literally every video on RUclips that has over a certain number of views has dislikes, no matter how objectively good the video is. It's annoying when someone spends days, weeks, months working on something then some mouth breather in a basement who has never made anything in their life just smashes the dislike button. It's just spreading unnecessary negativity.

    • @Janfon1
      @Janfon1 3 года назад +9

      @@jwuk11345 So it's basically like stopping the heckler problem in stand up comedy by taping their mouts shut

    • @jwuk11345
      @jwuk11345 3 года назад +6

      @@Janfon1 I'd be fully in favour of that.

  • @microsoftpain
    @microsoftpain 3 года назад +895

    we're doomed. society has gone so far backwards that they can't handle a thumbs down icon with a number next to it.

    • @AppleJacksCereal
      @AppleJacksCereal 3 года назад +72

      Bro that bs reason RUclips gave is just that, BS. They were probably told to do this by a government entity or corporation. Yeah some people were whining but comments (which aren’t removed) are way worse than a like-to-dislike ratio.

    • @xsuperkai64x30
      @xsuperkai64x30 3 года назад +83

      RUclips 2018: Oh no, people are voluntarily choosing to watch RUclipsrs with a variety of perspectives, let's remove the ones we don't like!
      RUclips 2019: Oh no, people are voluntarily choosing to watch alternative new sources, let's astroturf legacy news media!
      RUclips 2021: Oh no, people are expressing their dissent of our design choices through the dislike button, we have to remove it!
      The downward spiral never ends.

    • @logicaltips4107
      @logicaltips4107 3 года назад +11

      We're the species that can't decides how to save our entire race from drowning/burning up. We were doomed from the start

    • @thekeyandthegate4093
      @thekeyandthegate4093 2 года назад +20

      Thumbs are an offensive, heteronormative, cissexist gesture that dogwhistles to white supremacists and transphobes. We need to remove thumbs from ratings altogether. We must not express opinions. Let the will of the lumbering masses control your mind. Submit to the mob. Live in the pod. Eat the bug. You will own nothing, and you will be happy.

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +1

      yea i can't understand why youtube would strip away everything that makes their site great. youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

  • @triplearielinfinite2
    @triplearielinfinite2 Год назад +86

    i like that fact that, even after youtube removed dislikes. nothing has really changed. people just download the extension and still dislike on new videos like it never left

  • @Sammysapphira
    @Sammysapphira 3 года назад +1557

    Dislikes have always been a red flag to me. It doesn't necessarily influence my thoughts on a video, but it gives me warning signs to look out for. If there are 20% dislikes, I can still generally trust a video, but I will look to the comments to see why people are disliking. It's usually minor grievances or some factual thing that was wrong, etc. 50% dislikes is an instant red flag, and if I don't see obvious brigading in the comments (which is pretty rare), I'll assume the video is just incredibly controversial or incredibly wrong, and watch out for those pitfalls through the video.
    If the likes/dislikes are hidden? The creator is dishonest. It's as simple as that.

    • @ognotapussyslayer5917
      @ognotapussyslayer5917 3 года назад +10

      Based Carrot pfp

    • @surviigecko7058
      @surviigecko7058 2 года назад +77

      I cannot believe they went through with this. It might seem trivial for "bad" content in vlogs or whatever RUclips thinks is the only content on their platform. But I can say with confidence dislikes will have saved people's lives in the car modding community, and saved millions of dollars in bad mistakes for PC building and similar.

    • @rcket6057
      @rcket6057 2 года назад +10

      @@surviigecko7058 ^this. Ye totally right mate

    • @Determinedfollower
      @Determinedfollower 2 года назад +19

      Based and accurate. Bring back the dislike button!

    • @WaffleCake
      @WaffleCake 2 года назад

      Good comment.

  • @cosmicspacething3474
    @cosmicspacething3474 3 года назад +289

    The nail in the coffin for the “comments are better feedback” argument: if a video had 1000 comments would you rather: A:have to spend hours reading them individually. Or B: see that there’s 600 dislikes and say to yourself “maybe I did something wrong” within the timespan of only a few seconds. Any ideas anyone?

    • @narthar7113
      @narthar7113 3 года назад +4

      Well, in the spirit of what Emp is saying, if people see a comment they like and agree with, (especially if its on a controversial video) they will like the comment. If enough people agree with that sentiment, it will be brought to the top of the comment section, along with all the others that the creator can see how much people like.
      The only message that dislikes convey are Good and Bad. Not very descriptive wouldn't you say? For example, if I were to dislike your comment (assume that you could see that it was disliked for this example), the only thing it does is say that I don't agree, but WHY I don't agree. Dislikes by themselves only comment on what a person is saying by saying "Comment Bad," rather than a genuine explanation that someone has to put time into.
      Also, people who care more to actually look at comments and choose one or multiple to like shows more care and justification than the opinions of those who are able to click dislike with no effort or thought necessary.

    • @SlickBillByron
      @SlickBillByron 3 года назад +1

      Read all the comments I dare you

    • @cosmicspacething3474
      @cosmicspacething3474 3 года назад +24

      @@narthar7113 you highly overestimate the intelligence of the average internet user. Literally just take a look at twitter. Go on, find a highly controversial tweet and read through the entire comment section. See if you can make any sense of it. Nobody does that now so why would it magically apply to RUclips?

    • @cosmicspacething3474
      @cosmicspacething3474 3 года назад

      @Fries I mean, they half added back the star system, but yeah I agree that would actually be better on all videos

    • @AlinaAniretake
      @AlinaAniretake 2 года назад

      I mean - I do have a Spare amount of time of reading every comment individually, so why not?)

  • @mechabubba
    @mechabubba 3 года назад +634

    "They all begin the same way with youtube *teasing it* and treating it like a non-committal, optional thing. And then it becomes default for the whole site."
    well wouldn't you know it...

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +12

      i hate this bruh, i didn't even want this. youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

    • @moonlightact1792
      @moonlightact1792 2 года назад +6

      @@nikolozgilles what

    • @TheDankEngineer
      @TheDankEngineer 2 года назад +9

      @@nikolozgilles I myself am pretty left wing and really hate the removal of dislikes. Literally nobody likes it except corporations and politicians (on both sides, and I suspect the next time a republican is in office the dislike counter won't magically return, but at the same time, I think they waited for Biden because it would give them more favor then)

    • @LJMG4
      @LJMG4 2 года назад +1

      ya

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck 2 года назад +3

      @@TheDankEngineer As a gay man myself, I'd say both wings are 100% guilty in how their politics are mostly filled with the whiniest people to have ever existed(except for Nikocado Avocado).

  • @ChronicNewb
    @ChronicNewb 2 года назад +706

    If like/dislike is too binary, what if we made a system with more than two options, maybe a grading system with, oh I don’t know, 5 stars?

    • @curlystepper7386
      @curlystepper7386 2 года назад +37

      Good thing we still have Newgrounds!

    • @uykolyx
      @uykolyx 2 года назад +43

      fun fact: RUclips used to have that! That's why some old vids say to "rate" instead of "like".

    • @ChronicNewb
      @ChronicNewb 2 года назад +114

      @@uykolyx that's the joke my dude

    • @uykolyx
      @uykolyx 2 года назад +83

      @@ChronicNewb and this is where i realize I'm bad at realizing jokes

    • @ChronicNewb
      @ChronicNewb 2 года назад +41

      @@uykolyx Haha no worries it happens

  • @LakituAl
    @LakituAl 5 лет назад +8009

    And when everyone is liked on RUclips...
    *chuckle*
    ...no one will be.

    • @Godzilla-mq5zv
      @Godzilla-mq5zv 5 лет назад +266

      You, my good sir, win the Internet for the day.

    • @silver7405
      @silver7405 5 лет назад +156

      It’s just like when emp said in his last video,
      “If everyone were talented, no one would be”.

    • @washerface
      @washerface 5 лет назад +13

      I literally had the same idea in my head

    • @Hanesboi
      @Hanesboi 5 лет назад +7

      I love this comment

    • @shaggy6516
      @shaggy6516 5 лет назад +5

      Oh shit

  • @JRTL20253
    @JRTL20253 2 года назад +182

    If you’re dislikes are more than 50% you’re probably the official RUclips channel

  • @SagarSekh
    @SagarSekh 3 года назад +645

    This aged just as well as a bottle of the finest wine from Côte-d'Or.

    • @melonpop_5303
      @melonpop_5303 3 года назад +1

      sure did

    • @WolfyRed
      @WolfyRed 2 года назад

      321 likes
      nice

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +1

      youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

    • @ilimes
      @ilimes 2 года назад +3

      @@nikolozgilles "right wingers" lmfao no, it's just normal people who disagree with it.

  • @burlyheads
    @burlyheads 2 года назад +41

    As someone that constantly uses RUclips for guides and tutorials the lack of dislikes makes it difficult to gauge the legitimacy and helpfulness for sure

  • @Anix
    @Anix 3 года назад +2875

    and now youtube's removing dislikes ahahahah 🤦‍♂️ your theory was mad accurate, must be that simpsons spirit

    • @randomserbianguy5677
      @randomserbianguy5677 3 года назад +30

      How much you wanna bet that RUclips disliked this very video

    • @GameMaker3_5
      @GameMaker3_5 3 года назад +24

      @@randomserbianguy5677 4 trillion marks... (in 1923 German money)

    • @diamondtroller1253
      @diamondtroller1253 3 года назад +5

      tru ^ coming to rewatch the video now. kek

    • @lgnd2k3
      @lgnd2k3 3 года назад +7

      @@GameMaker3_5 so like 4 dollars us then lol?

    • @karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos
      @karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos 3 года назад +2

      THE SIMPSON SPIRIT , PROPHET

  • @idontcheckmynotifications
    @idontcheckmynotifications 3 года назад +629

    And here we are, YET AGAIN EmpLemon knowing his shit. Honestly, every so often I get concerned about RUclips in the future making restrictions on who can even upload or shit like that, would tank them but their decisions are that stupid and who knows what will be restricted on the Net a decade from now. Can’t you imagine a timeline where corporations somehow use cyber attacks or viruses as an excuse to create restrictions on who can even upload files to larger sites on the internet or to weaponise them against smaller sites like they “aren’t trustworthy” or shit?

    • @commissarvigil4806
      @commissarvigil4806 3 года назад +17

      That seems like exactly what its gonna be. And its all out of our Control At this point. If you told someone in 2010 how bad it would be now? They wouldnt believe you, and its only gonna get worse and worse. The only way to win this game, Is to not play.

    • @makuru.42
      @makuru.42 3 года назад +4

      Google already has a system to warn against "deceptive" websites, the only thing stoping them is that the at least need to pretend that there no a monopoly.

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +1

      too bad they're way too big they can't hear us from down here. i think youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

    • @nataliaborys1554
      @nataliaborys1554 2 года назад +3

      Remember, RUclips reserves the right to terminates someone's account for any reason. They absolutely can restrict who uploads, if they wanted to.

    • @chilipepperman9585
      @chilipepperman9585 2 года назад

      i bet it going cause WW3

  • @Xandoshi
    @Xandoshi 5 лет назад +1754

    About Dislikes, I think its very useful.
    If its a Scam/Virus, then the dislikes can give a warning.
    It can state an option, for example, i don't like TTS Reddit videos.

    • @TPinso
      @TPinso 5 лет назад +1

      same bro

    • @thanos4314
      @thanos4314 5 лет назад +2

      Agreed

    • @Mottherr
      @Mottherr 5 лет назад +4

      wait are you cool with tts animations? because thats what i make

    • @hahaisntitfunny5579
      @hahaisntitfunny5579 5 лет назад +57

      @@Mottherr I mean, probably not.

    • @nch2004
      @nch2004 5 лет назад +101

      I agree. TTS reddit videos are lazy. They don't even ask their own questions, they take already established r/askreddit threads and just put them in a boring text to speech format

  • @robblequoffle8456
    @robblequoffle8456 2 года назад +291

    Don't you know? Removing dislikes was a good thing! The reason that RUclips did it was because -of Rewind 2018- they wanted to protect -corporations- the mental health of their creators! By removing dislikes, RUclips helped -hide the criticism towards themselves- make the site a happier and better place!

    • @sexmouse3071
      @sexmouse3071 Год назад +4

      there are no dislikes in Ba Sing Se

    • @Yurrbo
      @Yurrbo Год назад +2

      I disagree with it being because of rewind, I think it’s bigger than that

    • @Bobbies1
      @Bobbies1 Год назад +3

      The ministry of truth said so!!!

    • @Knight.mp3
      @Knight.mp3 Год назад

      @@sexmouse3071 underrated comment

    • @barrag3463
      @barrag3463 Год назад +5

      the funny thing is that the creators can still see the dislikes.

  • @Rayzpook5
    @Rayzpook5 5 лет назад +2564

    RUclips Rewind 2018: Breaks dislike record
    RUclips: Y'know, that button isn't even necesary at all...

    • @erikas98
      @erikas98 5 лет назад +140

      They're trying to remove dislikes cause of 2018 rewind's mess. They can't take criticism at all

    • @buck_mar2319
      @buck_mar2319 5 лет назад +13

      The same shit i was thinking

    • @weepop8291
      @weepop8291 5 лет назад +13

      Definition of being absolute shit

    • @four-en-tee
      @four-en-tee 5 лет назад +33

      @@erikas98 Good, i hope they do. We need a good reason for people to leave this site and find better alternatives.

    • @Radovanslav
      @Radovanslav 5 лет назад +30

      have you also noticed the missing count of dislikes on comments?

  • @moppenboek
    @moppenboek 3 года назад +235

    The main argument saying a dislike bar can lead to a bad performance of the video is a bullshit argument. Imo, its the whole point. The audience should decide what is good content, not the website. It's literally killing free speech. Dislike mobs are bad they say, but a company like RUclips deciding to tamper with the dislike bar is the exact same thing. It forcefully changes the general narrative. They do it to generate a better appeal for large investors in their business.

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 3 года назад +21

      While yes, dislike mobs are definitely a problem, however removing the dislikes is Definitely not the solution.
      RUclips is doing the equivalent of teacher of punishing everyone in the class because of the few bad student.

    • @galfinsp7216
      @galfinsp7216 2 года назад +1

      I think showing when the ratio is changing at a faster then expected pace would help, much like showing 10 of the recent videos ranked.

  • @coonrat1
    @coonrat1 5 лет назад +8646

    If dislikes actually get deleted, I'ma just comment the word "dislike" when I dislike a video

    • @TheRandomusagi
      @TheRandomusagi 5 лет назад +763

      coonrat1 Modern problems require modern solutions

    • @meninothomass
      @meninothomass 5 лет назад +509

      Yes, but soy creators can just filter the word "dislike".

    • @Rick586
      @Rick586 5 лет назад +479

      Arquimedes Then we can type it as “dis1ike” or “dislik3”, etc. We *will* find a way!

    • @abrahamadi6000
      @abrahamadi6000 5 лет назад +229

      Like

    • @r.henryjr.1533
      @r.henryjr.1533 5 лет назад +187

      Like

  • @joewesterland5697
    @joewesterland5697 2 года назад +63

    "disabling likes/dislikes is depriving your audience of an expressive outlet"
    This is exactly how I felt when I came across a video that did this or disabled comments. It feels neutering and manipulative.

    • @cubicyt9441
      @cubicyt9441 2 года назад +5

      Dislikes are actaully good some people sometimes upload videos, without listening to the dislikes, listening to the dislikes is beneficial, you Can improve your content and put alot of effort and change from a bad content creator to a good one, dislikes are beneficial but we got a backup and it's the comments,

  • @josiah2070
    @josiah2070 3 года назад +584

    If dislikes were removed, it would be like twitter where a comment disagreeing with the video gets more likes than the video

  • @cringy7-year-old5
    @cringy7-year-old5 5 лет назад +107

    On the “dislikes are coming from people who haven’t even watched 5 seconds” argument, it’s correct, however I often watch sections from controversial videos on reactionary videos, dislike, and watch the video in its entirety later.

  • @imaginaryfanboy
    @imaginaryfanboy 5 лет назад +207

    "That's a step closer to twitter and that is NOT somewhere anyone wants youtube to go."
    Damn. That really put things in perspective.

  • @JsonicGD
    @JsonicGD 2 года назад +10

    "Just because you cant see the dislikes doesn't mean they don't exist"
    FUCKING simple yet powerful statement

  • @Kodeb8
    @Kodeb8 3 года назад +285

    Emp should do a follow-up to this given the recent news.

    • @alexjustalexyt1144
      @alexjustalexyt1144 2 года назад +46

      Nothing new to add though. This is just as relevant now than it was then.

    • @henrycrabs3497
      @henrycrabs3497 2 года назад +4

      1984

    • @iBMcFly
      @iBMcFly 2 года назад

      Yes!! @EMPLEMON

  • @Mattron9
    @Mattron9 5 лет назад +413

    Also about 70%+ of youtube viewers are on mobile, and the dislike bar doesn’t appear.
    *Coincidence I Think N O T*

    • @Clivil
      @Clivil 5 лет назад +31

      Mattron9
      It dose, but not the full number so if a video had 2,999 dislikes and 2,000 likes it’s just gonna show 2K dislikes 2K likes

    • @4realm8rusirius
      @4realm8rusirius 5 лет назад +21

      Yeah I'm on mobile and it shows a rough estimate of the likes and dislike which is stupid

    • @fatfuck2384
      @fatfuck2384 5 лет назад +7

      I can see the dislikes but the bar doesn't exist

    • @name-fv4du
      @name-fv4du 5 лет назад

      @@Clivil for me its more like if theres 20,000k likes and 20,999k dislikes theres no difference but if theres 2,000k likes and 2,999 dislikes it shows 2,0k and 2,9k

  • @thehollowknight2900
    @thehollowknight2900 5 лет назад +2945

    RUclips: Removes dislikes
    People: Comment dislike
    RUclips: Removes comments
    People: Make videos saying dislike
    RUclips: Removes videos

    • @zenlarrushiro3607
      @zenlarrushiro3607 5 лет назад +67

      *The Codex Astartes Does not support this action.*

    • @Hema8551
      @Hema8551 5 лет назад +9

      hey what did you do to hornet?

    • @Sam-jj6iu
      @Sam-jj6iu 5 лет назад +89

      People: Makes channels saying dislikes
      RUclips: Removes channels

    • @BlackWidowSoldier099
      @BlackWidowSoldier099 5 лет назад +53

      And that my friends is the story how RUclips Died

    • @pickle5666
      @pickle5666 5 лет назад +9

      This comment is in reverse chronological order.

  • @fastexpand
    @fastexpand 2 года назад +111

    The problem with saying you can leave a negative comment so we don't need dislikes, is that writing a comment takes more time and effort so people won't bother in many cases. Also, leaving a comment removes anonymity, and opens yourself up to being attacked by other commenters.

    • @raymay4929
      @raymay4929 2 года назад +8

      + It can be easily be deleted

    • @mouhiazeck
      @mouhiazeck 2 года назад +1

      And chances are not many people will see the comment

  • @SonicMusicVape
    @SonicMusicVape 5 лет назад +427

    Dislikes can help a bunch. To avoid scam/clickbait/bad videos. It helped the director to change Sonic’s design

    • @snakeboy2017
      @snakeboy2017 5 лет назад +21

      It wasn't just that, it was also due to general backlash like the very comments and Video Responses.

    • @Crystalis39
      @Crystalis39 5 лет назад +7

      It wasn't the dislikes alone though?? It was mainly all the redesigns and talking about the design over on twitter and youtube itself that showed the design was the problem. Without all that stuff the dislikes could've meant literally anything to the director.

    • @drifter402
      @drifter402 5 лет назад +3

      "We'll fix it in post" - Sonic Movie director

    • @joshuahibbs4639
      @joshuahibbs4639 5 лет назад +1

      @@Crystalis39 Ya but the Dislikes was the trigger that got the topic started once people see O wow this Sonic Trailer has alot of Dislikes let's talk about this or fix this then won't dislikes and comments have pushed the ball to the next court sort of speak?

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD 5 лет назад

      Yeah or tutorials, whenever I have a problem I don't want to waste time on a fix that will not work. Heavy dislikes it's a waste of time, 50/50 it's a coin flip so it might work for me.

  • @grnpyro5110
    @grnpyro5110 3 года назад +51

    Welp, they just announced that they're going to hide dislike counts for all videos later today. Rip

  • @NetworKrakle
    @NetworKrakle 5 лет назад +458

    I think Politics and ‘Any review of the Last Jedi’ both fall under politics

    • @jackisgold4662
      @jackisgold4662 5 лет назад +8

      Politics and Any review of the Last Jedi are different. I would say that they both fall under opinions.

    • @ghostface5559
      @ghostface5559 5 лет назад +5

      @@jackisgold4662 actually being a libtard is wrong

    • @aaronlandry3934
      @aaronlandry3934 5 лет назад

      Drab Majesty Yeah, that’s true

    • @aaronlandry3934
      @aaronlandry3934 5 лет назад +4

      Politics vs a politically fueled movie that’s also not very good. They definitely overlap in some areas, but the Last Jedi’s shit for more reasons than just politics

    • @aboxintheblack9530
      @aboxintheblack9530 5 лет назад

      NetworKrakle I like TLJ.

  • @Verminator4
    @Verminator4 5 месяцев назад +10

    Coming back to this. I think the removal of the dislike button has been the single biggest enabler of the flood of garbage content on this platform

  • @cliffedavis9657
    @cliffedavis9657 5 лет назад +2954

    "User criticism can be easily supplemented by the comment section"
    *Disables the comment section*

    • @michaela644
      @michaela644 5 лет назад +115

      **Curb your Enthusiasm theme plays**

    • @elliotthannam8374
      @elliotthannam8374 4 года назад +14

      We need comments
      Even if many are annoying and pointless, that level of direct communication is vital

    • @1God1Fury
      @1God1Fury 4 года назад +9

      Also no one gonna read 100+ comments to determine video quality. Plus a lot of criticism or arguments will just get sink on ocean of comments and only most popular will get attention (still not guaranteed, it doesn't always even categorize comments by most upvotes. It's pretty random actually. Like it has it own algorithm, which comment will be on top)

    • @Smbdy-mo3ci
      @Smbdy-mo3ci 4 года назад +1

      This is when you make a video that's just a power point of all the videos you dislike

    • @Alzter0
      @Alzter0 4 года назад

      Plus like to dislike ratio is much more simple and easy to understand than scrolling through comments

  • @thesheeper0873
    @thesheeper0873 5 лет назад +1469

    YOU FORGOT SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMMENT POINT
    *RUclipsRS CAN DELETE THEM*

    • @MultiJeje12345
      @MultiJeje12345 5 лет назад +125

      >inb4 EmpLemon deletes your comment for the luls

    • @cunt5413
      @cunt5413 5 лет назад +98

      Yeah, but huge corporations can delete even dislikes.

    • @hanswurst6726
      @hanswurst6726 5 лет назад +32

      and youtube encourages it because of the pedo adpocalypse your video can be demonetized because of your comments

    • @XxInfinityxXTimer
      @XxInfinityxXTimer 5 лет назад +10

      People can Keep making channel and spam 'dislike'

    • @dasbubba841
      @dasbubba841 5 лет назад +24

      @@XxInfinityxXTimer That is an annoying and time-consuming process. You'd have to spend all day making accounts, and you'd barely accomplish anything. 30 accounts equal 30 dislikes, which is nothing.

  • @NewbyTon
    @NewbyTon 5 лет назад +797

    If they're removing the dislike button, they better bring back the star rating system

  • @Hurricoaster
    @Hurricoaster 2 года назад +15

    "When you choose to disable ratings on a video, you are deliberately depriving your audience of one of their expressive outlets, and you are consequently degrading their experience as a viewer." Exactly. Exactly this. Having no voice and feeling weak, powerless and invalidated

    • @38FreakGuitar
      @38FreakGuitar 2 года назад +1

      It's so sad what RUclips does.
      I installed an add-on for Firefox so the disliked counter is back, but apparently it won't work in future but still..

  • @thebasquez
    @thebasquez 5 лет назад +277

    It's pretty straight forward at this point.
    RUclips has no intentions on designing the website to be user or creator friendly. They have been slowly changing the site into an algorithm hell of sponsored/suggested videos, and with the way they have monitored their own dislike system already feels like the goal here is to control and manipulate people's opinions and behaviors. Facebook's already doing it, and that's the reason why that place is a far worse algorithm hell. I wouldn't anticipate change but I appreciate that RUclipsrs spend time to make videos that help everyone get on the same page, or even become more aware of what's going on right now on the website. *Why wouldn't RUclips want to remove the dislike button & meter? They have the most disliked videos on their own website.*

    • @shnouth5391
      @shnouth5391 5 лет назад +7

      They're making a fucking 23 year old suicidal. Look at the latest Mumkey Jones video, you'll see why.

    • @xryeau_1760
      @xryeau_1760 5 лет назад +3

      @@shnouth5391 Before I even watch this video, you're telling me something as simple and practically harmless as a dislike is making someone suicidal?

    • @_Tzer
      @_Tzer 5 лет назад

      subscroobed

    • @xryeau_1760
      @xryeau_1760 5 лет назад

      @@balz.k3483 they?

  • @kidkecleon
    @kidkecleon 5 лет назад +431

    I use dislikes to know if im being clickbaited

  • @IceInTheSoda
    @IceInTheSoda 4 года назад +866

    Positivity can be toxic if it's not checked. Without the negatives, the positives become meaningless and allow what we hate to prosper with no problems.

    • @kingt0295
      @kingt0295 3 года назад +83

      Exactly forced positivity always feels so disingenuous

    • @augustday9483
      @augustday9483 3 года назад +45

      Social media without dislikes is like being surrounded by the Stepford Wives. Everyone smiling all the time, nothing but positivity, but it's all hollow. The toxicity is worse than ever before, it's just hidden beneath the surface where it will fester.
      Remember Rule of Acquisition #48: the bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.

    • @cosmicspacething3474
      @cosmicspacething3474 3 года назад +6

      Dream stans

    • @grillygrilly
      @grillygrilly 3 года назад +7

      @@kingt0295 "hey UwU!!! Uu are all cute smol beans and i love Uu all!!!"

    • @rainbowresorts
      @rainbowresorts 3 года назад +4

      As a nintendo fan i can vouch for this

  • @_sparkdala_
    @_sparkdala_ 3 года назад +13

    _“And what happened, then? Well, on RUclips they say - that the downward spiral grew three sizes that day. And then the true meaning of dislikes came true, and RUclips felt the backlash of 10,000 dislike mobs plus two."_

  • @Mara-ovo
    @Mara-ovo 5 лет назад +71

    if they remove dislikes, how will we keep neutral response truly neutral?

    • @gamerer3838
      @gamerer3838 5 лет назад +9

      Pappa Nut remove likes

    • @scrongus1959
      @scrongus1959 5 лет назад +9

      Take away all the likes

    • @Karnemelk
      @Karnemelk 5 лет назад +1

      @@gamerer3838 well sadly a lot of those likes are from dead people or lost accounts.

    • @dominusempyreus2383
      @dominusempyreus2383 5 лет назад

      Have the creator disable ratings?

  • @frickinfrick8488
    @frickinfrick8488 5 лет назад +378

    I can’t tell if the dislikes are from people disagreeing or people just exercising their right to dislike, but either way gods speed soldiers

    • @HunterMearo
      @HunterMearo 5 лет назад +23

      I disliked because Emp should like that.

    • @momoali9459
      @momoali9459 5 лет назад +10

      I disliked to honour dislikes. That doesn't mean I dislike the video.

  • @hellenicboi14
    @hellenicboi14 5 лет назад +697

    RUclips is still salty about rewind 2018.

    • @MaoRatto
      @MaoRatto 5 лет назад +13

      Wait until 2019

    • @OBSMProductions
      @OBSMProductions 5 лет назад +2

      I read your comment in gribbles voice.

  • @vitex198
    @vitex198 2 года назад +15

    11/29/21:
    On December 13th, the Google API will be removing the dislikes property, which will mark the final day of dislikes on RUclips without third party software.
    We have 2 weeks left, guys. I'm ready to embrace the new era of Clickbait Supreme Mega Ultra 2.0 Plus and scammers.
    *sigh*

  • @oranges369
    @oranges369 5 лет назад +46

    According to EmpLemon's like/dislike chart his video is between the 'Disputed tier' and 'Controversial tier' which is actually quite similar to the theme of it. Nice >:]

  • @boring5333
    @boring5333 5 лет назад +2348

    How ironic that people who want the dislike button removed disliked this video.

    • @flyingstonemon3564
      @flyingstonemon3564 5 лет назад +82

      🤔 Wait what if they do It to kiss It's goodbye just in case?

    • @pseudonymef1718
      @pseudonymef1718 5 лет назад +265

      I think half of em just disliked because its funny

    • @fetchstixRHD
      @fetchstixRHD 5 лет назад +145

      I'm tempted to leave a dislike just because I agree and think the video has valid points, so want to support the dislike button.

    • @Nikkerman
      @Nikkerman 5 лет назад +48

      I support the dislike button, so it's really a like in a way by disliking the vid

    • @dawdledev
      @dawdledev 5 лет назад +2

      Irrelevant, but I'm the 420th person to like your comment.

  • @suparockr
    @suparockr 3 года назад +1220

    I'm not mad at RUclips, I'm mad at myself for expecting better of them...

    • @chilln0648
      @chilln0648 3 года назад +28

      Couldn’t have said it better myself

    • @no_special_person
      @no_special_person 3 года назад +5

      Blessed comment my freind

    • @w.d.gaster3261
      @w.d.gaster3261 3 года назад +4

      Luckily this account of mine seems to have been spared by this change. For now at least.

    • @no_special_person
      @no_special_person 3 года назад

      @@w.d.gaster3261 I'm confused about what you mean. Could you elaborate please, dear sir 🙂

    • @w.d.gaster3261
      @w.d.gaster3261 3 года назад +4

      @@no_special_person I have three accounts. On two of them the dislikes are no longer visible, but on this one they still are.

  • @PlanetJohnny
    @PlanetJohnny 3 года назад +23

    Holy shit, was this video ever fucking prescient.

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 5 лет назад +2178

    Without dislikes
    _The long held and respected game of the Neutral Response will come to an end._

    • @justagoodfriend60
      @justagoodfriend60 5 лет назад +76

      If there is anything in this world to give your life for it is the sanctity and prosperity of NR. Praise be.

    • @cultist_npc
      @cultist_npc 5 лет назад +8

      IT'S THE MAN WITH A MUSTACHE!

    • @Luis-yh9xd
      @Luis-yh9xd 5 лет назад +41

      If that’s true, then nothing in the world will be perfectly balanced. There will be chaos and anarchy

    • @timewarpdrive77
      @timewarpdrive77 5 лет назад +8

      what if he ironicly hid the dislikes on this video?

    • @croisaor2308
      @croisaor2308 5 лет назад +30

      I HAVE NO STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

  • @waspennator
    @waspennator 3 года назад +2855

    Whelp, they actually just went ahead and did it, they are planning on hiding the amount of dislikes a video has gotten.

    • @MisterAutist
      @MisterAutist 3 года назад +146

      Yup, it's absolutely pathetic

    • @tubby1833
      @tubby1833 3 года назад +171

      Thousands of people responded saying it’s a horrible idea, so let’s hope the outrage is enough to tell them to not go through with it, but we’ll see.

    • @thatwarlock7512
      @thatwarlock7512 3 года назад +124

      @@tubby1833 they'll be blind to reason, they'll make all valid criticism invisible, like the dislike button

    • @tubby1833
      @tubby1833 3 года назад +43

      @@thatwarlock7512 They are incredibly dense and blind. But hopefully with the overwhelming and universal negative response, RUclips will get the message.

    • @thetrashman5811
      @thetrashman5811 3 года назад +11

      @@tubby1833 I mean, they did listen to us when we said not to remove the verification check mark.

  • @wompastompa3692
    @wompastompa3692 5 лет назад +1206

    RUclips: *removes dislike button
    RUclipsrs: *start adding strawpolls to their descriptions/pinned comments

    • @nolankanski9116
      @nolankanski9116 5 лет назад +61

      That's... Actually a really good idea if that goes through. Then you could ask any questions to your audience as well.

    • @EnigmacTheFirst
      @EnigmacTheFirst 5 лет назад +20

      *start shittalking on dissenter more*

    • @Zwedgy
      @Zwedgy 5 лет назад +23

      Strawpolls are easily bottable

    • @dddmemaybe
      @dddmemaybe 5 лет назад +8

      Inb4 external youtube video searching and rating site that embeds youtube videos lol. I can't wait.

    • @simonbierschneider8131
      @simonbierschneider8131 5 лет назад +4

      Thanks Jonathan Joestar, di molto.

  • @cfluff6716
    @cfluff6716 Год назад +4

    They claim dislike 👎 button would just be “redundant” when you have comment section… funny how it’s disliked videos are the only ones who disable comments too

  • @JonnyO514
    @JonnyO514 5 лет назад +2323

    RUclips: **Makes the most disliked video on youtube**
    Also RUclips: We are removing the dislike feature.

    • @drenn.
      @drenn. 4 года назад +89

      "i don't wanna play anymore!!"

    • @saraskyline8331
      @saraskyline8331 4 года назад +6

      Jonny oh yeah I forgot about RUclips rewind after 2019 or was it 2020? Well I don't know..

    • @saraskyline8331
      @saraskyline8331 4 года назад +2

      Ok it was 2019

    • @davidkonevky7372
      @davidkonevky7372 4 года назад +17

      Honestly I think i'm even more disappointed at Rewind 2019 than 2018. Because at least they tried doing something big on that one, while in the newest rewind they literally made a glorified top 10. And they kept hyping it up saying that pewdiepie was going to be in it, mr beast, etc. And while they *technically* are in the video. The only thing they did was take random footage from their normal videos, they didn't actually reunite and plan out some sort of funny skit in like the other rewinds. It's lazy and an insult to the community

    • @Bluboy511
      @Bluboy511 4 года назад +5

      Oh how the turn tables

  • @craigb47
    @craigb47 5 лет назад +49

    “Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new
    evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it
    is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.”
    ― Frantz Fanon

    • @siphiwekaunda4032
      @siphiwekaunda4032 5 лет назад +1

      Very interesting quote.

    • @zackweawinzewalmart2019
      @zackweawinzewalmart2019 5 лет назад +2

      Cognitive Dissonance is the word i was lucking for to describe lefties, Thanks

    • @enfield_the_enigmatic2989
      @enfield_the_enigmatic2989 5 лет назад +5

      @@zackweawinzewalmart2019 Politics in general is full of cognitive dissonance, that's why it is important to stay in the center and not label yourself as being on one side.

    • @zackweawinzewalmart2019
      @zackweawinzewalmart2019 5 лет назад +4

      @@enfield_the_enigmatic2989
      I know. But factually, lefties are mostly the ones that suffer from cognitive dissonance, considering that they are the one of the last sides to still use propaganda as a ressource to brainwash teenagers.

    • @enfield_the_enigmatic2989
      @enfield_the_enigmatic2989 5 лет назад +2

      @@zackweawinzewalmart2019 Yes, the left does target younger people more, but that kinda goes with the whole liberal thing anyway. I will say though, that their marketing is often incredibly shallow. Conservatives tend to be more direct, for better or for worse.

  • @an_annoying_cat
    @an_annoying_cat 5 лет назад +2160

    If they remove dislikes, then they should remove likes as well.

    • @distorted_heavy
      @distorted_heavy 5 лет назад +33

      Agreed

    • @PurelySatire
      @PurelySatire 5 лет назад +55

      And comments.

    • @Hero_Puddle
      @Hero_Puddle 5 лет назад +42

      If they remove dislikes then ratio-ing will become a thing though.

    • @becdoesyoutube
      @becdoesyoutube 5 лет назад +41

      Without dislikes, likes OR comments, RUclips will indeed become the next/alternative television, just like EmpLemon said in his “RUclips on a Downward Spiral” video.

    • @Luis-yh9xd
      @Luis-yh9xd 5 лет назад +7

      An_Annoying_Cat now that’s perfectly balanced

  • @jawlockgaming231
    @jawlockgaming231 3 года назад +26

    Despite our best efforts. Despite every soldier we lost. Despite all the friends and foes we lost. We still couldn't do it. We couldn't stop them. RUclips removed dislikes.
    Small RUclipsrs were used as a cover up.

  • @DammitSinged
    @DammitSinged 5 лет назад +590

    _Without dislikes how else are we gonna meme this year's RUclips Rewind?_

    • @yourcordialvermillionchapw2398
      @yourcordialvermillionchapw2398 5 лет назад +8

      Yeah no dislikes RUclips is indeed bullshit not just because of the Rewind fiasco.

    • @thetrustyblade2709
      @thetrustyblade2709 5 лет назад +12

      I would say people would just comment "dislike" but they'll probably disable those too

    • @XSlimSxadyX
      @XSlimSxadyX 5 лет назад +14

      Mass flag?

    • @mechadendrite739
      @mechadendrite739 5 лет назад +13

      mass flag for sure.

    • @eastongallegos1272
      @eastongallegos1272 5 лет назад +9

      Are there any repercussions for that? to the accounts that flag? I mean either way I'm down. I'm just wondering how many alt accounts I should use lol

  • @paleokaijushmoe5568
    @paleokaijushmoe5568 4 года назад +2681

    I love how they just throw “unskippable ads” out there like it’s not a bad thing or a big deal

    • @rolandodr98
      @rolandodr98 4 года назад +226

      Bro, the past month I was bombarded with nothing but 1-2 unskippable ads.

    • @frostedlambs
      @frostedlambs 4 года назад +23

      You can skip all of them? Wha

    • @ShieldStop
      @ShieldStop 4 года назад +166

      @@frostedlambs youtubers have the choice to put skippable or unskippable ads on their videos. You just choose good youtubers to watch.

    • @theowainwright7406
      @theowainwright7406 4 года назад +18

      Optitron98 closing and reopening the video sometimes works

    • @Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller
      @Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller 4 года назад +36

      Ads on RUclips were a mistake, skippable or not,they shouldn't exist.

  • @Or-ang-E
    @Or-ang-E 3 года назад +19

    im so glad I wasn't the only one who revisited this video upon hearing the news

  • @Hurricoaster
    @Hurricoaster 2 года назад +42

    The fears in this video have now become realized... I never actually thought that RUclips would follow through with it though. I mean, they've made all kinds of terrible decisions in the past. But this level of censorship is an entirely new level of unforgivable

  • @GhostGum
    @GhostGum 3 года назад +17

    He warned us

  • @justafox5356
    @justafox5356 5 лет назад +2487

    First Internet Historian and now Emp? This truly is a glorious day!

  • @doughboywhine
    @doughboywhine 5 лет назад +143

    RUclips: I think... we should read the comments
    Also RUclips: *Comments have been disabled for this video*

  • @4-3-1
    @4-3-1 2 года назад +8

    Ironic how this gets recommended right as RUclips removes dislikes

  • @epicgamersaurus
    @epicgamersaurus 5 лет назад +534

    I thought it was kinda weird to make an example out of Dan Olson until you showed he was an actual youtuber putting his opinions out there and turning off ratings and not just a guy on Twitter

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck 3 года назад +29

      To be fair, there are tons of Twitter users that shouldn't even have a RUclips channel due to their toxicity.

    • @Sorrelhas
      @Sorrelhas 3 года назад +4

      @Fries Analyses on media (film, TV shows, sometimes games) and politics sometimes
      I actually recommend his stuff, but he's very much a leftist, so you may not enjoy it as much as I do, I dunno

    • @Sorrelhas
      @Sorrelhas 3 года назад +10

      It's funny that Dan removed ratings on a couple of his videos, considering one of them is just about editing (where he just talked trash about Suicide Squad, something everyone at the time was doing)
      The other one I can think of is admittedly really spicy, one about authorial intent and accountability in freedom of speech (which is pretty ironic)
      Unlike what Emp suggests, Dan really doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would be cowering from internet hate, he seems really savvy about the inner workings of the platform, and has worked on videos about much more dangerous subjects, and the ratings are still up, so that behavior seems kinda odd

  • @MrGermandeutsch
    @MrGermandeutsch 5 лет назад +1226

    According to your Chart, right now your Video is considered as *_Controversial Tier_* as I am typing this.

    • @PsychShrew
      @PsychShrew 5 лет назад +330

      I noticed that as well, though in his defence, it appears a lot of people disliked the video to express that they approve of his message.

    • @RdTrler
      @RdTrler 5 лет назад +76

      That's partly because Presidential faces appeared on the video at all, around any context, over any duration.
      (There was also an ear-rape in there.)

    • @MrGermandeutsch
      @MrGermandeutsch 5 лет назад +31

      @@RdTrler
      There wasn't anything wrong tho.

    • @Z0mbie.
      @Z0mbie. 4 года назад +88

      I just disliked it because I agree

    • @SuggestiveEclipse
      @SuggestiveEclipse 4 года назад +13

      @@MrGermandeutsch
      Totally agree with you. *100%*

  • @slitherdoodle
    @slitherdoodle 5 лет назад +1958

    People who don't like dislikes: dislike the video
    **visible confusion**

  • @AxlPatrol
    @AxlPatrol 2 года назад +19

    More relevant now than ever.

  • @mesosaIpinx
    @mesosaIpinx 3 года назад +105

    Another Emplemon prophecy comes true.

  • @blindsofficial8347
    @blindsofficial8347 3 года назад +68

    Clearly, RUclips hasn’t watched EmperorLemon. Also Rest In Peace leetag’s Neutral Response video and the Byleth direct

    • @MrMoon-hy6pn
      @MrMoon-hy6pn 2 года назад +8

      Losing dislikes on neutral response is a loss to internet history, but the outrage to the byleth direct was frankly stupid and unearned.

  • @SpinosaurusStudios_
    @SpinosaurusStudios_ 3 года назад +42

    They actually did it. Today, they went ahead and actually did it. They removed dislikes.

    • @kiwi_2_official
      @kiwi_2_official 2 года назад

      @@RathouseFilmworks ruclips.net/video/T2KCvb-Kcyw/видео.html

  • @JG_backup
    @JG_backup 3 года назад +43

    This video has aged better than the management of this platform.

  • @Cipher71
    @Cipher71 5 лет назад +838

    How the youtube staff meeting preceeding this discussion went:
    "The dislike button makes it too easy for people to silence their opponents, which is bad because only *we* should get to decide who gets silenced."

    • @collinmclaren6608
      @collinmclaren6608 4 года назад +30

      But the thing is, dislikes *don't* silence people. A person can get disliked to hell and back, but that doesn't effect their ability to just keep doing the same thing over and over again.

    • @davidkonevky7372
      @davidkonevky7372 4 года назад +2

      @schtipadoo At least we can reply to them, and normally people like the comments rivaling the original comment, so I would say it's very easy to show your opinion with or without the dislike button on comments.

    • @mickys8065
      @mickys8065 4 года назад +6

      @@davidkonevky7372 yea but if you see an idiot with 1.3k likes you can't tell how many people agree Vs disagree, like on Reddit if you see someone with negative karma they either broke a chain or people disagree with them

    • @mmaksnd5784
      @mmaksnd5784 4 года назад

      Ayyyyyy nice!

    • @puffy_jr7521
      @puffy_jr7521 4 года назад

      @gapple * stars would probably be the same thing. Low ratings wouldn't be pushed as hard. I don't agree with silencing but if someone things your anti blm points are dumb or something as simple as RUclips rewind how else are we gonna express it's terrible

  • @drew9597
    @drew9597 5 лет назад +1430

    RUclips: "Guys, you cant just dislike a video without watching the actual video"
    Logan Paul: *_Films a dead body_*

    • @luke5277
      @luke5277 5 лет назад +11

      ok

    • @normal3363
      @normal3363 5 лет назад +11

      ok

    • @Ex3LTheRaPiD
      @Ex3LTheRaPiD 5 лет назад +12

      ok

    • @Divine_Smite
      @Divine_Smite 5 лет назад +11

      ok

    • @Ex3LTheRaPiD
      @Ex3LTheRaPiD 5 лет назад +7

      @Jared K you ruined it REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @rickdice2444
    @rickdice2444 5 лет назад +38

    The more I watch Emplemon videos the more I lose hope in this entire plain of existence.
    Oh well, I guess you could say we are all on a downward spiral.

  • @JackBob.
    @JackBob. 3 года назад +9

    "He can see things before they happen. It's a Jedi trait"

  • @gamingdude2811
    @gamingdude2811 3 года назад +55

    Well… It was a good run gentlemen. May we find a new platform.

  • @kuhmuh2357
    @kuhmuh2357 5 лет назад +81

    The worst thing about this: there would be no more balance on the neutral response video

  • @shaggy6516
    @shaggy6516 5 лет назад +469

    RUclips: *Changes/removes something everyone actually enjoys on youtube without telling anyone *
    Viewers and creators: Oh shit, here we go again

    • @mcrobloxgtmuuskaz176
      @mcrobloxgtmuuskaz176 5 лет назад +2

      Did you comment this to derek gerards video?

    • @maxmcdonald7798
      @maxmcdonald7798 5 лет назад +3

      it starts with "Ah" not "Oh" just to correct you on that.
      The source of the sentence is also in the video at 8:54

  • @MasterBlasterXYZ
    @MasterBlasterXYZ 2 года назад +16

    WELL...this aged like fine wine

  • @zwan6740
    @zwan6740 3 года назад +40

    RUclips's downward spiral is irreversible, but nobody can seem to replace it.

    • @henrycrabs3497
      @henrycrabs3497 2 года назад +1

      Anime pfp? No opinion 👎

    • @zwan6740
      @zwan6740 2 года назад +1

      @@henrycrabs3497 Akshually, it's from a video game, and so is yours soooooo

    • @henrycrabs3497
      @henrycrabs3497 2 года назад +1

      @@zwan6740 Danganronpa fan? No rights👎

  • @dedshi4788
    @dedshi4788 5 лет назад +213

    First they take the dislike button. Then they'll take the comments. Soon they will take over opinions. Orwellian future is nigh.

  • @Shyguymask
    @Shyguymask 3 года назад +746

    God damnit youtube...

  • @richardnixon6526
    @richardnixon6526 3 года назад +7

    First the prediction of Leary’s removal, and now this. Praise lord emplemon once again.

  • @moff8442
    @moff8442 5 лет назад +668

    Why don’t we remove the like button

    • @haleyleyley8951
      @haleyleyley8951 5 лет назад +96

      Why dont we just remove videos as a whole

    • @Iegotroop
      @Iegotroop 5 лет назад +62

      TriStar thinking too small, we gotta remove the internet

    • @Princess-Cheeseballs
      @Princess-Cheeseballs 5 лет назад +39

      legotroop Small Plebian thoughts, computers must go too.

    • @dillpickle5615
      @dillpickle5615 5 лет назад +42

      why not remove all fucking electricity huh?

    • @unnamed7398
      @unnamed7398 5 лет назад +34

      i think its about time we remove all new technologies for the past 300 hundred years

  • @augustday9483
    @augustday9483 3 года назад +68

    Rest in peace, RUclips dislike. The bastards at RUclips HQ have really done it.

    • @neverangel24officialytchan87
      @neverangel24officialytchan87 2 года назад +3

      Not just the headquarters, Google too!

    • @gimmysharp9070
      @gimmysharp9070 2 года назад +1

      @@neverangel24officialytchan87 wait W H A T

    • @neverangel24officialytchan87
      @neverangel24officialytchan87 2 года назад

      @@gimmysharp9070 It was them the entire time! They always have been ruining shit since the last 2 decades! Never forget how they terminated SuperPoke Pets, it was horrible! Bring it back, Make The Internet Great Again! ✊😾

  • @DrAwe-fi6we
    @DrAwe-fi6we 3 года назад +157

    Not even 2 full years later and RUclips's actually gonna try and remove public dislikes.
    I say we all go back to Newgrounds.

    • @TFrills
      @TFrills 3 года назад +1

      Never heard of Newgrounds. What about BitChute?

    • @Pocket_Jake
      @Pocket_Jake 3 года назад +2

      @@TFrills oh

    • @TFrills
      @TFrills 3 года назад

      @@Pocket_Jake what?

    • @iamlucidess
      @iamlucidess 3 года назад +8

      Newgrounds sounds like fun but..
      Nostalgia is not going to save us this time.

    • @hsemicolonc
      @hsemicolonc 3 года назад +7

      Newgrounds servers are too small to handle a large amount users.
      This has been proven twice, first when [S] Cascade was hosted there & second when Friday Night Funkin' Week 7 became a timed exclusive there.
      There isn't a massive population so moderation is less tight, if you're gonna have that many people. You're gonna need bots.

  • @BotSupportIronValiant
    @BotSupportIronValiant 2 года назад +8

    Rest in peace, Neutral Response. You brought indifference to so many people.

  • @thefishx7991
    @thefishx7991 5 лет назад +208

    Ah I see Emplemon is a man of culture. I recognize that Bloons tower defense music anywhere

    • @kingdededelicious
      @kingdededelicious 5 лет назад +9

      The Fish X that alone tells us that he is to be trusted (cuz he is)

    • @leftylizard9085
      @leftylizard9085 5 лет назад +1

      Same here, buddy

    • @paolo2763
      @paolo2763 5 лет назад +1

      Ah yes~ That song got stuck in my head for playing it too much... Is one of the best tower defense games ever!

    • @kingdededelicious
      @kingdededelicious 5 лет назад +4

      Paolo we need to save the BTD series since they're discontinuing Flash

    • @monchete9934
      @monchete9934 5 лет назад +4

      @@kingdededelicious There is a BTD 6 on Steam. But it's paid. And it's grindy af. And the double cash mode is a microtransaction. At least there are plenty of user-made challenges and a good variety of towers (alchemist is amazing)

  • @ShaunInce123
    @ShaunInce123 3 года назад +1725

    This aged perfectly. RUclips is now removing dislikes.

    • @randomserbianguy5677
      @randomserbianguy5677 3 года назад +61

      More prove that RUclips doesn't give too shits about the users enjoyment

    • @l2enegadePL
      @l2enegadePL 3 года назад +34

      @@randomserbianguy5677 Well, you heard the part about how it's slimy manipulations and corporate agenda disliked the most. RUclips doesn't mind the first one and likes the latter, because of money obviously

    • @randomserbianguy5677
      @randomserbianguy5677 3 года назад +5

      @SleepyMaske yep.

    • @tahfy1615
      @tahfy1615 3 года назад +2

      I hope it’s an early April fools joke

    • @Ryuuko3
      @Ryuuko3 3 года назад +4

      @@tahfy1615 no it's already here for some people

  • @Meow_Tse-Tung
    @Meow_Tse-Tung 3 года назад +137

    I hate that this video has become very relevant again. We need bigger creators to speak out against this authoritarian move from YT.

    • @lqu
      @lqu 3 года назад

      Creators, including large ones, will like this change since it will make people dislike videos less.

    • @nikolozgilles
      @nikolozgilles 2 года назад +1

      goddammit. youtube is just mad the covid information videos they've been putting out are getting ratioed by right wingers, (and im not talking about ronaldo) that's the only reason i can think of, we were getting along fine with dislikes before. i can understand but wrecking the whole site like this is like throwing a temper tantrum

    • @nataliaborys1554
      @nataliaborys1554 2 года назад +4

      PewDiePie said it's not a great decision. _PewDiePie._ It was days ago. I don't think RUclips cares about what RUclipsrs think, even the big ones.

    • @Meow_Tse-Tung
      @Meow_Tse-Tung 2 года назад +2

      @@lqu Creators worth watching don't want it changed, and I'm not sure if this is true but I've heard positive or negative feedback increases engagement and views.

    • @Meow_Tse-Tung
      @Meow_Tse-Tung 2 года назад

      @@nikolozgilles I'm impressed at the level of dedication online right wingers have to ratio those videos. All the news videos I've seen talking about kids getting vaccinated have single digit ratings. If the left had that level of mobilization they would never lose another election.

  • @xaviermarine1022
    @xaviermarine1022 2 года назад +4

    Just because you can predict the future doesn't mean you can prevent it