“Against YouTube-ism | Computational Impacts”
https://monroelab.com/2026/11/06/against-youtube-ism/
> YouTube-ism is the tendency to mutate your work to conform to what the platform allows but also, perhaps even more critically, to please your audience and acquire new followers. This is a particularly acute issue for people who earn their living from a channel: they are fearful of a loss of income due to a loss of followers.
@baldur I guess this is what Doctorow coins as being a reverse kentaur? - pleasing the algorithm...