Hearted Youtube comments on Zackary Smigel (@ZackarySmigel) channel.

  1. I'm still not over the old YouTube slogan - "Broadcast Yourself". At its conception, YouTube was a place for random people to share their authentic self with the world. I really hope it can become that again.
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  2. react youtubers: wow, another video to react to
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  3. Isn't it AWESOME that they get paid three times my monthy wage for posting a video harrassing me for 5 minutes while I try to do my shitty job? :D Isn't AWESOME?!!! :D
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  4. the effort in these videos are insane
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  5. LOL leave it to jreg to say “just keep pushing it until there’s a police report”
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  6. That stuff isnt funny. These peoples jobs suck already. Y'all should use this for good like messing with scammers and stuff like that.
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  7. I didn’t even know stories was a thing on YouTube
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  8. I was playing some Old School Runescape while playing this, and was genuinely perplexed as to why I couldn't turn my game music volume down hahaha
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  9. As much as I hate react content as a concept, your idea of having the video being reacted to directly link to views for the creator is a genius idea, and if youtube isn't going to do anything to stop react content, this is definitely the bare minimum they can do. This should have been implemented years ago and I hope this video blows up too so they can get their act together.
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  10. Single? With that haircut? You must be lying. <3
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  11. Thank you for bringing up this sudden change. I did notice more smaller channels are getting recommended, tho I haven't seen any creators I watch bring it up. I'd personally recommend changing the thumbnail if you really want this to get noticed by outside viewers who don't know you already, but that's just how I feel, and you clearly have experience in growing a YouTube channel better than I do with that other channel you showed.
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  12. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say; not enough
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  13. It's wild that you had 14 subs like two months ago and now you have over 61k. You're doing a great job, Zack!!
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  14. Hear me out… “I ate 40 pizzas in 30 days”
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  15. while I am screaming in european, this was also really fun to watch both as a cultural deep dive and as an exploration of life in general.
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  16. This video will feed generations
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  17. Getting the 3 pointer first try and then filming all those failures for the outro was a nice touch, most wouldn't go to the trouble
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  18. I really appreciate the tone of this video. Never taking the food reviews too seriously, but at the same time being vigilant in explaining impacts of these stores on local communities particularly low-income neighborhoods. It’s incredibly accessible to people from all walks of life and super entertaining. In every opportunity you had to punch down for a laugh, you don’t and instead take moments to educate to bring us all to a better understanding. Appreciate you. Subscribed.
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  19. Something to mention about the food apps too, is that beyond taking your data, it also gives them access to sending you notifications/emails and make you think of them every time you see the app on your phone. I've gotten rid of almost all the fast food apps on my phone so it's less tempting
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  20. Here from my recommended, and I also fit your demographic! Congrats YouTube 👏 As a mostly mobile user, between shorts and ads, scrolling through my recommended and search is starting to really suck. The cluttering of that space as a consumer feels stressful. Especially given that as soon as I click on a video, the ads tend to take over the entire screen, rather than only the video window. With the lengthening of ads also, it makes it harder to commit to watching a video and often makes me second guess if I’m actually interested enough in the content to sit through 30-40 seconds of ads. A small gripe I have with the algorithm which I haven’t heard people talk about much is how fickle it seems to think my interests are. My hobbies tend to revolve a lot as I get interested in different things and my YouTube suggestions reflect that. I wish it would more often bring up content similar to what I was watching 3-6 months ago, rather than only focusing on what I’m watching now. It seems as soon as I slip down a rabbit hole of one particular type of content, that’s suddenly the only thing YouTube thinks I want to watch 😅
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  21. What we're witnessing here is just a hyperdistillation of what happens to friendships as we age throughout young adulthood and into middle age. Pretty much all of these instances resemble what most of us go through with one friend or another as we grow up and start to plant our roots...there's the friend we talk to but don't hang out with much, there's the friend we ended things on a sour note with and created a wound that just won't heal, there's the friend that gradually faded away and became almost a stranger...a lot of these friendships manifested in collabs and we can see the major beats play out. Yes, it's "just content," but it's also who these people were at that moment in time.
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  22. Had this recommended like 10 times, finalllly watched it, loved it and subbed but pleaaaaaaaaase next time you do a challenge like this, show us day 31 of what you ate as your "finally I'm free from X food".
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  23. I'm someone who loves video essays, so this was probably recommended to me because of that. But I definitely agree with YouTube feeling off these days. It's either too much of the same thing or it's all over the place.
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  24. Good video! I do feel you missed an OG who has had a significant impact on YouTube culture, at least to me personally. Jacksfilms. His comedy sketches, parodies and his YGS series definitely made him one of the top creators in the YouTube comedy sphere, and he's still beloved to this day, tho I feel what defines him the most is his music. I think he's one of the first if not the first YouTuber to make original music primarily just for YouTube, and gaining an audience for it. For that, I think he deserves to be in that damn mountain.
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  25. In the spirit of scientific research, confirming your video got recommended to me out of the blue. I ignored it for many days...finally watched it. I still have no idea why it got recommended to me based on content I usually watch, but I found your explanation useful and informative. Thanks, hope this helps and best wishes for reaching your monetization goals.
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  26. Totally agree, been feeling like the recommended videos have mostly been meh for a long time! But once in a while there’s a video like this that rightfully pops off - glad YouTube is sending new viewers your way!
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  27. zackary is outstanding in his field
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  28. this video is going to blow up, 100%. only 14 subs and the quality is insane. You've earned a sub for sure. edit: 57k subscribers later and this video still rocks. ive watched it maybe 4 times because its so well done
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  29. this was great
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  30. 2024 breakout youtuber of the year: this guy
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  31. Ngl someone choosing not to date you because of message bubble colors is a blessing in disguise lol
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  32. Why did JoJo sound like a 60-year-old chainsmoking dude?
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  33. Zack, you are genuinely a national treasure. This is an incredibly valuable video even if I’m not intending to become a YouTube creator. Thank you!
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  34. i never saw this man before, until YouTube decided to put him on my front page as a recommended video. (I am thankful for it and watched a couple of his videos, it's interesting fun content, thanks YouTube, you did something right for once👍🏻)
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  35. “Yes, Jojo Siwa, I can go ahead and do that for you” the adult man told the computer demon voice
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  36. I've probably lost over 3k to the ypp wait time, I completely agree that a piggy bank system needs to be implemented for new creators.
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  37. ‘I have one cat named Zoe.’ Umm excuse me. Pay the pet tax.
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  38. You’re probably not going to see this but you’re one of my favorite content creators and your videos feel so real and genuine content like this now a days feels really rare so every time you upload I’m immediately watching
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  39. I found your channel off the problem with YouTube ads video I am really glad I stuck around your video quality and concepts are top tier and your personality is really inviting to the viewer. You and your channel have immense potential
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  40. My main takeaway from this video is that you have excellent taste in YouTube channels 😏 Also, I think the recommendations system as of late is partially inspired by Tik-Tok. I saw a talk from Tik-Tok's CEO were he describe the recommendation algorithm as, "if users A, B and C like a video, those who like the same videos as users A B and C are also likely to like that video. It keeps people watching for longer because they're more likely to discover new interests, rather than rewatching the same interest until they get bored. I think it's a good idea in theory but it definitely needs some adjustments. I've also noticed that my recommendations are way better on the smart TV YouTube app.
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  41. dude i love the style of your videos and how you make them. the amount of data and the absolute commitment to the bit for the data is amazing. I cant wait for your next video.
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  42. Great analysis Zack. On a side note, the production of the audio in this video is very satisfying. Specifically how your voice stays extremely consistent throughout the different locations. Keep up the good work
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  43. Really love seeing you branch out and make something different than your usual vids - I feel like too few youtubers find a niche then are afraid to try anything - really enjoyed this!
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  44. Idk if you’ll see this, but I just wanna say that i’ve been watching you ever since the “why youtube feels different” video, and you are genuinely one of the most well-spoken and creative people i’ve subscribed to on here. I love how each video is (usually) totally different than the last. Most of the topics… I honestly don’t care about. I don’t care about malls or fast food prices, but you make the topics interesting enough for me to sit through the entire video. Keep up the awesome work ❤
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  45. I work in a repair shop and the part about repairability is getting worse every year. If they could get away with welding their phones shut they already would have. We have a contract with Apple which has 3 main terms: - Apple lets us buy their OEM batteries to do first-party replacements (these aren't available to the general public) - In return, we are only allowed to buy their batteries (no aftermarkets) - They provide us with the software to pair their batteries with their phones because they need special software to make them work The software has never worked and their support will do nothing about it. So we are stuck in a contract which effectively forbids us from doing battery repairs and there is nothing we can do. By the way, any iPhone after the 12 will disable FaceID if you replace the screen. Screen has nothing to do with FaceID but they'd love it if you bought a new phone so they make it really annoying to get it repaired.
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  46. ZACKARY IS THE HERO WE NEVER KNOW WE NEEDED
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  47. As someone who lives in Florida and somehow has a local Wawa, I would've never expected a rivalry culture between these two gas stations just a few hundred miles north to be so enthralling. Great video!
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  48. Im so glad you blew up, ever since that algorithm video youve been one of my favorite content creators keep it up man
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  49. I loved YouTube stories. It was fun to finally have people care about the stories I posted and read all of the comments. I only started using the feature as a sort of joke, but I came to really enjoy it.
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  50. This was really entertaining to watch. I don't watch many videos start to finish anymore, but I watched this in one sitting. I enjoyed your writing, production and the fact you shared a link of your food log since I'm a data/stats lover. And you're right about the cultural deep dives possible with so many brands out there. Looking forward to the next one :3. Thank you for the content.
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