Crazy genres

[smithcorp]

Since MSFS2020 came out I have been watching even more aviation-related videos, so the YT suggestions algorithm has started showing me a bunch of related videos. I noticed this clear aviation genre of 'hot chicks flying in planes' emerging and wondered is this a more widespread thing?

Clearly its about getting views and engagement from thirsty reply-guys, but it so widespread. Here's some examples I've recently seen - gyrocopter girl who's whole thing seems to be side-boob; this 310pilot dude, who has a blonde wife and films her getting in and out of the plane in revealing outfits; Jonas Marcinko who has a hot girlfriend who wears tank tops. There seems to be plenty of others.







Do you see the same in motor-racing or other similar genres?

[norbs]

I think you are onto something Smiss.

These come up on my YT feed.



And this...... What a landing!

[Cursed]

Norbs, your examples wouldn't look out of place with a dude doing the presentation. Smith's on the other hand are straight up T&A vids. I don't get the same mix as Smith, but the Norbs examples turned up in my suggested vids - but then again so did GamerMuscle, Squirrel and some "real A320 pilot", although they weren't wearing anything low cut that I noticed while faffing about in MSFS.

[w00dsy]

I think you are onto something Smiss.

These come up on my YT feed.



And this...... What a landing!

iJustine is annoying. I watched a few of her phone reviews and I couldn't help but feel she was more interested in herself then the phones.

Twitch is also full of chicks in skimpy clothes gaming.

[Dr. Pain]

It extends to guitars as well...

[Duke]

And drummers

[smithcorp]

Yep, there they are.

[Cursed]

Maybe Youtube and Google just know what you old pervs want to see.

My Youtube recommendations are mostly spot-on - US politics/news, PC parts and MSFS, F1/Racing Sims, Coffee, Cocktails, WW2

Samantha Bee and Kamala Harris aren't showing much in the way of skin.

[DarrenM]

Being attractive and doing a thing shouldn't be enough to make their motives questionable. First video is the only one that's overtly gratuitous in my opinion.

There was a mountain biking channel I saw a while ago where the guys wife wore a bikini in non-riding videos even though the weather looked bad. It just seemed sad and desperate to me.

[Cursed]

Being attractive and doing a thing shouldn't be enough to make their motives questionable.

Agreed. Ironically nobody draws attention to me when I'm doing a thing.

[norbs]

Just watched a video about a 3D printer update and this pops up



I have a sore back just looking at her.

[durbster]

I'm always wary of this kind of thing online. It feels like a trap. Google is driven by learning as much about you as possible so they can hit you with advertising, and everything they do has that at its core.

My suspicion is a lot of these YouTube recommendation thumbnails are chosen specifically to filter you into a certain demographic. I've noticed (especially if I'm not signed in) there are certain videos that are always promoted, which to me suggests they're used as the wide end of a a funnel that ultimately serves to pop you into an every more specific advertising category.

In short, you could tell a lot about a person by the thumbnails they are drawn to.

On the other hand, Occam's razor says scantily-clad good-looking women are always great for traffic which means ad revenue for the content creators. So it's probably that too

[smithcorp]

I'm always wary of this kind of thing online. It feels like a trap. Google is driven by learning as much about you as possible so they can hit you with advertising, and everything they do has that at its core.

My suspicion is a lot of these YouTube recommendation thumbnails are chosen specifically to filter you into a certain demographic. I've noticed (especially if I'm not signed in) there are certain videos that are always promoted, which to me suggests they're used as the wide end of a a funnel that ultimately serves to pop you into an every more specific advertising category.

In short, you could tell a lot about a person by the thumbnails they are drawn to.

On the other hand, Occam's razor says scantily-clad good-looking women are always great for traffic which means ad revenue for the content creators. So it's probably that too

Makes a lot of sense

[pixelboy]

Try searching Chicks with Guns