YouTube dislikes in 2021 - SimplyPodLogical #87

On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben discuss KZbin removing the public dislike counter and consider the biggest dislikes (and a couple likes) of 2021. Don't forget to like this video to be counted and to dislike this video to be ignored!
0:00 - Hey what’s up holo everyone
0:37 - KZbin removed public dislikes
4:29 - Does Cristine care about this change?
8:20 - Bad videos still get likes
9:57 - Why did KZbin even make this change?
10:33 - Does Cristine look at her likes/dislikes?
13:43 - Do creators even want the dislike number hidden?
18:29 - Do we 'dislike' videos?
25:01 - Forcing people to watch a video before they like or dislike
30:49 - Podlogical audience 2021 dislikes and likes
31:24 - KZbin and donuts
32:43 - Vaccines and anti-vaxxers
39:25 - Video games, weightlifting, and Asiago cheese
40:57 - Burnout, staying home, and Australians do hamburgers wrong
45:27 - Frozen Benanas and the PS5
49:11 - Overpriced (male) celebrity nail polish
53:47 - SimplyMailogical
57:22 - SimplyStreamLogical
1:00:45 - SimplyPodLogical
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[@YechansHoney]

dislike

[@oabdusbkzbx1672]

why

[@LindenTree2]

Lol same- the new KZbin analogy is weird

[@YechansHoney]

I'm just joking about the vid theme 😭

[@quinevere]

kpop stans are so innovative in how to spread hate 😌 /j

[@laurapickens]

@@oabdusbkzbx1672 coffee lovers will not be dissed

[@michaella366]

I feel so BLIND without the dislikes. The raw number of likes is meaningless without the ratio of dislikes...

[@lvodniza]

so true

[@zahedah80]

Agreed

[@robynhayward]

It's not completely meaningless, just now it needs to be compared to the view count to mean something

[@lvodniza]

@@robynhayward but there are always way less likes than views, that’s why the dislike was the measure. It would now be number of comments instead

[@robynhayward]

@@lvodniza either number is useful to compare to, it's not either or, but okay

[@quinevere]

dislike to like ratio is something really useful for me honestly. i liked seeing the general opinion of certain videos. i am gonna miss it tbh. i can see it creating worse echo chambers for extremists and very harmful content.

[@jbaker1107]

For "how to" videos, we now need to like "this is useful" or "this is terrible advice/hard to follow" comments so they make it to the top...

[@mellifluous_victoria]

@@jbaker1107 True, but video creators have full control over comments. They could just delete comments saying “this was unhelpful, this didn’t work, etc”. 😔

[@dansbury]

Do the people watching extremist type content really care how many people dislike it? (Honest question)

[@lexiconley468]

I was about to say the same thing. I’m worried about the further radicalization of people. A conservative platform took a screen shot of their like to dislike ratio and it was like 28k to 100, and said “see, we are the majority”, completely ignoring the fact that people who agree with them watch them, and people who don’t agree with them, generally don’t watch them. I just feel like this next step will further embolden them. *edited because I got the info wrong and looked it up to amend my original statement*

[@lexiconley468]

@Masi Capone maybe it depends on the person, but I know some shitty platforms will use it to their advantage for sure😩

[@thecallousone]

I think that in a world of clickbait and content farms, the dislike ratio was good indicator

[@y-yyy]

This. Content farms have been a huge problem on KZbin over the past years (at least from the consumer perspectivex, clearly not from KZbin's perspective....) and the one way to instantly identify them has always been the dislike ratio. This decision is infuriating, but evidently it brings KZbin that coin, so...

[@VoidedMirror]

I think it's important to warn people of harmful ideas or content on the platform. Taking away the dislike button silences a minority voice whether you think it's negative or not.

[@joyf801]

Right, not all of us can afford the time to make videos. But we can at least leave a dislike or a comment to express our voices.

[@thenopedetective]

And if comments are deleted then say someone is being racist but it's "subtle" or "casual" enough that most people wouldn't catch it then it's unlikely for people to communicate that to others except on other forums.

[@whossoul]

Yes. There's some dark racist/misogynistic videos on this site. If young people stumble across them I think it's important for them to see the overwhelming majority of dislikes to send the message that what that person is saying is not okay.

[@redpalex]

You can still report.

[@norikadolmy7274]

Ann Reardon from how to cook that did a whole series on debunking viral hacks-- in those videos she also talks a lot about content farms and the algorithm and the dislike button. She talked about how the dislike and like button are basically equivalent-- they both boost you in the eyes of the algorithm, it doesn't differentiate between good and bad engagement, it's just all engagement to them. She points to pewdipie's video about the dislike button-- in it he asked people to purposely dislike the video, to prove the button didn't mean anything. In the end because it got so much negative engagement, he got a huge number of views, more than his typical content. She also talks about content farms, Facebook and Google and privacy laws, and KZbin's community rules and how those content farms are constantly violating them, but are so profitable for KZbin that they dont do anything to stop them. It is a great series and for people who are interested in the backend of social media stuff, I can't recommend it enough

[@kelseydoesdiets]

It seems like youtube could have just removed the effect from dislikes pushing the video up in the algorithm. This way, users are still able to see other users' opinions but are not more likely to view content that was highly disliked...

[@nonchalantdewiness]

@@kelseydoesdiets EXACTLY KZbin has it completely backwards

[@hez_am_i2448]

Love Ann Reardon

[@selesnyanqueen16]

I remember this video. Her advice has helped me moving forward with videos I don't like.

[@Kit_is_tired]

At first when I heard KZbin was removing the dislike button I didn't really have an opinion but as a student who often uses KZbin as a learning tool I'm learning its incredibly frustrating not to have it to determine whether a video is helpful or not

[@kaleb.5246]

does skimming the comment section help?

[@doryinflames9120]

@@kaleb.5246 in my experience many of those kinds of videos don't have any comments

[@itchypigie]

@@doryinflames9120 tbh these videos would likely hide thier likes as well so best to avoid in general

[@doryinflames9120]

@@itchypigie yeah, you're probably right for a lot of cases.. but i have found very helpful videos without any comments or many views (maybe it depends on the topic) and was able to tell by the like/dislike ratios whether they are worth watching.. i don't think i ever commented on any video to say it was helpful or not.. but i have used the like/dislike button.. i guess from now on i will have to search only for videos with comments :D

[@dovelyy]

@@kaleb.5246 the creator can delete negative comments if they want to

[@carynqian3505]

I’m not sure if I’m the only person who feels this, but I feel like getting rid of the dislike number is a form of censorship. People are only allowed to know positive information (like numbers) but not critical/negative information.

[@jaybaebaesway3572]

100% censorship. I feel like they really missed the mark with this video.

[@jadensantini733]

No because there is still comments?

[@mellifluous_victoria]

@@jaybaebaesway3572 I thought it was obvious this change was made only to benefit corporations (ie. the most disliked vids are usually made by google/youtube). The “protecting creators” reason is a ruse. I was disappointed that this wasn’t talked abt much :/

[@jaybaebaesway3572]

@@mellifluous_victoria seems they removed it due to ppl like trisha and other ppl with extreme dislike ratios. However, that's also a good point and should also have been talked about. Just another thing they kinda missed the mark with

[@mellifluous_victoria]

@@jaybaebaesway3572 you’re right! there’s def actual creators that face extreme dislike ratios, too. but since creators can still privately view those dislike ratios, it’s overall an odd change 🥴

[@DarinMeraz]

Facebook never had a dislike button. It's been requested for years, and people were disappointed when they added reactions that didn't include the dislike emoji.

[@Zeverinsen]

It would be negative for all their ad posts... So it will never happen

[@elsbells2211]

I would rather they give the option to mark a video as "see more like this" and "see less like this". Sometimes I do not actively dislike something and I do not want to communicate a dislike, but its also not my jam.

[@GarliccDread]

Yes I'd love this option! I don't like disliking because I don't want to be mean to the creator but it'd be nice to have more ways to help personalize our algorithms. The only thing I know of is going to each channel and clicking "do not recommend channel" which sometimes is still too much lol

[@teavran]

There's a "not interested" and "don't reccomend channel" option for videos and I assume that if you want to watch videos like it, just watch the video and youtube will prob reccomend more like it to you

[@veronikapop8161]

THAT would be actually helpful 👏

[@Sarah-vc8jc]

Yeah we need a better way to curate the shit they show us

[@krazzysu]

That is exactly what the like and dislike buttons do. When you like a video the algorithm processes that as: see more like this. Same with dislikes...you will see less of that type of video.

[@armenian_with_liza]

Actually, what Cristine does now (the podcasts and the lives) is even better in my opinion 😌 it's super relaxing, authentic, and there is more connection!

[@kyla9191]

I have celiac disease and rely heavily on reviews for restaurants that claim to have gluten free options! And I will go out of my way to leave a positive review of a place that has safe, yummy food for celiacs, and write a warning/neative review for those that jeopardize my health (recently had a manager tell me that the oil "burns the gluten off" after serving me food they promised was gluten free. Fact: the oil/heat does not burn gluten off lol)

[@janew5550]

I wish youtube would make changes people would like. For example: I would love to be able to sort my subscription list alphabetically. It's so annoying to have them in random order.

[@Michelle-hw4wj]

On the mobile app it’s in order

[@laurac86]

@@Michelle-hw4wj - Mine aren’t alphabetical and I hate it but after seeing your comment I went and looked and realized it was set to “most relevant” I had no idea I could change it to alphabetical!! Thank you that’s something that always drove me crazy!

[@janew5550]

@@Michelle-hw4wj so it's possible, they just don't want to enable it for computers!? that makes me even angrier at youtube. :/

[@thenopedetective]

Wish you could creates playlists in subscriptions or sort by genre.

[@alexandra109]

I want to be able to sort my watch later by video time. I often only have a limited amount of time to watch and this would help me decide what video I want to watch.

[@crystalfumes4915]

I don't often comment but now I feel like I should say, I've been following you since I was a litteral child, in middle school, I am now 21 and almost over with my studies and this podcast is, in my opinion, the best, most entertaining content you've ever put out. I had kind of stopped watching the channel around the polish mountain era, but the podcast is so good, it really drew me back in. The livestreams are also very fun

[@beepboop756]

I agree. I started watching my freshman year of college but now I'm really enjoying the podcasts

[@hajnalmiklos01]

this is literally what happened with me! started watching for nailart tutorials, than kinda stopped during high school and now i'm back, listening to this podcast while preparing for finals in college :)

[@alliepalmer5126]

something my stats teacher said once was that people only take surveys/leave reviews if they're really upset or really happy with their experience. but the problem with reviews in the world of service is that we expect to have a great experience, so we probably won't write a review about it unless it's bad. so the bad reviews take over and disproportionately affect the average ratings of things like restaurants

[@dianaanca7079]

too bad it doesn't happen on you tube on good quality content and you see videos like Cristines' that have 98% like to 2% dislike ratio :)

[@skyraven89]

Yeah but I don't think that applies to KZbin because when you receive services from a business they don't keep telling you to leave a good review lol

[@bleepblop]

I understand it happens, but I think the negative reviews can be more informative, and this happens to every restaurant so it’s still “fair” per se

[@britanycsantana]

I think the education section of youtube should HAVE the dislikes, any tutorial or video teaching you something should have it. I also think commentary channels should have it too because it let's you know how the general world is thinking

[@BL00PZ64]

idk, if it's a commentary video, the discussion should be what's important (the comment section) not a black and white like or dislike. I agree with tutorial videos, but realistically they're a pretty negligible section of KZbin that that loss is out weighted by the good this change will do for the platform as a whole.

[@binkao2938]

Personally half of what I watch on KZbin is recipe videos and for them like to dislike ratio is super important. Another thing other than just general instruction videos that it’s important for is avoiding clickbait videos.

[@DizZyDiceS]

So generally speaking, say a video has comments off but the Likes are still showing, how would you be able to tell if it's a scam or not? And I'm not talking about people who can figure it out, but more about technologically challenged people or those challenged in whatever area they're looking into tutorials for. What a shame..

[@marysiatomanek538]

Yes! Especially that the creator can delete comments and only leave positive ones. Than like-dislike ratio is VERY helpfull. And if you see that creator has switched off like-dislike ratio and have very positive comments or (even more) when they have both switched off you know that there was outrage and the video is not good.

[@pineapplepapercrafts]

That's when the report feature will come in handy I think.

[@thenopedetective]

@@pineapplepapercrafts I don't think you can report tutorials for being bad quality or unclear.

[@GiddyGarlic90]

When I heard KZbin was removing the dislike button my first reaction was that it was probably related to brands. A video announcing that Disney was replacing their previously free skip-the-line program for their US theme parks with a paid one earlier this year took the title for most disliked video.

[@Haylla2008]

It's kind of simple: if they're implementing a change that none of their creators want... they're doing it for the money.

[@lyavain2764]

I don't usually use the dislike feature, but I do think it helps to identify fraud and other harmful videos. I can see how it could sway peoples opinions though. I agree that this is a pretty useless change and I personally believe that KZbin was pressed by bigger companies using the site to further their brand. If I do use the dislike button, its to notify the creator that something could be improved. For example, a channel I watch started editing in lag so that people buy their patreon... This seems a little ridiculous to me so I disliked the video in hopes that other viewers would also notify them that this is too far. It's their choice on what content they make, but I can also choose to stop consuming their content due to these changes. Like don't make it unwatchable to the poor folks lol just take it down entirely.

[@buchananley5773]

My biggest take for this is that regarding content intended for children, being able to see the dislike number was a quick way to determine if maybe the video contained hidden mature content that had not yet been caught and removed.

[@invaderjill8054]

That literal “falling” asleep moment is so common and normal, just gotta say. And omg how cute is it that you fell asleep holding hands! 🥺 love this podcast! No dislikes from me!

[@ashleyduty8366]

Very common!

[@AN1KA.KAY0K0]

youtube is just slowly but surely getting a bit worse every year. we had something good going for a bit, but then they changed where the comments were, and then they took away dislikes, and they are just snatching all of our privileges away. we can't even comment on videos if they're deemed for kids. i say, all the kids content should be posted on youtube kids. just make it a completely different app. if i wanna go back onto nostalgic videos, i can't even see what people say in the comments. shame.

[@HattyBee]

i agree, also why can i not browse other videos when i’m watching a video made for kids?? it doesn’t make sense

[@AN1KA.KAY0K0]

@@HattyBee that's the part that confuses me the most. what's wrong with browsing while watching a video for 'kids'? if i'm on regular youtube, and not youtube kids, the restrictions shouldn't apply to me.

[@klarabarunovic9841]

With this new overly sensitive era, everything sucks!

[@quinevere]

i think it would just be safer for kids to have a separate app. if the kid finds a way into normal KZbin, it's very harmful for their growth and most content is not kid friendly

[@icetea5649]

I have those full body spasms just as I'm falling asleep too! It's called a hypnogogic jerk and it's really common in people. :) Love your content!

[@bunnycaress4129]

Omg, I didn't realise there would be other Lithuanians watching this podcast! Haha

[@icetea5649]

@@bunnycaress4129 Well of course! Our girl Simply is an internationally renowned figure 🥰

[@deathsheadhawkmoths]

yes I have this too

[@Zachattackd7]

I rarely leave reviews for businesses, but after a salon ruined my virgin hair I needed to warn others!

[@whossoul]

Yes! I left a scathing review of a salon I went to that was using an illegal product for their acrylic nails. I feel like it's really important to warn others about that!

[@Jannyl13]

If it really was meant to be a way of stopping massive disliking-attacks, wouldn't there have been other solutions? Like, only allowing you to like/dislike a video after having watched at least x% of it. So that you cannot dislike a video without watching it (or at least having it play in the background for a while). It would take longer to dislike and maybe discourage mass disliking!

[@cevirthek262]

That DOES make sense.

[@Jannyl13]

I just realised that they actually mentioned that around 25:10 Maybe, I should have watched more of the video to come up with a comment :D

[@joyf801]

Thats a great idea

[@jakhan4203]

Good idea ...informed opinion is valuable...but they could just run the video n go to the loo...so never watch it.

[@jakhan4203]

Dislike means the world to world leaders and business leaders...

[@haleygilmour9393]

My only concern is that this might lead to an influx of negative/hate comments if users feel that "silently" hitting the dislike button isn't a vocal enough expression of their displeasure

[@Peacheys2]

I feel like taking away the dislike count is KZbin retaliating for having KZbin Rewind 2018 being the most disliked video on the platform

[@nyantsu3880]

Ben really loves his monkey related jokes. I laughed out so loud when he said people evolved from monkeys to people to nail artist. I love simplypodlogical! I can listen to the 2 of you talk all day.

[@onemooreperson13]

I work in retail, and I still have customers coming up to me trying to convince me I'm being oppressed by the company forcing me to wear a mask.

[@ehdub13]

LOL at Ben saying "SHMASH that like button" Im chuckling

[@minmin-hd9bu]

im personally not a youtuber, just an Internet Artist thats given up due to no engagement & i've always had the POV that No Engagement Hurts Way More Than Dislikes. at least people care enough to press a button to say they dont care about you? if you dont get anything at all, thats just saying you're not worth anyone's time. anyway about dislikes, i dont remember the last time i Disliked anything, if i dont like it, i wont engage with it at all, that was the impression i had about the dis/like buttons. no engagement hurts more than pressing a button in terms of algorithm? but of course maybe it did change behind the scenes 🤷‍♀️

[@mellifluous_victoria]

Dislikes are still visible to the poster, they’re just not publicly shown. So, they’re still getting engagement. Either way, it’s a ridiculous change lol.

[@4ndreaShiro]

Ben was spot on with the pronunciation of Asiago (Italian here!). What Cristine said is "assaggio" which is the verb "to try a food"

[@adamemac]

One thing I _dislike_ about this podcast episode is that you both said nearly EVERYTHING I would've said to add to the conversation about the dislike button.😅 I do wish the dislike counter would return, because as Ben said, it's helpful in determining video's usefulness from a tutorial/instructional standpoint. It felt like KZbin was protecting brands from the mobs of angry people and cancel culture. While I don't agree with bandwagon hate, however, as Cristine said, the creator/brand had the ability to hide them if they chose to do so. Protecting tbe mental health of the creator sounds like a cop-out, imo, especially when they can see it on the backend. Unfortunately, the world isn't always full of only good news free from any and all triggers, and nothing but positive reinforcement; sorry if that disappoints anyone. Haha

[@elenajosheska2569]

My mom got vaccinated and after a couple of weeks she started having serious back pain and everyone at her work started telling her how she got the back pain from the vaccine and literally making her question her decision… Like she works from 6 till 6 in Deutsche Post and lifts hundreds of heavy Packets and boxes and whatnots every day and her coworkers had the audacity to tell her: “Ah yes its the vaccines fault”…

[@johndododoe1411]

If this was in Germany, those people were being extremely harmful to society and should have been hit with a traditional Berufsverbot for spreading harmful ideology in an official office.

[@patriciaf2766]

I wanted the like/dislike ratio to actually make a difference on if a video is pushed by youtube. There was no difference before. Clicking either one was seen as engagement and would put the video further into the public eye. There should be a threshold of likes to dislike that if crossed it pulls it from recommended and possibly puts it up for review

[@Spirallightbulb]

The channel How to cook that, has done several videos explaining the algorithm and how it treats any engagement, even if its negative, as good engagement and thus promotes terrible videos.

[@malevf4561]

Literally pouring coffee when Cristine just shouted "fuck coffee lovers" 😂😂😂😂

[@laurahawks2691]

Have Ben open up the packages first. That way simply won't know what she is opening on stream.

[@Eye_CQ]

I felt the Herman Caine award subreddit was less celebratory but more of a PSA about that Covid isn’t going to discriminate and to get vaccinated. There were a lot of posts on there about people who stumbled upon the sub and decided to get vaccinated. I did of course stop going on there because it was quite depressing after a while.

[@erint8812]

Simply:"F**k coffee!" Me: *Sips coffee loudly* "ahhhh"

[@maheklaul8622]

yall falling asleep holding hands is the cutest shit ive heard in a while and also gives me hope that relationships can remain cute after almost a decade

[@nazcookz9948]

I dream of the day to be with someone who loves me the way ben loves cristine

[@mhmartin86]

Stopping content farms that are pushing dangerous "hacks" and other crazy things that go against the youtube terms is so much more important than hiding the dislikes on videos imo

[@Bybz]

I felt so attacked at 13:40 - "fuck coffee lovers" and "fuck k-pop" damn, I'm currently drinking coffee and staring at my bts poster 😭

[@britneynunez]

“What? How do you know this? He’s like, so old.” “He’s dead.” 😭😂

[@liseversteeg6338]

I love Ben's mustache soo much, like it is so funny to me!

[@breezyj3636]

Holo everyone I hope you’re doing well

[@shellmybell2011]

You too!

[@KaylaRene]

Re: fan mail in shower Maybe have Ben sorta pre-screen the packages off camera on a Live and have him hand you appropriate ones? He could also remove/cover the addresses in that step.

[@tacobella6474]

I totally understand where Ben is coming from when he talks about the psychological effects of the polarization and politicization of the pandemic. As someone who cares about the guidelines and is vaccinated, it is so INCREDIBLY stressful to live with people who don’t care. Worrying if THEY are going to expose ME to it even though I’ve been doing everything right and trying my best to follow the guidelines as closely as possible. I’m also a service worker, grocery store and retail so I am very tired of anti-maskers and anti-vaxers yelling at me over a piece of cloth. It has ruined my relationship with my dad because he is a “fuck Fauci, only trust Trump” kind of guy. I am the total opposite. My relationship with him used to be great before the pandemic and now it has completely gone to shit, I can barely have a conversation with him without him yelling about something Trump said or some headline he read. It’s incredibly tiring and frustrating. I just want to move out but I can’t afford it. I want the pandemic to end so badly so I can move on and try to fix my relationship with him.

[@ViolinChick5]

I don’t know if you’ll see this but wanted to let you know I hope you’re able to move out soon. It’s awful being dependent on someone who’s been brainwashed. Sending hugs and hoping your situation improves soon.

[@erinbelding9321]

I’m with you two, it just seems like unnecessary change. Like that’s what KZbin is wasting time, money, and resources on when there’s real issues that need to be addressed??? I never really notice the like to dislike radio unless it’s an insane number, or the creator themselves point it out (usually in a funny way) 🤷🏻‍♀️ that’s just me, but I definitely can see why others think it’s a useful tool for measuring the legitimacy or quality of the content

[@bonbon_1729]

A thing that has been bothering ALL comment sections I've visited is the sheer amount of bots and spam comments. At least to me, that's a problem that is much more dangerous to users. People (mostly children) that are willing to click random links etc. are much more at risk than youtubers and brands that have a dislike count on their videos. 🙅‍♀️

[@oogachaka.studio]

I would like to note that I watch a lot of KZbin on my phone and have accidentally hit the dislike on stuff before. So sometimes when there are just a couple dislikes, shit happens 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@miyakomiya5130]

Ben I totally feel you man, I also get hypnic jerks while I am falling asleep. It is just because your brain is going into dream mode, but your body is late to shut down your muscle movement. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do about it. Cristine, please get used to it. :)

[@kathrinradovel6578]

I have been falling asleep EVERY single day listening to the podcast, in fact I almost fell asleep right now and just had to wake up after hearing Ben exposing me like that 😂 I loved having you in my daily routine, thank you for making my days better

[@staceysheleyexprealty2897]

Ha! One of my new favorite things that you do Christine is when you "umm-hmm, ya" into the mic. Your voice is also soothing, just like Ben's. Its because you both are nice, thoughtful people and that is ALWAYS good to have in the world. I enjoy having you over for company on streaming and podcast days. I think I even drink more tea now.

[@mariailyukhina405]

I used like/dislike ratio to see if a video has some technical problems (i.e. niche sports livestreams often have really bad quality). Just an easy way to check without potential spoilers in the comments.

[@katymichellex2]

There’s a less-dark subreddit called “Covidiots” that is similar to the one y’all discussed! It doesn’t talk about people dying that I have seen.

[@jillianoneel3239]

What Ben’s describing at the end of the podcast (feeling like you’re falling when falling asleep) is called a hypnic jerk! It’s an involuntary rapid muscle spasm probably due to a misfire in the nerves of the brain, but researchers aren’t exactly sure what causes it. Don’t yell at Beyn, Cristine, he can’t help it!! :P

[@3HeartsWereBreaking]

It does feel kind of shitty for male celebrities to come into a space that is historically a female space and selling an expensive product to their female fans. Like I hella support men/all genders painting their nails but it feels kind of disingenuous for the reasons Cristine said.

[@carolynjimenez6411]

I just finished sobbing, and now they are my comfort 🥲

[@otakuchiclifeisbeautiful_n7471]

A fried egg just a little runny on the yolk is actually really good but I'm not Australian lol. A bunch of restaurants make them that way here in the states.

[@ellarosen6170]

I made it to the end of the podcast!! Im usually at work when im listening to this and I get busy.... anyways. Body spasms are very common when falling asleep. My husband and I get them all the time. Its like a little body sneeze motion, without the sneezing. Love the podcast!!

[@MimiandtheSnow]

Thanks for the wholesome content. My partner and I have been listening to your podcasts while we play video games together.

[@jesanne]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who likes to listen to simplypodlogical to fall asleep at night 😅

[@valeriealessia6618]

One of my guilty pleasures on YT is watching 90 day fiance content and there is a really fine line between entertaining trash TV and actual horrendous trash. Without the like / dislike ratio I can't filter and have literally given up :')

[@asu-ha]

simplypodlogical was my most streamed podcast this year it got me through so much and I've spent so much time listening to it 🤍

[@VoiceandReason]

for the mailogical idea, you could also do "meme"logical! basically the same as all the different meme reviews, but some yt videos etc, could tag you or submit things for you to react to?

[@GarliccDread]

On the note of creative people needing to branch out: I've seen Rob Zombie live 4 times. I think just once I've seen them play Black Sunshine and he said he hates doing that song. It made me a bit sad but then made sense why they don't play it every show. It feels good when you know the artist is into what they're doing

[@hobiandhissprite_7488]

13:27 when you like coffee and love k-pop 😭 (still loving the video)

[@hobiandhissprite_7488]

Sorry Cristine, I hate tea 😅

[@quinevere]

i like tea but i like kpop haha

[@jannejanssen1499]

I love this podcast so much :)

[@miaz4766]

Interesting that KZbin hid the numbers right before KZbin rewind 🤔

[@bladepanthera]

Happy holo Tuesday! Don't know about everyone else, but the weather in London is miserable today... 'tis the season...

[@kelly-annrousseau-bedard7225]

Here in Québec it was yesterday... Snow and windy in the morning, then freezing rain the rest of the day 🤢

[@mandiealanzo5901]

That Asiago pronunciation was incredible! Favorite podcast moment!

[@artcat4569]

I personally just like seeing the ratio between likes and dislikes. I don't really care about the actual quantity of likes or dislikes.

[@Kontrollfriiik]

About the sleep spasm: I’ve experienced that with a couple of partners, and so although I was freaked out in the start, I just assumed it was normal since I found it in two people 😅

[@lijiasmine]

I like the fact that Ben and Cristine fall asleep holding hands. So sweet!!!

[@alina1216]

The dislike feature gave KZbinrs a direct way of knowing AITA without having to complain on Reddit’s AITA

[@LoveCrumb]

I agree with a ramen noodle- SimplyPodLogical is a bright spot in my week. I know they won't do this podcast forever, but so far it's my favourite content by Simply and I'm so glad they decided to try this format

[@jessicamay1918]

The sleeping thing that Ben does, in our house we call that the "I'm Asleep Now Twitch". It is a normal occurrence. Both me and my husband do it. Funny story: one time my husband dozed off at his computer desk, and due to the "I'm Asleep Now Twitch", he flung his mouse across the room.

[@victoriamarie2929]

For the opening on stream: Have Been vet the packages before giving them to Cristine. Lots of streamers do this.

[@kathmorgan3429]

I'm very angry about how many people are willfully prolonging the pandemic.

[@Robin-ladybug]

The people who leave reviews on Yelp are always the ones with the harshest, and not always the most accurate opinions. Most people only review when they are mad or dissatisfied. And on Yelp you cannot dislike a review.

[@keneilweximba3126]

the comment about the podcast helping them fall asleep :) I feel affirmed esp since I just woke up from a fire nap thanks to your voices, I watch the videos at least twice (1st a nap, then seriously on spotify)

[@fortheloveofLDS]

Graced by Menchie! 😻 I'm sure there will be a day when we don't even remember what it was like for there to be a dislike count, just like the old 5-star rating system. What I'll miss is being able to quickly assess the value of a 2-minute video for something like an obscure Windows 10 fix for some random software problem. If I see 300 views and 2 likes, the overall informational value of that is very different depending on whether there are 60 dislikes or 0.

[@BiancaDeAnglo97]

I'm very glad they brought up the topic of the importance on vaccination and masking for the greater good of the community/society we live in. Thanks mama & papa simply

[@cadancekerber1050]

14:36 Ben "You are seeing the half glass full there." 🤣

[@10phat10]

1:01:30 speaking on falling asleep, y'all always get 2 full watches from me because I fall asleep the first time and come and rewatch to fully listen. it is ben's voice!

[@kat-yo2ii]

I often went on long car rides with my family when I was younger and I remember my brother doing the same muscle spasm thing as he was trying to sleep! I thought it was just him lol

[@Zeverinsen]

The dislike button is integral to any video related to tutorials and reviews especially. Since you can delete comments, the dislikes are so important! If someone intentionally disables comments or dislikes on their video, that automatically makes it shady to me, but now we don't have that heads up anymore. Now you can basically remove ALL negative feedback, *and that's a huge problem!*

[@unicornmuffin1]

The thing that happens to Ben when he's falling asleep is called a hypnagogic jerk!

[@D.reNDED]

yeah actually harry has been using nail polish for years and his own brand even before launching. not saying they're good or bad, just stating a fact. really excited for your review because since i've been following you, now i feel like a actually care about all the things you mentioned you feel are important in nail polish for it to be good

[@Isabel-zd4ep]

I remember at one point in time there would be a playlist created that had all the videos that you have "Liked" and I use to use that for content that I would want to re-watch but because it was continuous I would have to scroll through a bunch of videos to look for the one that I wanted to watch again so I started making playlists myself. In any case I do wonder how this is messing with interactions in videos, I know for me personally I have seen a drop in likes to a video the ratio of views/to likes has always been off but the scale is way more noticeable.

[@samrichardson5971]

You raised a good point with the live subscriber count going away. That was a good way to end the targeted harassment by breaking all those streams and didn’t really effect any other user experience. I kind of don’t believe that removing dislikes is going to do anything like reducing the amount of targeted harassment since it’ll just move anyone of that disposition into the comments section.

[@emmaphant02]

I'd like a finale Mailogical :) Also I have fallen into many naps listening to Podlogical, and most of the time I can never nap and it frustrates me sometimes, so its been really valuable to me :))

[@katie18976]

I also have the muscle spasms if I'm very tired and start to fall asleep very quickly. It's actually quite common and I don't think a person can control this themselves. But I get it that it's scary. It's scary for me as well 😅

[@kelzosweetie]

Omg the fact they fell asleep holding hands 🥺💜

[@teamarie123]

I was seriously just trying to remember if it was Tuesday or Wednesday and then I got the notification

[@StephMacDonald1031]

I do want to hear menchie purr, and would love pictures of Zyler. I hope he doesn’t feel left out!

[@carprincess]

I love that Munchy joins you guys for the live streams and she arrives 10 minutes early.

[@martinacasati8641]

The way Ben pronounced Asiago was perfect =)

[@Laura-hn6fy]

The thought of a couple of 9 years falling asleep holding hands is so sweet and gives me all the feels ^-^

[@sashaasimchak]

Also google has tiers of reviewers as well, also they prompt if you want to review a venue after you leave.