How am I stopping anyone from expressing themselves by posting about this on lemmy?
That seems to be your job.
In my opinion the problem is the absolute clout chase that is these comments cluttering the comments section. You need to click the video to see the comments, so everyone that sees that comment is clearly listening on or beyond February 2024. It’s just useless.
Even worse are the comments on old songs, any culture, any language. You’ll always have comments like “I am 13 and I love this music! Modern music bad!”. It really sucks the joy out of listening to those songs.
Plenty of opposites too.
“I am 47 and discovered this thanks to my kids. Not all old people reject modern music”
It really sucks the joy out of listening to those songs.
Does it tho?
Really?
Why are you so mentally invested in that song and other people’s opinions of it?
Who hates YouTube comments???
Updoots to the left
Who’s still utilizing YouTube comments in 2024???
utilizing
This is an added bonus. When people use the big words for no reason (or rhyme, dawg), I can only hear it in a Mike Tyson lithp.
Ew. Who reads YouTube comments anyway?
I occasionally will on low traffic how-to or informational videos, because sometimes someone else will post additional useful details or corrections.
I don’t think anyone is commenting “Who else is listening in February 2024?!” on Practical Engineering videos about how fish swim through turbines.