Fact check: Post Title: Why dont people make more of these? Comment Chain: 1. 1.Era of YTP-esque content is gone, and so are MLG-esque edits as a more recent example. Both of these are currently made more for nostaliga's sake rather than as a trend. 2.Even if people like STBlackST release an animated smexual every now and then, they usually have to censor them to a degree, and even then Youtube might still give them trouble for all the gay buttsecks, as opposed to Youtube of old (and the Internet in general) being more relaxes in it's policing of rules. EmpLemon is a tragic example of someone who had to nuke his YTP's for being too troublesome to manage after rebranding into documentary-style videos, even though he didn't want to do that (nuke his YTP's that is). 3.A while back they "returned" for a brief time (I personally blame UberduckAI), but they were not only watered down and SFW, but also completely text-to-speech AI generated which cut out all of the soul that smexuals have like: * ungodly scrEEEEEAAAmIINg of every othEEEr wAAAAAAAAAArd * frankensteining 12+ voice lines just so you can make Heavy say "DocDEEK, My DEEK is made of McDonald's saas! Call the POOTIS Wizard S-cunt!" * familiarity of the voice lines being used * signature unnatural flow of sentences, words, and even phonemes that AI cannot replicate (example: many words in smexuals abruptly cut multiple times when spoken, since they're made from like 4 different voicelines at times 4.While at first seeming like completely random insane ramblings of a psych ward patient, these actually have creative direction behind them and rarely are "random". They take a good chunk of effort to make and have to sure not to overdo any of the tropes associated with smexuals Original Reddit link: https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2shitposterclub/s/UtIdDwpF9I

1. Summary of the results

The original comment chain discusses the decline of YouTube Poop (YTP) content, which is supported by available analyses. The decline was indeed part of a broader shift on YouTube towards more corporate-friendly content ^[1]. The platform has evolved significantly since its founding in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim ^[2], transforming from a dating service concept to the video streaming giant we know today.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements are missing from the original discussion:

• YouTube's corporate evolution after Google's $1.65 billion acquisition in October 2006 ^[2] helps explain the platform's stricter content policies
• The platform's shift towards corporate-friendly content wasn't arbitrary but part of a calculated business strategy, as noted by eMarketer analyst Nicole Perrin ^[1]
• Rather than completely disappearing, YTP content has actually fragmented into smaller, more specialized communities with their own specific references and styles ^[1]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original comment chain presents some potentially misleading narratives:

• It suggests that YouTube's content moderation is solely responsible for YTP's decline, when in fact the shift was part of a larger corporate strategy following Google's acquisition ^[2]
• The comment implies that YTP content has simply disappeared, when sources indicate it has actually evolved and fragmented into specialized communities ^[1]
• The narrative benefits smaller content creators who might feel nostalgic about "old YouTube," while overlooking the business realities that drove these changes
• The comment doesn't acknowledge that YouTube's evolution from its initial concept as "Tune In, Hook Up" ^[3] to its current form has always involved adapting to market demands and corporate interests