this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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Who remembers when this was the most watched video on YouTube?

"The clip received 70 million views in under 8 months. At that time, it was rated on YouTube as: #1 Most Viewed All Time Video on YouTube.com." - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judson_Laipply

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[–] Kinglink@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's the thing, it's not viral if it's personalized. "Viral" expands far outside of the niche. You might not like videos of baby or slice of life videos, but Charlie bit my finger was everywhere. Almost no one wanted Rick Astley, but everyone saw it. Even this, I don't look up dance videos, but I Watched this whole thing. That's where "Viral" is.. The "this is popular even without being a fan of it."

Now it seems the only videos that do that is shitty drama or clickbait crap.