[Spuds]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i don't really believe that they're actively working together so much as once one group stumbles on a foolproof method to improve their ratings and by extension financial earnings, it's only a matter of time before the other groups start to question why their methods aren't working as efficiently and adopt similar methods.

again with the youtube examples-- when i go incognito, many of the 'recommended channels' previews are turning to the caveman look of shock(can't think of the technical term for it) to garner interest in their channel. the effect spans a number of different categories on youtube, so they're obviously not all working together, but the effect is prevalent enough to make one wonder sometimes..

Well, that is how evolution works.