I have a much sillier reason for disliking this change, which is that there is a charming part of YouTube culture where people attempt to explain a small number of downvotes on an otherwise popular video in a witty way.
For example, on a recent piece of Imperial propaganda [1] with 100K upvotes and 935 downvotes, we find the comment:
> 930 heretics and counting...
This one isn't laugh-out-loud funny, maybe raises a grin. Others are better. But it's a tiny artform which will be lost from the world.
For example, on a recent piece of Imperial propaganda [1] with 100K upvotes and 935 downvotes, we find the comment:
> 930 heretics and counting...
This one isn't laugh-out-loud funny, maybe raises a grin. Others are better. But it's a tiny artform which will be lost from the world.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWnQedD4BlI