This is exactly what I am curious about. I'm fully aware of the mountain of assumptions needed to make this work lol. I guess its the "its ~-200°C out here but I'm not frozen" thing that makes my head spin a bit.
Has anyone actually analyzed the source code thoroughly yet? I've seen a ton of reporting on its open source nature but nothing about the detailed nature of the source.
FOSS only = safe if the code has been audited in depth.
What's wild is that YouTube has become the most positive place for me on the internet lately. The algorithm is so tightly curated towards my interests in music, technology, arts, etc... I don't allow anything but topics related to my hobbies to exist on my algorithm. It's truly awesome to know that Youtube has the capacity for greatness if you engage with the algorithm curation tools and stop engaging with content you don't want to see.
I don't think so. Things seem to be leaning more toward the "stuff spontaneously comes from nothing" end of the spectrum as far as I know. Pre-universe causality makes no sense if our understanding of the universe's origin is true. I'm personally OK with accepting that things don't necessarily happen for a reason.
I'd argue you've got that backwards; CD is to vinyl what lossless is to .mp3. That said, I know what you mean.