Why Do All YouTube Videos Look Alike?
Many crustaceans from all sorts of starting points evolve to end up looking similar, likely due to outside pressures. That’s sort of like what happens with YouTube videos.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Convergent Evolution: The process by which certain species independently evolve similar traits.
- Carcinization: a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan.
- Decapods: Crustaceans including lobsters, crabs, crayfish, and shrimp.
- YouTube algorithm: A secret set of complex computer-based rules that recommends videos presumably to increase user engagement.
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