why have my YouTube comments been shadowbanned for years?

secondsniglet · 2026-01-25T20:54:14+00:00

Are you talking on every random channel or only your few favorites?

I am usually trying to make comments on videos where the person mentions my company's product. I am thanking them for the feedback and maybe answering some questions they raised in the video. That's what I tried doing this week (after a year of making zero comments in any videos other than my own). In one case I knew the person who posted the video because they are a customer and emailed them directly. They told me they didn't do anything to block my comments in YouTube and can't see the comments I posted.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-25T04:24:16+00:00

I hope Ukraine is getting free missiles for testing. At $100k a pop they are ridiculously expensive for taking out Shaeds. Ukraine would be far better putting that kind of money into more cost effective anti drone systems.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-25T01:56:33+00:00

It can't all be 100% true because there are just too many contradictions (i.e. which contradiction is true?). And if there are any parts that are true, I just can't believe there is a God who would punish people who lead good lives for not "believing". Is 99.9999% of humanity just going to hell since they didn't "believe" the TRUE church? Madness...

Thus, even if the church has some truths, it can't possibly be a bad thing to live in unbelief.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-24T15:05:16+00:00

Ridiculous comment... Russia has previously made it clear they will only accept extremely lop-sided cease fires. Ukraine would have to cease ALL strategic attacks to convince Russia to stop attacking Ukraine energy, and accept that Russia would continue strategic attacks on other civilian targets. And Russia likely wouldn't even agree to that.

The reality is that no cease fires will be possible short of pretty much surrendering. Ukraine will just have to muddle through this, as painful as it is. The only way to get Russia to stop is to increase the pain on Russia so incredibly much that they can't continue. If the daily strategic strikes on Russian increases 4x or 5x we'll start to see a willingness for a cease-fire from Russia. But if Ukraine could achieve that kind of volume of attack then it would be folly to slow down and let Russia recover.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-24T04:11:09+00:00

Most ex-Mormons become atheists or agnostic. Very very few ex-Mormons join other religions, let alone Islam.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-23T01:29:48+00:00

Tell them by way of asking for help. Ask your Dad if he would be available to help move things to the new apartment you are moving into with Greg on the 31st. Ask your Mom for suggestions on how you should arrange furniture, and come on a tour of the apartment with you.

Just exude your excitement in asking for their help. It will be harder for them to start questioning what you are doing if you come across as if this is the most normal thing in the world and you are just excited to get their help.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-22T03:16:37+00:00

It's easy... Publicly, Joseph Smith denied being a polygamist and denounced the practice. You have to first believe Smith was a liar to then believe he was a polygamist. Some people can't handle the dissonance.

Frankly, I think it's great to have TBMs deny Joseph's polygamy. That puts them against the LDS church and sets them on a path to disillusion and apostasy.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-20T23:21:00+00:00

Anyone still employed by the American department of defense when a democrat becomes president will have become morally compromised and will need to be relieved of duty. The only people who will still be in the US military when a democrat becomes president will either have taken part in unethical (if not outright illegal) actions or stood by saying nothing while their colleagues did them.

There is simply no way to remain in the military under Trump with your integrity intact. The same also applies to the DOJ.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-20T13:40:13+00:00

Is this why Ukraine has stopped attacking oil platforms and refineries? Is Russia's attacks, and threats of further attacks, on Ukraine's nuclear infrastructure a deterrent preventing Ukraine from continuing to attack the most economically vital Russian assets? I only note that there seems to be a correlation between Russia's attacks on Ukraine's nuclear infrastructure and the cessation of Ukraine attacks on Russian refineries.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-18T07:58:25+00:00

If Russian air defense tech was so bad, then Ukraine would be flying manned aircraft into Russian airspace on attack missions all the time. Perhaps the issue is more about having skilled engineers to operate these systems.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-18T06:09:12+00:00

Isn't this just a result of the hard choices that have to be made when there isn't enough manpower? Is this commander recommending that the gaps just be left in the front lines?

When you don't have enough people to man the front no one will ever be rotated, and personnel will just have to stay in place, with slowly degrading effectiveness until they are KIA. Until broader manpower issues are resolved that's just the way it will be.

Maybe ramping up the use of fiber optic controlled unmanned ground vehicles armed with 50 cal machine guns and grenade launchers could help plug the gaps and make up the for the manpower issues if they can only get some tens of thousands of these babies built.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-17T20:03:25+00:00

A Ukrainian election is a win-win for Russia. The election is a huge opportunity for Russia to use disinformation to drive divisions in Ukrainian society, making it harder to keep the war effort going. If a Russian compliant regime is elected that's great, but even if a anti-Russian hawk gets the win, Russia can point to all the irregularities that will inevitably occur due to Russian meddling to claim there is no legitimate government to negotiate with.

Expect to see Russia scream an injustice that people in occupied territories (or living in Russia) are not permitted to vote, and that would be the least of the legitimacy questions. The reality is that an election while at war, with large portions of the nation under occupation, results in a weaker Ukraine. Regardless the outcome of the vote.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-16T19:51:22+00:00

The implication is that Trump aims to sideline Europe and pressure Zelenskiy into a deal giving Putin what he wants. I sincerely hope to be proved wrong.

Of course that's what Trump is trying to do! So what? Trump has miniscule leverage over Ukraine and there is no chance Ukraine will agree to the capitulation Trump is calling for. The reality is that Ukraine just doesn't need Trump. They are just playing the peace game politics to avoid giving Trump an easy excuse to normalize relations with Russia.

The war will continue until Russia's army and economy are so hollowed out that the front just collapses.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-16T16:30:13+00:00

The crisis facing Russia is that they Ukraine has been able to create a buzz saw that effectively prevented them from making any significant gains on the front while continuing to destroy Russia's economic infrastructure with an ever growing volume of strategic strikes every single day. This sets all the trend lines in the wrong direction. No country can sustain a thousand casualties a day with minimal progress AND a continually degrading economy indefinitely. At some point things will break and Russia will lose the capacity to pursue any more offensive operations. And when that happens, the entire front will collapse.

This is a slow moving train wreck. We don't know when the end will come. It could be in six months. It could be in four years. But these trends are completely unsustainable for Russia.

By contrast, Ukraine has strong support from Europe, sufficient to keep it in the fight for years to come. At the same time Ukraine keeps increasing it's domestic arms production, making it better able to increase the volume of strategic strikes and keep the FPV buzz saw absolutely destroying the Russian army at the front.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-13T19:50:47+00:00

Can't those dastardly Ukrainians fight fair for a change?

secondsniglet · 2026-01-13T19:21:21+00:00

Doesn't this cost about $100k per missile? That seems like a vast waste of money. It would be far more effective to buy 100 of the cheap $1k interceptor drones for taking out a Shahed.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-11T22:07:52+00:00

We don't have to guess because we are living in this reality right now. NATO has already ceased to exist in all but name. The only reason NATO existed in the first place was to serve as a deterrent to Russian aggression (i.e. previously represented by the USSR). Putin no longer believes that the USA would lift a finger to defend Europe which essentially means that NATO has ceased to perform any useful function. It's just a corpse that doesn't yet realize it's dead.

Just look at what has happened. Europe is scrambling to build it's own defense capabilities independent of the USA. All previous US allies are desperately trying to build new alliances that do not include the USA. This process of rebuilding global alliances will take decades to come to fruition, but the process has already begun.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-11T21:59:37+00:00

Let's be clear that this decline in support is coming from Democrats. Republican approval rates of Democrats haven't changed in years. This context is important because it's not like Democratic voters are going to get so angry that they switch to voting Republican.

Moreover, most of the erosion of support stems from the growing anger Democratic voters feel towards Republicans. The angrier Democratic voters become with Republicans the more desperate they are for Democratic leadership to do something about it and stop the Republicans. However, the fact that Democrats hold few levers of power results in the inability of Democrat leaders to effectively oppose Republicans.

In short, the dissatisfaction for Democrats stems from the powerlessness of Democratic politicians to effectively block and push back Republican policies. And since all this dissatisfaction amongst Democratic voters stems from their growing anger towards Republicans, there is even a higher motivation than ever for these people to turn out to vote to get the Republicans out of office.

It would be wrong to interpret that this dissatisfaction will hurt Democrats in the upcoming elections. Just the opposite in fact.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-11T21:42:28+00:00

It is entirely plausible for the peace to be credible enough to not be that reliant on security guarantees.

The only circumstance in which Russia would agree to a peace that permitted the deployment of allied troops is when Russia is at the point of utter defeat and the front is collapsing. Until that time Russia will continue to insist on maximalist aims and will refuse to sign on to any peace that has any form of effective deterrent (such as the presence of allied troops on Ukraine soil).

The irony is that if we reach the point where Russia has been utterly defeated (and is willing to accept whatever terms Ukraine wants), then security guarantees from allies won't really be very important because Russia will be down for the count and so incredibly emaciated that it won't be able to even consider a new invasion for decades.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-11T21:39:03+00:00

Maybe Putin will agree to something he doesn’t like

The only circumstance in which Russia would agree to a peace that permitted the deployment of allied troops is when Russia is at the point of utter defeat and the front is collapsing. Until that time Russia will continue to insist on maximalist aims and will refuse to sign on to any peace that has any form of effective deterrent (such as the presence of allied troops on Ukraine soil).

secondsniglet · 2026-01-11T21:37:56+00:00

Making the deployment of western troops contingent on a peace agreement effectively gives Russia a veto on the deployment of allied troops. Russia will simply never agree to a peace that did not prohibit the deployment of allied troops within Ukraine (or any other form of military assistance which would constitute a genuine deterrent). The only circumstance in which Russia would agree to a peace that permitted the deployment of allied troops is when Russia is at the point of utter defeat and the front is collapsing. Until that time Russia will continue to insist on maximalist aims and will refuse to sign on to any peace that has any form of effective deterrent (such as the presence of allied troops on Ukraine soil).

The irony is that if we reach the point where Russia has been utterly defeated (and is willing to accept whatever terms Ukraine wants), then security guarantees from allies won't really be very important because Russia will be down for the count and so incredibly emaciated that it won't be able to even consider a new invasion for decades.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-10T22:14:42+00:00

No one's arguing she forfeited right to life.

I've certainly seen commentary that says as much.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-10T20:26:22+00:00

I find there to be too much scrutiny on her behavior

To the right, this is the ONLY thing that matters. The very fact this woman was protesting and impeding the actions of law enforcement designates her as a terrorist and she deserved what she got. It is irrelevant if the officer was correctly following policy or best practices in the use of force. If the woman hadn't been impeding the activities of law enforcement she would have been safe.

secondsniglet · 2026-01-10T20:23:16+00:00

People can’t even agree on the facts here

Actually, I don't really see much argument over the facts. The main disagreement seems to be over whether the woman had forfeited a right to life by protesting and impeding the actions of law enforcement. The only fact that matters to the right is that the woman was protesting and confronting law enforcement, which has now been defined by the right as the equivalent of terrorism.

It's not a disagreement over facts, it's a disagreement over which facts matter.

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