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Before the thumbs-up and thumbs-down options,
creators didn't ask for likes. We received
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ratings. Can you imagine rating your high school
teachers? What would it be like if stars flashed
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above each classroom door and from day to day
the ratings for a teacher varied from one to
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five stars? Everyone would see what the students
thought about each teacher. That's how it was
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on YouTube in the beginning. I fervently
hoped to be more like a classy five-star
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restaurant instead of a two-star diner with
chipped plates and mediocre food. Truthfully,
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I was on a budget, and although I didn't
even own a tripod let alone a nice camera,
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I aimed to deliver quality content. I focused
on my teaching, but like other creators,
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I was conditioned early on
to pay attention to ratings.
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