It’s all a ploy to generate “engagement” and make more money for Google. They have already been caught once boosting video views to milk the advertisers. Oh no, it wasn’t them! It was some evil hackers using their infrastructure and tools.
Regarding the video platforms, the only way is everyone hosts their own content and distribute via RSS… But then where is the money in it
But that’s on the capitalist, not on the worker. They should hire some more people to cover for whoever has emergencies.
I have a kid now and I understand the frustration of who didn’t have kids. The problem is that the frustration is to the wrong person.