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DeArrow extension for YouTube that makes thumbnails bearable(i.imgur.com)

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FlagonOfMe@sh.itjust.works
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Are you implying that content creators don’t themselves want more views and subscribers? Of course they do!

“They only use thumbnails and titles that get views and subscribers because if they don’t… they won’t get views and subscribers since Google isn’t pushing their content.”

That’s what it sounds like you’re saying.

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stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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isn’t the whole point of running a YouTube channel to get views and subscribers?

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Brandon@iusearchlinux.fyi
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Yes. Now ask yourself as a consumer of videos: when a video is recommended to me, should it be based on what picture comes up or should it be based on the quality or accuracy of the content of the video?

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stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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You decide for yourself which videos to click. I usually only watch channels of which I know they will deliver.

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Chreutz@lemmy.world
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The point is that channel growth, clicks and interactions as a metric is used more for suggesting videos than relevancy and the likelihood that someone will watch a video to the end.

This creates a click bait arms race between creators.

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aaron_griffin@lemmy.world
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I think the point is that you can’t get more views by being genuine and honest, as the algorithm awards griftiness

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KairuByte@lemmy.world
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You can, it’s just exceedingly difficult.

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kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world
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I mean, you just aren’t going to get as many views if you don’t. Veritasium has a video on it, regarding his rubber balls video.

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Lenins2ndCat@lemmy.world
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It’s real easy to solve this problem by just not pushing videos with text, arrows, symbols or reaction soyfaces in thumbnails. The issue is that they push all of that to the top and push everything else to the bottom.

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