• xenoclast@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Right? I learned how to block channel in FreeTube motivated entirely so I don’t have to see his stupid face in my recommendations

    I feel like we’ll find out this was engineered for clicks by them.

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      2 months ago

      i mean thumbnails are almost always engineered for the most engagement, yes.

      and theirs are clearly clickbaity

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        2 months ago

        They actually recently had a video about their thumbnails, and how different people see different thumbnails for the same video as they experiment to see what works.

        At least they’re honest about it I guess.