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[-] xenoclast@lemmy.world 8 points 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.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

and theirs are clearly clickbaity

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 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.

this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2024
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