Unfortunately this is just the way it is on YT now. Post clickbait thumbnails, or miss out on hundreds of thousands of views. Because that’s the way YT likes it. They don’t want to positively weight long-term high-quality content, they want to promote clickbait.
Their video about thumbnail A/B testing was quite interesting to see. Considering how they have dedicated designers to make these thumbnails I guess that works pretty well, despite your personal opinion on it, with which I agree too.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 months ago
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
If someone cares about their view count then you shouldn’t give their content your time of day
helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Quite the opposite. If they didn’t care about the view count the content wouldn’t exist in the first place. No one makes content with the intention of no one watching it, and they certainly don’t make high quality content that requires a team of people and expensive equipment.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
They make them because it’s fun/they are passionate
And that makes them higher quality
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
That’s the way that yields the longest combined watch time from the audience.
Do they go back and change thumbnails after a while? LTT does focus on a lot of evergreen content as well.
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
As part of the mindless horde of sub-intellectual gremlins, i have to say that while i dont love thumbnails like that, i still click on the video because i know it’ll be quality
ours@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And that’s why I have Dearrow. Bye bye bait thumbnails and titles.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Problem is that these people still get views then
praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
People start yt channels for a lot of reason and probably the biggest reason is money. I don’t really understand your fixation over yt channels only being passion project.
thethirdobject@lemmy.world 2 months ago
i understand even less when people are saying that when someone does something out of passion it should allow us to consume it for free
ours@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Especially with some channels being financially successful labors of love like Red Letter Media.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You have to understand shit like these thumbsnails arent made for people like you and me.
They are made for the mindless horde of sub-intellectual gremlins who are incapable of rational, independent thought. The kind that run out and put sandpaper on their windshield wipers and microwave their phones to “fast recharge” them because they saw a video that said to do that.
retrieval4558@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Aren’t you just such a smart, special, edgy boy
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Weird take, but you do you man.
praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yes, because nothing says “intellectual superiority” quite like ranting about thumbnails on the internet…
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We should all endeavor to learn from your shining example.
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Username checks out
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is why I love my username.
Cause its low hanging fruit that people who can mount no actual counter point cant resist the urge to reach for.
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 months ago
Whether or not it’s a valid counter point you continue to act superior when all you achieve is be a massive dick to people that don’t mind the thumbnail or video
ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 2 months ago
well, there are quite a lot of stupid things i did as a kid. kids just need to learn critical thinking through experience.
i would guess, that a large audience of youtube is kids: except retirees, they usually have the most free time.