• Mactan@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    yt creators really don’t have a choice, if they deviate from the stuff that the algorithm likes it kills the channel

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      8 months ago

      Check out Technology Connections. Very successful channel. Not a single clickbaity face in sight. It has the bold text, sure, but it mostly describes the actual video.

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        8 months ago

        I think you missed the critical word “deviate” if you stick to the same thing it works, whatever it is

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      8 months ago

      Don’t only blame the algorithm. The users are to blame as well. People tend to click on these thumbnails more. It’s a clickbait technique and it works.

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      8 months ago

      There are successful channels which don’t do this.

      I can’t blame a creator for doing this, but I do lose a lot of respect for them when they do.