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This tactic probably worked the first ten times it was done … but it’s completely useless now
Every time I see this kind of thumbnail, I actively avoid the video, channel and the creator
I have ascended to a higher level of old-man-yells-at-cloud and just don’t watch youtube*. I’d rather just read words. It’s really depressing how illiterate many people seem to be.
*with the exception of like music videos and the occasional “this is how you do this weird thing in a video game”
Same, but they can A/B test thumbnails, so clearly it leads to more engagement.
I like that its become an easy filter for dumbed down content, so I save myself some time
I really, really hate “YouTube face”, it’s so annoying. Maybe it’s overkill, but I actively avoid the videos and channels where they use it. Oh, your clickbait thumbnail is more important than the content? Guess I’ll check out other sources then…
The hilarious thing is that they probably practiced the face in front of the mirror
All that’s missing is a massively huge curved red arrow and a bit of text with an exclamation point or a question mark.
