• Swarfega@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, when my favourite subscriptions post these thumbnails I don’t watch the video. I have one that has never done anything like this but posted their latest video with someone’s stupid shocked face on it. I won’t watch it and if they continue I’ll be unsubscribing.

    I think this is just the grumpy old man coming out of me. I realise they are just trying to get more views. It’s just frustrating they got this popular without these thumbnails so why start now?

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      1 year ago

      That’s shit, you’re going to lose out on content you enjoy because the creators are trying to maximise their reach. If the content changed it’d be fair but just the marketing is no reason to do that.

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        1 year ago

        Corollary: when content creators start trying to maximize reach instead of relevance or quality, it’s time to stop watching them.

          • ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id
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            1 year ago

            I mean, the cover of a book is very important as a first impression, sure…

            But if I like a book series, I don’t care what the cover is like… so, your point technically stands…

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            1 year ago

            The thumbnail is not the content.

            Not the whole content, but significant enough that it can be used as a sample signal about the editorial principles from the author.

            And yes, the same applies to book covers.

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              1 year ago

              Thumbnails and titles are not high on my list of criteria for quality content. Clickbaity or vague is annoying but what about the next 10 to 20 minutes?