• Squizzy@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    14
    ·
    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.

    • rglullis@communick.news
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      21
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      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
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          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…

        • rglullis@communick.news
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          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.

          • steltek@lemm.ee
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            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?