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Alternatively, it serves as a pretty good filter for content I will actively try to avoid. Playing a video and immediately hearing that "HEY GUYS" voice makes m

Alternatively, it serves as a pretty good filter for content I will actively try to avoid. Playing a video and immediately hearing that "HEY GUYS" voice makes me click the back button instantly, and block the channel.

aidenn0 9y ago
Can we perhaps combine all of the clickbait memes into a single form? "One weird trick to find the 13 most extreme reaction faces to mundane topics (you won't believe how number 5 lets you make money from home!)"
- terminado 9y ago
  ( @o@)
- gitgud 9y ago
  Plus COPS CALLED!! (NOT CLICKBAIT)
  - marksomnian 9y ago
    [ALMOST DIED] GONE SEXUAL
- Deestan 9y ago
  Doctors would hate that.
russdill 9y ago
That and any video thumbnail with a red circle.
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gitgud 9y ago
Or the more common WHAT'S up guys, today we're ... I guess there's a market for all sorts of content, but the majority of the YouTube's audience (which are kids) dictate these annoying common formats.
PinkMilkshake 9y ago
I do this for written articles that begin with https://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22technology+has+become+an+integral+part+of+our+daily+lives%22 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22technology+has+become+...
zaarn 9y ago
Idunno, Cody from Cody's Lab does "Hey guys" sometimes (probably most of the time) and it's one of the most fascinating channels on youtube (where else would you learn how to extract gold from scrap metal, fire bullets made of mercury or refine uranium ore?)
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  Cody is delightfully quirky and down-to-earth, though. The "hey guys" think is more about a certain overly-enthusiastic and grating tone and approach, see Unbox Therapy for example.
- Cthulhu_ 9y ago
  He does pretty much the same thing though; a lot of serial youtube series have a "hook", Cody does the hey guys, thumbs up, welcome to cody's lab thing. AvE does "welcome back to the shop today a treat especial", DeFranco does something something beautiful bastards, etc. I think it's a way to tune into videos, or... something. Also for the video creator themselves.
russdpale 9y ago
Yeh same here, I can't stand the youtube faces, it is ridiculous.
tatami 9y ago
While looking at the screenshots in the article I wondered why all video titles default to ALL CAPS. Browsing YouTube feels like walking through a shopping arcade with all store owners shouting at you what they offer. Maybe I should look into a browser extension that de-caps such texts...
ino 9y ago
Even great channels like computerphile and numebrphile do it.
crysin 9y ago
Austin Evans is the only YouTuber who I enjoy who also starts his videos with "Hey guys! This is Austin."
- exergy 9y ago
  I cannot stand his delivery. He seems awkward beyond belief, has the same exact inflection of voice at the end of every sentence, and speaks so quickly that he is almost tripping over his words and slurring his enunciation.

aidenn0 9y ago

Can we perhaps combine all of the clickbait memes into a single form? "One weird trick to find the 13 most extreme reaction faces to mundane topics (you won't believe how number 5 lets you make money from home!)"

terminado 9y ago
( @o@)
gitgud 9y ago
Plus COPS CALLED!! (NOT CLICKBAIT)
- marksomnian 9y ago
  [ALMOST DIED] GONE SEXUAL
Deestan 9y ago
Doctors would hate that.

russdill 9y ago

That and any video thumbnail with a red circle.

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gitgud 9y ago

Or the more common WHAT'S up guys, today we're ... I guess there's a market for all sorts of content, but the majority of the YouTube's audience (which are kids) dictate these annoying common formats.

PinkMilkshake 9y ago

I do this for written articles that begin with https://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22technology+has+become+an+integral+part+of+our+daily+lives%22 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22technology+has+become+...

zaarn 9y ago

Idunno, Cody from Cody's Lab does "Hey guys" sometimes (probably most of the time) and it's one of the most fascinating channels on youtube (where else would you learn how to extract gold from scrap metal, fire bullets made of mercury or refine uranium ore?)

KozmoNau7 9y ago
Cody is delightfully quirky and down-to-earth, though. The "hey guys" think is more about a certain overly-enthusiastic and grating tone and approach, see Unbox Therapy for example.
Cthulhu_ 9y ago
He does pretty much the same thing though; a lot of serial youtube series have a "hook", Cody does the hey guys, thumbs up, welcome to cody's lab thing. AvE does "welcome back to the shop today a treat especial", DeFranco does something something beautiful bastards, etc. I think it's a way to tune into videos, or... something. Also for the video creator themselves.

russdpale 9y ago

Yeh same here, I can't stand the youtube faces, it is ridiculous.

tatami 9y ago

While looking at the screenshots in the article I wondered why all video titles default to ALL CAPS. Browsing YouTube feels like walking through a shopping arcade with all store owners shouting at you what they offer. Maybe I should look into a browser extension that de-caps such texts...

ino 9y ago

Even great channels like computerphile and numebrphile do it.

crysin 9y ago

Austin Evans is the only YouTuber who I enjoy who also starts his videos with "Hey guys! This is Austin."

exergy 9y ago
I cannot stand his delivery. He seems awkward beyond belief, has the same exact inflection of voice at the end of every sentence, and speaks so quickly that he is almost tripping over his words and slurring his enunciation.