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Seems like a bit of a prisoner's dilemma from the perspective of the companies If they don't do it but their competitors do, they will lose But if all of them

Seems like a bit of a prisoner's dilemma from the perspective of the companies If they don't do it but their competitors do, they will lose But if all of them do it they will all lose in the end

londons_explore 2y ago
And a nash equilibrium will be found, exactly as free markets should behave.
- rusk 2y ago
  And what about the underserved consumers keeping this whole equilibrium afloat?
- bluefirebrand 2y ago
  "a nash equilibrium" also known as "the bottom, reached after a race there" It's not really what I would call a good outcome
randomtoast 2y ago
You can see this dilemma on YouTube. Videos with highly exaggerated facial expressions, arrows, and sensationalized titles full of exclamation marks tend to attract far more clicks (and therefore more revenue) than those with honest titles and straightforward thumbnails. This trend has forced even high-quality content creators to adopt these tactics to remain financially viable. Despite the misleading titles and thumbnails, their actual content often maintains the same high standards once the video begins.
- wodenokoto 2y ago
  I sometimes wonder if patrons get access to new videos without the spoiler/click bait thumbnail and the intro that shows the finished product. It’s like, “today you won’t guess what I’ll be building” yes, I can, you just showed me twice.
- Euphorbium 2y ago
  I see clickbait thumbnail, I press do not recommend channel. It is the only way.
  - stantaylor 2y ago
    Unfortunately, people like you and me are the minority.
    - DataDive 2y ago
      it is not about explicitly voting down a Youtube channel to punish the creator for making exaggerated claims, that type of action does not scale what will happen instead is that people will develop an immunity to these types of thumbnails and you will visit less - behaviors are the main driving mechanisms it will be boring like exaggerated burlesque facial expressions in the early movies
  - hawski 2y ago
    If you are watching from the browser I can recommend Clickbait Remover for Youtube. It replaces the title image with a frame from the video itself. It also changes the case of titles for them not to scream at you. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-remover-for-youtube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem... https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clickbait-remover-for-you/omoinegiohhgbikclijaniebjpkeopip https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clickbait-remover-f...
    - Euphorbium 2y ago
      Nah, you put that as thumbnail, you deserve your channel banned.
TeMPOraL 2y ago
That's advertising in a nutshell. Except we all lose, because of all the resources and people-hours burned on efforts that just cancel each other out.

Seems like a bit of a prisoner's dilemma from the perspective of the companies If they don't do it but their competitors do, they will lose But if all of them do it they will all lose in the end

londons_explore 2y ago

And a nash equilibrium will be found, exactly as free markets should behave.

rusk 2y ago
And what about the underserved consumers keeping this whole equilibrium afloat?
bluefirebrand 2y ago
"a nash equilibrium" also known as "the bottom, reached after a race there" It's not really what I would call a good outcome

randomtoast 2y ago

You can see this dilemma on YouTube. Videos with highly exaggerated facial expressions, arrows, and sensationalized titles full of exclamation marks tend to attract far more clicks (and therefore more revenue) than those with honest titles and straightforward thumbnails. This trend has forced even high-quality content creators to adopt these tactics to remain financially viable. Despite the misleading titles and thumbnails, their actual content often maintains the same high standards once the video begins.

wodenokoto 2y ago
I sometimes wonder if patrons get access to new videos without the spoiler/click bait thumbnail and the intro that shows the finished product. It’s like, “today you won’t guess what I’ll be building” yes, I can, you just showed me twice.
Euphorbium 2y ago
I see clickbait thumbnail, I press do not recommend channel. It is the only way.
- stantaylor 2y ago
  Unfortunately, people like you and me are the minority.
  - DataDive 2y ago
    it is not about explicitly voting down a Youtube channel to punish the creator for making exaggerated claims, that type of action does not scale what will happen instead is that people will develop an immunity to these types of thumbnails and you will visit less - behaviors are the main driving mechanisms it will be boring like exaggerated burlesque facial expressions in the early movies
- hawski 2y ago
  If you are watching from the browser I can recommend Clickbait Remover for Youtube. It replaces the title image with a frame from the video itself. It also changes the case of titles for them not to scream at you. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-remover-for-youtube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem... https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clickbait-remover-for-you/omoinegiohhgbikclijaniebjpkeopip https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clickbait-remover-f...
  - Euphorbium 2y ago
    Nah, you put that as thumbnail, you deserve your channel banned.

TeMPOraL 2y ago

That's advertising in a nutshell. Except we all lose, because of all the resources and people-hours burned on efforts that just cancel each other out.