If I see a face like this I know I don’t want to watch the video. Problem is there are almost no videos left that are not some kind of engagement bait with cranked up emotions and very little substance. I remember when I used YT for learning about stuff. Now I just scroll through idiotic thumbnails and sigh.
Like another person here explained, many of them hate using these thumbnails and titles. Unfortunately, they have to play these stupid games, if they want the dumb algorithm to advertise their content. YouTube all-around has become pretty awful for finding new stuff. Even the search is utter garbage. It’s all about the shitty algorithm.
Ugh I am trying to find a steam deck focused channel and everyone has done this. Deck Ready, Fan the Deck and now recently Steam Flow is putting in vague titles in their videos.
I lament at this because I will eventually have to do something like this (not to this extreme) on my own channel since that is what’s getting promoted
This mindset is how we arrived at the shit show we are currently living in. “Everybody is using the Torment Nexus these days, guess I’ll have to use it as well”. Guys when are we going to resist the slop and enshittification taking over? Whatever happened to small scale DIY culture resisting the big buyout?
If I see a face like this I know I don’t want to watch the video. Problem is there are almost no videos left that are not some kind of engagement bait with cranked up emotions and very little substance. I remember when I used YT for learning about stuff. Now I just scroll through idiotic thumbnails and sigh.
It’s kind of a shame for me. I’m like, “I think that sounds like an interesting topic! but I hate your stupid mouth and I don’t want to reward this.”
We’re in the minority it seems though :/
Like another person here explained, many of them hate using these thumbnails and titles. Unfortunately, they have to play these stupid games, if they want the dumb algorithm to advertise their content. YouTube all-around has become pretty awful for finding new stuff. Even the search is utter garbage. It’s all about the shitty algorithm.
I also refuse to watch youtube slop.
Ugh I am trying to find a steam deck focused channel and everyone has done this. Deck Ready, Fan the Deck and now recently Steam Flow is putting in vague titles in their videos.
I hate it … But I can see why they are doing it
I lament at this because I will eventually have to do something like this (not to this extreme) on my own channel since that is what’s getting promoted
This mindset is how we arrived at the shit show we are currently living in. “Everybody is using the Torment Nexus these days, guess I’ll have to use it as well”. Guys when are we going to resist the slop and enshittification taking over? Whatever happened to small scale DIY culture resisting the big buyout?