• dQw4w9WgXcQ
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    11 days ago

    All of their thumbnails are unfortunately click-baity. They spoke about ut in an older video. Apparently, the click-baity images drive too much traffic for them to justify something more subtle.

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      10 days ago

      Oh, no I totally get it. I’m well aware I’m in the tiny minority that are put off by them. It’s just the kind of illusion that once it gets broken you can no longer unsee it.

      It’s the same with clickbait headlines. If it’s a question, the answer is no.

      “Is this the end of Russia?”

      No.

      keeps on scrolling