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minus-square@aaron_griffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•1 year agoI think the point is that you can’t get more views by being genuine and honest, as the algorithm awards griftiness
minus-square@kmkz_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI mean, you just aren’t going to get as many views if you don’t. Veritasium has a video on it, regarding his rubber balls video.
minus-square@AceBonobo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoLinus also mentioned it, he said he hates doing it but the clickbait videos significantly outperform others.
minus-squareKairuBytelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI never said otherwise, but it is possible to be successful without the clickbait. There are a few creators that have managed it. They would just make more money if they went with clickbait.
I think the point is that you can’t get more views by being genuine and honest, as the algorithm awards griftiness
You can, it’s just exceedingly difficult.
I mean, you just aren’t going to get as many views if you don’t. Veritasium has a video on it, regarding his rubber balls video.
Linus also mentioned it, he said he hates doing it but the clickbait videos significantly outperform others.
I never said otherwise, but it is possible to be successful without the clickbait. There are a few creators that have managed it. They would just make more money if they went with clickbait.