This video is a barely disguised nostalgia video with reverse psychology for engagement. I had to switch away tabs to digest the audio only of this empty carb'd meta-critique.
For sure:
YTubers target impulsive viewers to hit ad money metrics, so do games/everything, the idea is to keep them emotional and impulsive too.
YTubers today are phoney viewhackers and less passionate or inspirational people
YT was better when it was less focused on engagement as the expectations where not widely known or set
Reaction thumbnail baits are out of hand
Instructionalism or guidance posting "DO THIS, NOT THIS" is out of hand
"WILL THIS?" or mystery posting is out of hand
The will to be considered and/or ridiculed at all costs is preferable to no clicks
But the reason for all the bait is that brand is the only defensible power available to the YTuber (read: youtube employee), so videos discreetly bury the lede and redirect expected satisfaction back to the experience of their safe approachable persona.
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big@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 5y
This video is a barely disguised nostalgia video with reverse psychology for engagement. I had to switch away tabs to digest the audio only of this empty carb'd meta-critique.
For sure:
But the reason for all the bait is that brand is the only defensible power available to the YTuber (read: youtube employee), so videos discreetly bury the lede and redirect expected satisfaction back to the experience of their safe approachable persona.