I started to write a script for a video about how clickbait have really damaged the platform, clickbait taking it to the point the make the creators says “it’s okay, we need monetize, we need to catch your attention somehow, this is the only and the good way”, and I need to make some field research gathering some people opinions about it (I going to ask to some people IRL too). So what do you think? Feel free to answer any of the questions below, and add whatever come to your mind, everything it’s appreciated.

  • Do you use youtube mainly?
  • Do you care about clickbait?
  • Did clickbait make you stop seeing some creator?
  • Did you use youtube but clickbait (among other things) made you to stop using it’s platform?
  • Do you think clickbait is the major of the YouTube’s problems?
  • Do you see something good in clickbait among the bad things? Like, which ones?
  • Could we see clickbait as a necessary evil?

Thanks again! Have a nice day.

Edit: format added to the questions.

  • LunatiQue Goddess @lemmy.world
    38·
    1 day ago

    Clickbait should be considered a type of disinformation. They know they won’t talk about it or that it’s not what they say it is but the title will suggest otherwise on purpose.

    Or the thumbnail, of course. Clickbait is on a bunch of platforms besides YouTube. I don’t use YouTube directly, deleted my Google account. I have a plugin called De-Arrow that literally removes all clickbait thumbnails and shows a random screenshot from the video and changes the title to a more accurate one instead of a sensational one.

    Completely nullifying the efforts of these stupid click baiting bastards.