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What are your thoughs about YouTube clickbait? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by capuccino@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Do you use youtube mainly?

yes, but only the simplified/ lite version

Do you care about clickbait?

yes. in a way that i care about probable misrepresentation of content

Did clickbait make you stop seeing some creator?

it made me avoid some creators

Did you use youtube but clickbait (among other things) made you to stop using it’s platform?

it made me aware of how youtube and its content creators make use of it. it also made me aware of other video platforms out there.

Do you think clickbait is the major of the YouTube’s problems?

no. it is just part of a combo of ads, generic/saturated content and privacy concerns

Do you see something good in clickbait among the bad things? Like, which ones?

i think it is a sign of saturation. like how shops have hawkers to get people in and browse. the bad thing of course, is misrepresentation and maybe a waste of people's time

Could we see clickbait as a necessary evil?

it is bad, and it is driven by money. but if the majority of people don't fall for it then there might be a chance for clickbaits to use a better method to get attention.