• Swarfega@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, when my favourite subscriptions post these thumbnails I don’t watch the video. I have one that has never done anything like this but posted their latest video with someone’s stupid shocked face on it. I won’t watch it and if they continue I’ll be unsubscribing.

    I think this is just the grumpy old man coming out of me. I realise they are just trying to get more views. It’s just frustrating they got this popular without these thumbnails so why start now?

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        1 year ago

        Corollary: when content creators start trying to maximize reach instead of relevance or quality, it’s time to stop watching them.

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            1 year ago

            I mean, the cover of a book is very important as a first impression, sure…

            But if I like a book series, I don’t care what the cover is like… so, your point technically stands…

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            1 year ago

            The thumbnail is not the content.

            Not the whole content, but significant enough that it can be used as a sample signal about the editorial principles from the author.

            And yes, the same applies to book covers.