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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but I find this deeply comic and I can't stop giggle

At the same time, clickbait has always existed. There's a reason trash emerged from tv to become his own subgenre

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The DeArrow extension "fixes" thumbnails on Youtube to make them less clickbaity. Sadly content makers have to do it if they want the blessings of the algorithm god.