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[–] muhyb@programming.dev 59 points 5 months ago (17 children)

I hate those obnoxious Youtube thumbnails.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 months ago (16 children)

Seriously. Why the hell is the guy's face in there anyway? I would understand if it was Nvidia's logo that was large as hell. I imagine it might be to tell his followers "it's me" but whatever.

[–] cheezits@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Because its proven to generate more views, why do people criticize the guy for trying to make a living? Literally every other big youtuber does this... Its effective. I do not understand why people hate someone for complying to an industry norm. Do you also hate real estate agents for putting their smiling face on billboards? Lol.

[–] pipows@lemmy.today 6 points 5 months ago

Totally agree. The content may be good, but title and thumbnail are marketing only. A silly thumbnail doesn't make the content worse, so nothing wrong in the creator trying to use it as a way to increase their reach

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