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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

i mean thumbnails are almost always engineered for the most engagement, yes.

and theirs are clearly clickbaity

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

They actually recently had a video about their thumbnails, and how different people see different thumbnails for the same video as they experiment to see what works.

At least they're honest about it I guess.