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gbagcn
03/14/24 10:10:23 AM
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NeonOPPAl
03/14/24 10:10:49 AM
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Yes, they are very cringe. If he restored my vision and the first thing I saw was his thumbnail face, I'd rather go back to being blind

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MarthGoomba
03/14/24 10:11:26 AM
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The most cringe

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Mechu
03/14/24 10:12:22 AM
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They may be cringe, but they work.

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Ratchetrockon
03/14/24 10:16:23 AM
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I got used to them

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UnholyMudcrab
03/14/24 10:17:17 AM
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All YouTube thumbnails are cringe

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ZevLoveDOOM
03/14/24 10:18:12 AM
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MrBeast perfected the art of looking like a tool in your thumbnail.

i still like some of his videos tho...
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HotDogMayo
03/14/24 10:18:57 AM
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I find them cringe but I'll be cringe as fuck if it means I can make the money the makes

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mario2000
03/14/24 10:19:35 AM
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HotDogMayo posted...
I find them cringe but I'll be cringe as fuck if it means I can make the money the makes

Yeah but then you'd have to be MrBeast.

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McMarbles
03/14/24 10:28:08 AM
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Nobody:
YouTube thumbnail:

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uwnim
03/14/24 10:29:33 AM
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McMarbles posted...
Nobody:
YouTube thumbnail:
It is YouTube's fault.

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Mearcstapa
03/14/24 10:30:03 AM
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Hes got the most punchable face on earth

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Solar_Crimson
03/14/24 11:06:04 AM
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uwnim posted...
It is YouTube's fault.
This. The algorithm favors videos with those thumbnails, because people for some reason are more likely to click on them.

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ZevLoveDOOM
03/14/24 11:15:53 AM
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its weird how these thumbnails seemingly attract views and clicks.

i mean, what's the thought process behind this? lol

"Hey here's a YouTube video where the guy looks like a douchebag in the thumbnail! I need to click this!"
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Cobra1010
03/14/24 11:20:09 AM
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I think that's exactly how he manipulates the youtube system.

That and his video titles saying "I did this", "I did that". When in reality, he just pays money to get things done. Titles should be "we" instead of 'i'.

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CRON
03/14/24 11:21:34 AM
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What does it for me is how he's incapable of genuinely smiling. If you look at it he just grimaces while having this dead, soulless look in his eyes. He understands how a human is supposed to look when they're happy but he just can't quite do it.

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UnholyMudcrab
03/14/24 11:21:41 AM
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ZevLoveDOOM posted...
its weird how these thumbnails seemingly attract views and clicks.

i mean, what's the thought process behind this? lol

"Hey here's a YouTube video where the guy looks like a douchebag in the thumbnail! I need to click this!"
I've never been able to understand this. Stupid faces and red arrows make me less likely to click a video, not more.

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tripleh213
03/14/24 11:22:37 AM
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Yes very

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Seaman_Prime
03/14/24 11:22:37 AM
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I like the ones where hes just awkwardly smiling
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name_unknown
03/14/24 11:34:11 AM
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I now have to see the thumbnail at the grocery store. Local store carries Mr Beast sponsored snacks
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Bigpapaplut
03/14/24 11:41:29 AM
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Yes but that's what gets the little kiddies to flock to your channel

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uwnim
03/14/24 11:45:21 AM
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Bigpapaplut posted...
Yes but that's what gets the little kiddies to flock to your channel
So adults dislike them, but kids love them and kids greatly affect the algorithm so adults just have to learn to ignore the dumb faces?

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KogaSteelfang
03/14/24 11:45:40 AM
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Yes. It's annoying to see one pop up on my feed. They almost always irritate me to look at somehow. lol

But it's not his fault, I've seen videos explaining how the algorithm works and basically his thumbnails are exactly what YouTube wants. So he's just doing what needs to be done to get the views.

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Bigpapaplut
03/14/24 12:20:07 PM
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uwnim posted...
So adults dislike them, but kids love them and kids greatly affect the algorithm so adults just have to learn to ignore the dumb faces?

Pretty much. I don't pay attention to them. The only ones I really see are the GMM ones and that's barely.

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Naysaspace
03/14/24 12:20:52 PM
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theyr'e not for you

they're for the 8-15 age range

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Wandering__Hero
03/14/24 12:25:30 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4L07Jue-GAE

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argonautweakend
03/14/24 12:27:57 PM
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uwnim posted...
so adults just have to learn to ignore the dumb faces?


This couldn't hurt.

I find his thumbnails cringe, but they get him views. He has studied youtube like a full time job even before he got famous, so he knows what to do to get views. I can't really hate on it. The thumbnails are stupid but if a video idea intrigues me i might watch it, but only because ive seen enough Beast videos to kind of know what its about already.
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SiO4
03/14/24 12:31:06 PM
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CRON posted...
What does it for me is how he's incapable of genuinely smiling. If you look at it he just grimaces while having this dead, soulless look in his eyes. He understands how a human is supposed to look when they're happy but he just can't quite do it.


Damn, that is creepy accurate.
Well done.

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Gobstoppers12
03/14/24 12:34:56 PM
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Extremely cringe, but ultimately harmless and apparently the algorithm likes them.

CRON posted...
What does it for me is how he's incapable of genuinely smiling. If you look at it he just grimaces while having this dead, soulless look in his eyes. He understands how a human is supposed to look when they're happy but he just can't quite do it.
His thumbnails are edited and brushed up to be a little bit more bizarre and cartoonish, since that's what the algorithm seems to like more than just photos. His "actual" smile is a lot more normal looking.

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Prestoff
03/14/24 12:43:51 PM
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At least he stopped doing the soyface where he opens his mouth like he's trying to eat a Nintendo Switch. Most of the time he just smiles, which is basically his trademark.

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SiO4
03/14/24 12:48:07 PM
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Wandering__Hero posted...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4L07Jue-GAE


He's just like us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBxTEoseZak&t=2s

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Jerry_Hellyeah
03/14/24 12:52:30 PM
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Any adult profiting from appealing to children with content that is inappropriate for children probably just shouldnt.

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LeoRavus
03/14/24 12:57:07 PM
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SiO4 posted...
He's just like us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBxTEoseZak&t=2s

That's not a billionaire's backyard. I'm poor and have a better fence than that.

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Jerry_Hellyeah
03/14/24 1:03:30 PM
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LeoRavus posted...
That's not a billionaire's backyard. I'm poor and have a better fence than that.

The difference is that you need a fence that performs a function. He very much does not.

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SiO4
03/14/24 1:09:49 PM
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LeoRavus posted...


That's not a billionaire's backyard. I'm poor and have a better fence than that.


Ya, but you can tell he knows what a backyard is.
He didn't have any trouble saying it....like a normal person.

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mario2000
03/14/24 1:44:58 PM
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SiO4 posted...
Damn, that is creepy accurate.
Well done.

MrBeast is the modern day Patrick Bateman. What you see is only a hollow illusion. There is nothing there.

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Bass
03/14/24 1:46:13 PM
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Ratchetrockon posted...
I got used to them
Yeah, can't say I really care.

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masterbarf
03/14/24 1:49:25 PM
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I don't ever see them, but I block pretty much any channel with dumb face thumbnails that show up in my feed. Nobody who's concerned about an algorithm enough to pose for dumb face photos for their thumbnail is making honest content.

Also you forgot to post pictures.

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xlr_big-coop
03/14/24 2:23:00 PM
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Yes, but most YouTubers do that crap anyways

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PesticideDream
03/14/24 2:43:33 PM
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I hate them too, but this seems like one of those things several very vocal people will bitch about while millions of others probably love them.
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TraurigAberWahr
03/14/24 2:45:58 PM
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Jerry_Hellyeah posted...
Any adult profiting from appealing to children with content that is inappropriate for children probably just shouldnt.

What are you talking about?
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Jerry_Hellyeah
03/14/24 3:47:08 PM
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TraurigAberWahr posted...
What are you talking about?

Is any of his content directed at non-children?

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Nemu
03/14/24 3:49:07 PM
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Yes, though, cant blame him for playing the algorithm. Whole thing is stupidly fucked up, encouraging nonsense to get stuff to viewers.
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TraurigAberWahr
03/14/24 3:56:04 PM
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Jerry_Hellyeah posted...
Is any of his content directed at non-children?

What of his content is inappropriate to children?
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Umbreon
03/14/24 4:00:04 PM
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Cringe as fuck, but YT's algorithm rewards it so not a whole lot I can do about it.

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