• kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I mean, you just aren’t going to get as many views if you don’t. Veritasium has a video on it, regarding his rubber balls video.

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      1 year ago

      Linus also mentioned it, he said he hates doing it but the clickbait videos significantly outperform others.

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      1 year ago

      I never said otherwise, but it is possible to be successful without the clickbait. There are a few creators that have managed it. They would just make more money if they went with clickbait.