Yes, I'm just baffled as to why people are attracted to what feels to me an obviously fake expression to it, enough to click on a video they wouldn't otherwise watch. (I only really know Mr Beast for the homelessness thing)
why people are attracted to what feels to me an obviously fake expression to it,
parents babysit their single digit age kids with tablets and smartphones and they click whatever looks interesting, not yet aware (maybe) of how insincere and profit driven everything is. Doesn't help that these clickbait youtubers often have sweetheart advertising deals and get pushed to the top of the algorithm so that a fresh account with no history gets it shoved in their face right away. Who has the freshest accounts? Kids.
it's almost every fuckin thumbnail on youtube. they all look like fucking morons with agape mouths and wide eyes. the only acceptable image for a thumbnail is a still from the actual video, not some glossed up photo that was completely staged.
the only acceptable image for a thumbnail is a still from the actual video
Youtube used to be like that. Users just figured out how to determine what frame youtube would pull the thumbnail from and crafted a thumbnail to insert into that frame lol
Why does he make that expression in every thumbnail.
Because of THE ALGORITHM™.
the lib science youtuber veritasium actually interviewed him about this
TL;DR people tend to click if there's
tbh all this predates youtube and was well known to advertisers and tabloid publishers
What's up with the open mouth thing?
He must see surprising thing because he open mouth in awe, I want see surprising thing now
Huh, I'm only feeling mild disgust. Maybe I'm not the target demo
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It must be nice to be... idk, catered to. Perhaps I envy them a little
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You get more clicks if you make your thumbnail happier and with your mouth open
universal expression of excitement
or surprise 
or 
Yes, I'm just baffled as to why people are attracted to what feels to me an obviously fake expression to it, enough to click on a video they wouldn't otherwise watch. (I only really know Mr Beast for the homelessness thing)
parents babysit their single digit age kids with tablets and smartphones and they click whatever looks interesting, not yet aware (maybe) of how insincere and profit driven everything is. Doesn't help that these clickbait youtubers often have sweetheart advertising deals and get pushed to the top of the algorithm so that a fresh account with no history gets it shoved in their face right away. Who has the freshest accounts? Kids.
Yeah, I've definitely aged out of the target demo wheezes
We are meat! We are easily fooled meat!
it's almost every fuckin thumbnail on youtube. they all look like fucking morons with agape mouths and wide eyes. the only acceptable image for a thumbnail is a still from the actual video, not some glossed up photo that was completely staged.
Youtube used to be like that. Users just figured out how to determine what frame youtube would pull the thumbnail from and crafted a thumbnail to insert into that frame lol
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The expression is fine, its the Tim & Eric photoshop that haunts me.
The Expression™ makes me want to take his teeth from him