the lib science youtuber veritasium actually interviewed him about this
TL;DR people tend to click if there's
- clickbait text (an unanswered question, an incomplete statement, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, etc.)
- leading arrow
- open mouth
- silly image
- horny bait
tbh all this predates youtube and was well known to advertisers and tabloid publishers
He must see surprising thing because he open mouth in awe, I want see surprising thing now
It must be nice to be... idk, catered to. Perhaps I envy them a little
You get more clicks if you make your thumbnail happier and with your mouth open
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
https://kotaku.com/mrbeast-youtube-thumbnail-trick-chrome-extension-free-1850602507
he will be governor of north carolina come 2035 after he spends the next 12 years consolidating his lordship over whatever town he's bought an entire neighborhood in and considering a presidential run. he will announce his campaigns for both via his youtube channel. can't wait!
Wonder if the people who grew up with Mr Beast will always have this super mega wholesome chungus perception of him until they’re adults
Not surprising in the slightest though. He markets himself as just giving free shit to people so that’s how people perceive him. He’s an absolute piece of shit (especially if he consciously thought to market himself that way)
The person in questions brain is fucking mush from what I can tell. Like he would unironically be stoked at the prospect of Hillary running again and is the most blue MAGA person I know.
When the CEO of Honey definitely isn’t holding a gun at my face point blank
or surprise 
or 
