12 Not really a conspiracy, but pattern recognition. YouTube thumbnail "huh, whoa!" dude expressions with "now get this" clickbait titles. They must get clicks. (media.conspiracies.win) posted 312 days ago by Mad_King_Kalak 312 days ago by Mad_King_Kalak +14 / -2 7 comments download share 7 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
You are correct.
The “I just smelled something rancid”-face, the “you’re not gonna believe this… whoaaaa!”-face.
It is a psychological trick to get people interested or concerned in something. In this case, what was coined CTR—click through rate.
This guy’s voice is annoying as fuck, but I used to work for a similar company that managed social media accounts to maximize engagement:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dB6DXcZo6hE
Son of a biscuit, thanks for the link.