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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by AYBABTME on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:12PM (#28267339)
Veritasium is good but it's definitely on the fluffy/filler content side of things. I wouldn't exactly call it the most valuable and informative videos out there. It's more breath than depth.

Here's an example of someone low-key having really valuable and informative content, with very little fluff: https://youtube.com/channel/UCGKe6VmbFOX-3C30JjEsV-g

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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by nearbuy on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:35PM (#28268158)
Veritasium has about 2800x more subscribers than the linked channel.

I wonder if removing all the engaging "fluff" and just listing information reduces the impact of videos. Like, maybe the trade-off is between having a shorter, denser video so the few people who watch it can get their information in less time, versus having 10x more people watch and learn the information.

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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by gmiller123456 on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:13PM (#28278988)
Probably as simple as the linked channel (Reflective Channel) has about 40 videos over the past 7 years, and Veritasium has more than I can count. So Reflective Channel has just had fewer videos to promote, and thus, a smaller audience.
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