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Re:I built a $5k Raspberry Pi server (yes, it's ridiculous) by dekerta on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @04:35PM (#29259131)
People don't click on the video because of the dumb face. They watch the video if they think they'll be interested in it. But the dumb face makes it more likely that you will initially notice the thumbnail
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Re:I built a $5k Raspberry Pi server (yes, it's ridiculous) by willis936 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @06:48PM (#29260424)
The dumb face makes the algorithm more likely to put the video on peoples' feeds*.
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