Re:How to Motivate Yourself to Do a Thing You Don't Want to Do
by RankingMember on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @01:46PM
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It's a cruel cycle with YouTubers- they run out of stuff to say/stuff they can authoritatively talk about, but are basically forced to continue coming up with more content in order to stay relevant and keep their income going.
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Re:How to Motivate Yourself to Do a Thing You Don't Want to Do
by mynameisash on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @02:43PM
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I really enjoyed Veritasium for a while, but it seems like he's fallen into this trap. Click-baity, cookie-cutter videos.
On the other hand, while I didn't follow Tom Scott particularly closely, I always enjoyed his stuff, and when I learned that he called it quits, I was legitimately happy for him AND his followers -- better to quit while you're ahead than to wear out your welcome.
Re:How to Motivate Yourself to Do a Thing You Don't Want to Do
by schlauerfox on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @05:56PM
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It seems more like he's using it as a platform for other producers under some narration bumpers. Probably smart way to build out the channel. I don't see a quality drop but there is the varying style from the differing 'producers'.
Re:How to Motivate Yourself to Do a Thing You Don't Want to Do
by fknorangesite on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @09:47PM
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It's funny you mention Veritasium in particular, since he hates the clickbait as much as anyone, and made a video specifically about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng
tldw You're basically forced to structure your thumbnails and titles that way if you want your videos to actually be seen. Blame YouTube's recommendation algorithm, not the creators.