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~~⚠️ De-clickbait-ify the youtube titles or your post will be removed!~~
~~Floatplane titles are perfectly fine.~~
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It’s for the ALGORITHM
You might hate it, but it’s proven to get more people to watch the video. It sucks, but that’s how they make money to make more videos.
A lot of people don't even read video titles anymore. They just look at the thumbnail and they'll click if it catches their attention.
I read the text in the thumbnails.....