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28. Well, thank YOU for that. And I'll add one more thing. Of the two channels I named, the Bulwark and

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 03:38 PM

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Meidas Touch, Meidas Touch is by far the more guilty of the click bait-y tactics, while the Bulwark is, in my opinion, the more informative channel. Yet Meidas Touch has ten times the viewership of The Bulwark. So for some people, those tactics work really well.

You and I read DU, so we often come to these videos having heard the news two or three days before. To us, it's almost never "breaking." But, given the subscription and viewer rates, it must be new information for a lot of people. This is perfect for us. These are exactly the people we need to reach.

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The problem with these "screaming" headlines on YouTube and elsewhere... [View all] kentuck Friday OP

it may have been breaking when it was posted , a few days ago rampartd Friday #1

They will numb the intended audience at some point so that the "click bait" aspect no longer works hlthe2b Friday #2

As we get deafer they get louder orthoclad Friday #19

Yeah. Moonshot headlines on trivia orthoclad Friday #3

But if I USE ALL CAPS to show how URGENT this is.... 68er Friday #4

And add the big yellow arrows PatSeg Friday #17

Especially if someone PANICS Auggie Friday #24

CHECKMATE!!1! JoseBalow Friday #35

We complain constantly, and accurately, that the right has a stranglehold on the Scrivener7 Friday #5

I'm glad you posted as I often forego thinking clearly about their value. Ilikepurple Friday #23

Well, thank YOU for that. And I'll add one more thing. Of the two channels I named, the Bulwark and Scrivener7 Friday #28

I agree Figarosmom Friday #30

You make a good point, and so have put a dent in my antipathy towards talking head YouTube videos chia Friday #31

I am going to disagree Cirsium Friday #33

So you would rather not have billions of views of Democratic news and opinions. Scrivener7 Friday #34

Maybe Cirsium Friday #36

Not to mention the use of AI in the clickbait. Sneederbunk Friday #6

Another problem with those headlines is that they make people who re-post them RockRaven Friday #7

There is a lot of good information on some of those "click baits" hookaleft Friday #8

Seriously? Ads anywhere give good information? Srkdqltr Friday #26

That's a low bar Cirsium Friday #37

Personally I just skip them and if something piques my interest in the title I'll google it to see if there is a story chowder66 Friday #9

WITHOUT CLICKBAIT THERE WOULD BE NO INTERNET! usonian Friday #10

CALL YOUR CONGRESSCRITTER RIGHT FUCKING NOW!! madinmaryland Friday #11

I feel berksdem Friday #12

Our friends on the Youtube 'left' are just as guilty NeoTrajan Friday #13

I'm sure a lot has to do with your algorithm... kentuck Friday #14

The only YouTube channels I watch are live trials. I read the paper for news. Raftergirl Friday #15

It's avoidable when you see the headline patterns BaronChocula Friday #16

Sickening Matthew28 Friday #18

I've been avoiding clips Quanto Magnus Friday #20

RIght? We've had so many "Bombshells" we should be FalloutShelter Friday #21

If it has a yellow arrow, I ignore it. nt mcar Friday #22

Absolutely correct. Buddyzbuddy Friday #25

I just know the very moment "he's" dead, this country is going to erupt, releasing all the anti-American ffr Friday #27

Am I just out-to-lunch because I don't bother? calimary Friday #29

I avoid anything with blazing primary colors. tavernier Friday #32

YEP!!!!! BurnDoubt Friday #38