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[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

All of her thumbnails are literally:

Photographing something you want to show to everyone

[-] Redjard@reddthat.com 3 points 12 hours ago

Females

jucky.

Also probably a function of the intended audience. Only happens when content farming stuff that hits a certain audience, and then it's equally done by all creators. If you're not an attractive woman you just put someone else in the thumbnail, like someone you interviewed, or if it's game-related a character.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 24 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

90% of youtube thumbnails have a face in them, usually of an exaggerated emotion, and that goes for both male and female youtubers. Many youtubers have confirmed time and time again that the algorithm favors faces by a pretty wide margin, and thus most play that game.

I'm not a fan of it, I wish they didn't or the algorithm was changed to not favor it, but I understand why they do it. Though I don't think it's particularly gendered as your image claims.

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 18 hours ago

Having a face on them is one thing. Sometimes the person is the subject of the video, and it's worth highlighting that in the video.

Having the person making the video staring at the camera, in a pose that says "look at how attractive I am" is another.

Also, this is not as hard and fast as you make it out. Here, I'll post some random examples in my feed:

In fact, I had to dig to find videos that would really qualify:

Even (most) of the female YouTubers on my feed aren't falling for it:

Meanwhile, LaurieWired's entire catalogue is "look how attractive my face is!" This one doesn't even have the subject in the thumbnail! It's just her walking in a park. Also, what's up with her videos from two years ago? Did she completely change her makeup style just to look more attractive in thumbnails?

[-] TehPers@beehaw.org 4 points 8 hours ago

She's literally just doing her own version of the MrBeast face. It's not even that unique. Half the people I watch on YouTube slap their face in their thumbnail, and I don't watch clickbaity slop.

Just install DeArrow, enable thumbnails through it if needed, and move on.

[-] Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 16 hours ago

Ayo i think maybe u just like her face lol

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