🌟 Internet Famous Linus Gabriel Sebastian & Linus Media Group / Linus Tech Tips - Narcissistic corporate shill YouTuber driving his media empire into the ground. KILL COUNT: 2

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Interesting to see the thumbnail A/B testing in real time. The thumbnail you got I would have scrolled past if it were in my feed. The thumbnail I got would have had me clicking "Don't recommend channel" in a heartbeat.
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BigGuyOS 6 : Jovial Janny said:
I found this while looking for stuff related to the new steam machine launch.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=mhIHNtB8Fi4Linus really knew how to raise nigger cattle, but his nigger cattle at least knows you should benchmark an LLM on a computer explicitly marketed for AI usage.
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I don't think anyone pointed out here but Linus was a framework investor so for khantext: he's directly talking shit about Linus and making fun of him and using tech review videos as a medium for doing so.

Normally people write faggy YouTube comments or compile .docx dossiers about ex-lovers, the fact he's doing it using Linus' own medium (tech review vids) is entertaining as fuck.

As far as I'm concerned he's the only ex-LTT faggot with balls.
 
Every time I come back to this thread, Jake's video has a different thumbnail and title.

Are all YouTubers just conditioned to do this incessantly now? It's always felt like a sign of insecurity to me. I'd love to be able to see how many times some particular videos have been changed. I know LTT won't have the top score, but they've got to be up there.
 
GosuGopher said:
Every time I come back to this thread, Jake's video has a different thumbnail and title.

Are all YouTubers just conditioned to do this incessantly now? It's always felt like a sign of insecurity to me. I'd love to be able to see how many times some particular videos have been changed. I know LTT won't have the top score, but they've got to be up there.
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Maybe he reads the thread? </greersperging>

For real though, this new light-blue one is probably the first I may have actually clicked on if it were to organically show up in my feed. He actually managed to not look like a ginger ogre in it.

There's probably some kind of psychological aspect to it though. If I see the same video stuck in my recommendations after scrolling past it for a week, I might finally break and hit the "do not recommend this video" button, but if that same video has three different thumbnails over that week then I might not realize that it's been the same video this whole time and end up clicking on it day 8.
 
I wonder if they have any writers who can ask (real) Linus any interesting question, get some funfacts, trivia, whatever. Or they'll build a pc acting like putting RAM into a slot is some arcane whichcraft shit for 10 minutes.
 
I guess "playing the algorithm" is all you have when you can't make a video stand on its own merits. Fuck every clickbaiting shit thumbnail video ever.
 
A/B testing is one of the biggest cancers in computing at the moment. Even Windows doesn't have consistent updates across devices now because every system is assigned randomly. I'm convinced it's a scam that wastes resources for negligible differences, and satisfies developers who think they're doing something when in reality they are wasting their time.
 
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A/B testing is one of the biggest cancers in computing at the moment. Even Windows doesn't have consistent updates across devices now because every system is assigned randomly. I'm convinced it's a scam that wastes resources for negligible differences, and satisfies developers who think they're doing something when in reality they are wasting their time.
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Its worse than that, its actively indicative of a hostile activity. When you release a feature because the users want the feature, you just release it and off it goes. When you feel the need to A/B test it, then your saying "They don't want/need it, I'm looking for the version that gives me [company] the best outcome". Whether that's the least user annoyance or rejection, the most artificial engagement, or whatever other behavior your actually seeking, A/B Testing is about the response, not the change. And that should tell you all you need to know about the priorities.
 
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