Why are we putting up with clickbait? - Defender’s Corner
Here’s an idea: what if your browser automatically gave all YouTube videos a descriptive title based on the transcript? It might look like this:
I love this idea because it punishes with discernment. If you get a lot of spam ads, you can use an adblocker, but that punishes the good & bad actors equally. This type of solution doesn’t block you from seeing anything, it just increases transparency. And transparency helps the good guys.
Notice that the descriptive titles for good videos are NOT less interesting. Tom Scott’s video about a house with “rotating plumbing & gas pipelines” is genuinely fascinating. I might have clicked on Kurzgesagt’s video just to know “what IS the most dangerous weapon, if it’s not nuclear”, but now I can make a better decision for myself.
This is win win marketing: people who make genuinely good videos stand out, people who make crappy things get way less views.
