I really dislike social media algorithms and incentives. Negative stuff is what sells. There are so many times where I sit down with a good host and have a thoughtful discussion about macro finance, and then the Youtube title and thumbmail that their producer makes is some version of me smiling next to a terrible headline and often something on fire or blowing up. image

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Kip 1 year ago
just don't give them the gaping mouth! seriously though, the incentives are misaligned
The sad reality that algorithms on major social platforms serve the advertisers and other corporate interests rather than the end user. If nostr wants to differentiate itself even further as a place of freedom of expression, then any algorithms created ought to serve the user’s needs and be easily disabled or swapped.
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Kip 1 year ago
yes! love the "most zapped" ranking on Nostr
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Hoshi 1 year ago
at least no smile here
I actively avoid any video with clickbaity thumbnails such as these, I absolutely dispise it. Also those where the host has a open mouth like they're surprised or something.
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Joker 1 year ago
I noticed the same thing and it sucks that influencers are so desperate and deceptive!
They should starting using a Lynn Alden frowning face instead 😆
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John Smith 1 year ago
what i find most anoying is how hard is to find videos of interviews in the sea of click bait tittles of cuts from actual interviews
There's a cool extension for YouTube that will automatically change the thumbnails to a frame from a random timestamp of the video. I'd also imagine pretty soon AI will make a lot of the clickbait stuff less effective since summarization of content appears to be something this current iteration of ai is quite good at.
DeArrow, it also replaces clickbait titles with crowd sourced sensible alternatives.
when I see fiscal train wreck with a pile of exploding dollars and Lyns fact next to it , it's a guarantee click 💣💥
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Hack0 1 year ago
Eventually they will find the signal. Your appearance on freedom footprint was great!
Holy crap you’re right. That’s really creepy. You should demand to see the marketing copy before you do the show.
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surfs 1 year ago
Yah, like titling a book, broken money
I heard a human is 10x times more likely to click a negative article headline than a positive one. This applies to all mainstream media, not only social media. You could also extend it to the complete society of people trying to round their agenda by selling it and introducing fear.
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I really dislike social media algorithms and incentives. Negative stuff is what sells. There are so many times where I sit down with a good host and have a thoughtful discussion about macro finance, and then the Youtube title and thumbmail that their producer makes is some version of me smiling next to a terrible headline and often something on fire or blowing up. image
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kongreif 1 year ago
Algorithms are literally changing how people make music (no / shorter intros because otherwise the song gets skipped, shorter tracks so you can make more money on plays in the same time frame, ...)
Be the change in the world. Don’t create shitty click bait sensational headlines because it triggers people for views. Create quality positive value driven content because we want to see more of it.
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Baydreamer 1 year ago
Listening to your interview with Dan F. They won’t shock sell with this tactic. Lol.
Just wait for the AI image prompt: “shocked Lyn Alden face from Home Alone” for the future thumbnails. luckily, your words speak louder than clickbait
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Diyana 1 year ago
That's funny. Normally I would avoid this but I am always down for even a few minutes of Lyn Alden brilliance to expand my understanding of the financial system and why Bitcoin.
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BitcoinMike 1 year ago
I totally understand, I did my first interview and it says something about S & P being doomed and it made my head look like a potato. At least you’re presentable in the thumbnail lol