But now you don't know if it's click baity or not and will click it to watch.
this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2023
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Can vouch this extension is amazing. I started using it when it had 200 chrome downloads and it was already had many prominent creators in its database.
Title and thumbnail replacements are based on community votes, just like sponsorblock.
I went to install it but realised it's already among the 30 or so extensions I have to make the web bearable. Does that happen to anyone else?
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Wo a new extension worthy of installation, the last time that happened was a years ago, Channel Blocker. Feels like an ongoing battle with yt, to make it viewable to a human rather than it's own bots.
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This is awesome, installing it right now.
I just thought about giving it a try then remembered that 99.9% of my time on YT is through the Android app (ReVanced to be precise) and TV (YT AdFree on LG TV)
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Got any examples? I don't recall any actually quality and worthwhile channels that still use those dumb thumbnails.
All those channels in the screenshot in this post.
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Crowdsourced?
Would be nice to get a random frame of the video instead of the actual thumbnail..
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Good thing I can already use uBlock to remove the jumpscare that is "verified badges."
Doesn’t it really matter if the title is click baity if the content is worth watching. It generates revenue for the content creator so I feel like I’d rather them have what works than a cleaner title.
Brilliant
But this will make me stop clicking on 6 different videos before I find one I like... Where's the fun in that?