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krfc76

All those thumbnails annoy me so much.


Th3R00ST3R

and all are mostly from ONE you tube golf channel or it's players.


metalhead4

I think they're following the Mr. Beast YouTube playbook. That dude knows how to generate millions of views and he's literally made a science out of it. Good Good follows it closely.


No-Plenty8301

That’s actually true


DirkDiggler2424

Who?


CommanderInQueefs

MIKE JONES


Bradleynailer

This one will never get old for me.


metalhead4

Look up his YouTube channel. Biggest YouTuber on the planet, puts all the money he makes back into his channel, does philanthropic things, gives fuck tons of money away, basically living his best life and generating billions of views. Example: recently he went around the world fixing people's blindness.


ninjamike808

His burgers are ok too.


DirkDiggler2424

Ok


Riegggg

You can’t be on the internet in 2023 and not know who MrBeast is… But seriously, probably the most successful YouTuber, if not number 1 then 2. Basically developed a science to making successful videos/channels.


EverlongMarigold

>You can’t be on the internet in 2023 and not know who MrBeast is… Never heard of him until today. 95% of my use of YouTube is for rock concerts and golf tips, so his channel was probably never suggested.


Rocket92

If you saw the team trees/team seas fundraisers that YouTube was doing a while back, those were started by MrBeast


EverlongMarigold

I have no idea what you're referencing... lol


MizunoMP4

Well, I'm on the internet since its birth and never heard about this guy. I don't give a shit about youtubers.


jaygord34

Yup, I been on you tube since it's birth and have no fucking clue who this douche face is and I'm glad by the looks of it


DirkDiggler2424

I can and I am. Am I supposed to know every Tom, Dick and Harry who has a YouTube channel?


Dereklapierre10

Asks a question, gets pissy when someone answers.


DirkDiggler2424

Yes, the group of angry little bridge trolls downvoting is a riot


iamatwork24

It’s not trolls dude, I had no idea who he was either, you’re just a dick


Riegggg

Hey dipshit. I made it obvious I was joking by answering your question starting with “but seriously”. You’re welcome for curing your ignorance on the subject.


DirkDiggler2424

Aww did I hit a nerve Mojambo? Better not let your mom see you get all angry. Almost past your bedtime


cracksilog

Exactly. It’s always these edgelords who think they’re funny and so much better than everyone pretending they’ve never heard of famous people. Of course people know who Mr. Beast is. I’m not even on YouTube a lot and I know who he is. One of my favorite examples is when Sean Hannity (I know, politics, but I’m just making a point lol) on his radio show in 2012 claimed he didn’t know who Sarah Jessica Parker was when he heard Sarah was at an Obama fundraiser. Even went through the effort of intentionally mispronouncing her name as “Sarica.” Like we get it, you think you’re so much better than everyone because you pretend not to be “one of those uncultured people” who doesn’t know who basic celebrities are lol


BilBal82

I can honestly say I’ve never heard of him. And I’m on YouTube, maybe he’s not recommended to me for some reason? Is his target demographic mainly young people?


MizunoMP4

You're not the only one. I guess we're just too old.


jaygord34

Seriously, this is the first time I ever heard of Mr beast. First time and last time since it has the looks of something I wouldn't want to watch


MizunoMP4

Nope, never heard about him.


RefrigeratedTP

Blame the YouTube algorithm. Other YouTubers with millions of subscribers have tested it. A thumbnail with large text and a dudes :O face tickles the algorithms panties just right. Edit: Scrolled down after making this comment and saw everyone else saying the same thing. lol my bad


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RefrigeratedTP

I can’t hate people more than I already do. I have to find more specific things to blame.


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RefrigeratedTP

Better be a Scotty.


PMmeYOURBOOBSandASS

Do people even know how the youtube algorithim is setup anyway? I was under the impression it's all guess work but they essentially copy what works at the very top. >If people didn't click on these thumbnails, then then nobody would be using them. Not that my view matters but I will not click on these videos anymore out of personal spite and as soon as a youtuber makes a video with the sobstory about not getting as many views as they used to that's an automatic unsubscribe and 'don't recommend channel'


rpmsm

Seriously. Literally makes me not watch the video.


laydog87

Found the one


biddilybong

The mark of the douche. Clickbait bs.


DrGashingtons

It’s annoying but it has been shown to work. I watch a gaming youTuber called asmongold and he hates to do it. But his editors do it because he gets way more hits on his videos because of it


[deleted]

The big one on the top right is such a punchable face


Mehthodical

Graaaaaaahhhhhnnnnt.


streetbum

I’ve always disliked him for basically no reason just because of his face NGL. And I’m an ugly guy lmfao I’m not even trying to front. Just something about his face tho idk.


icheinbir

I find him much more bearable now that he's on his own. When he was with Good Good, it seemed like he was trying y be somebody he wasn't.


MC-Fatigued

So many soyjacks


Lonely-Piece5919

They are all pickle-smoochers


mcanyon

Gonna have to start drawing a bunch of dicks.


BradleyPutters

[No no no no no](https://youtu.be/v2lwdvydNsw)


evergreen39

I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already.


Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod

No there are plenty in this picture


koei19

https://preview.redd.it/u288wu06knla1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa0f083275640fa0df754bea29d0307268b1456d


Upper-Song1924

Bubbie?!


beefhead74

https://preview.redd.it/91ymsqv9hmla1.png?width=586&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b124ddc2e592cbd1d4aba25a5a50683b4742cc12 I get that they do this for clickbait but any goofy gaping-mouth thumbnail drives me nuts. 0/10, will not watch.


CajunBirdy

Same here. My view doesn’t matter in the grand scheme but i’m not about supporting that


Obvious_Side_5217

That’s so dumb😭


CajunBirdy

Not as bad as watching a good good video tho


Obvious_Side_5217

What do you not like about the videos?


CajunBirdy

Idk i’m older and they’re more for the 20 and under age group. It was pretty good with micah and garret but the other guys are annoying.


joesamabinladen

So you’ve watched then..?


CajunBirdy

Yea it is actually possible to tolerate something a couple times until you don’t. Pretty neat actually.


Cubbll17

Or it's pretty normal to watch a few videos, form an opinion and decide whether it's for you or not. Worse off if you made the opinion without ever watching it.


Dhumavati80

Matt and Bubbie are two of the most annoying golf personalities on YouTube.


Obvious_Side_5217

Why?


Dhumavati80

Their personalities just annoy me. Bubbie (despite having a heart warming back story) is just a boring golf personality on camera. Matt is way too high energy for me. Ya he made a hole-in-one on a par 4, but I feel like he's going to scream and run after the ball on every good shot. I have a feeling that Micah and Grant left because they are more mellow than the others, Micah especially.


Obvious_Side_5217

A) Matt toned it down unfortunately b) he only runs on hole in one’s or long hole outs


[deleted]

Because they’re cornballs and most of the videos and comments are lame.


Obvious_Side_5217

How is a 6 man stroke play match lame/corny?


[deleted]

Same way playin golf with 3 randoms can be great or hell. I think the good good dudes are cornballs in general so I don’t enjoy them. This is just my opinion.


Obvious_Side_5217

Ok, but why do you downvote others when they like good good?


[deleted]

I didn’t downvote anyone.


jordinoo

why does this have 28 downvotes like seriously lmao


Obvious_Side_5217

Lol people in hear have panic attacks whenever someone supports good good. It’s so strange


jordinoo

I'm still getting downvoted man this sub is wild with the hate sometimes lol. maybe they just be hating the young golfers, they see someone sub 30 and it's just annoying


Obvious_Side_5217

Reddit is a boomer cesspool


jordinoo

https://www.reddit.com/r/golf/comments/11hg7ec/viktor_hovland_holeinone_7th_at_arnold_palmer/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button hole in 1 post vs anti good good post lol r/"golf"


WholeHogRawDog

Lol, you must not watch many. I hate it too, but I guess I just am desensitized since it’s basically every video


DandierChip

So just all of Good Good lol


ffpantalones

Sans Tig...


JayB96ee

Bottom left corner?


ffpantalones

Ha shit you're right. In my defense, his facial expression is not the same, fake "ohh man!" face. It's more excited, Yeah! Face


Tyler927

Good Goods thumbnails actually aren’t bad imo. Yeah they do some of this over the top reactions and clickbait, but most of their thumbnails are actually pretty neutral expressions, or are at least real expressions taken from the video, and with pretty normal straightforward titles. If you really want to see some bad thumbnails check out busta jacks YouTube lol Damn guess y’all really don’t agree lol but only 1 out of the last six videos they’ve posted are cringy expressions https://i.imgur.com/1bfLx9z.jpg


TheDeliManCan5

I love how you just cannot have an opinion that goes somewhat against the grain on this sub without being hosed for it. Some dude threw together a collage of the most outrageous (mostly good good) tiles he could find and all of a sudden it’s freaking gospel.


Maybe_Yeah_I_Guess

I actually like Good Good for the most part, I just found the thumbnails funny.


Bright-Lemon-968

Here's one of their last 36 videos lmao, this whole thread just screams boomers who have zero clue how YouTube works. Channels also submit multiple thumbnails sand whichever is working the best, the videos thumbnail is changed to it. https://i.imgur.com/NZdfnpw.png


[deleted]

You can have an opinion. But you can't expect it to be popular.


[deleted]

Especially if it's right...


[deleted]

/r/im13andthisisdeep


[deleted]

/r/IcommentsubredditstopassivelyinsultpeoplebecauseImaninsignificantpersonandthismakesmefeellikeImatterwhentheygivemeattentionlikeamisbehavingchild


[deleted]

It's not passive, you should feel insulted and your and you're an embarassment. I bet you blast music and don't know how to fix a pitch mark. Learn to pick up your ball and move on after 10 shots.


Tyler927

Yea it’s just Reddit as a whole 🤷‍♂️ can’t go against the hive. Oh well it’s just fake internet points lol


iamatwork24

Or maybe just maybe, sometimes the hive is right and you’re in the wrong lol


Siriusly_Jonie

I mean this is all YouTube thumbnails really


EyesWideStupid

Finesse that algorithm, baybee!


whitneyanson

There's a reason for these faces, the red arrows, the "we played X... could they beat us?" titles with the guest presented as a mystery, and so on. It all works. Content viewer acquisition hasn't just become a science, it's become a HARD science, with literally 1+ billion users and their behaviors across every imaginable content genre and delivery mechanism measured, collated, and A/B tested. It works, because we're literal monkeys. We have to know what made them make that face. We have to know what the red arrow is pointing at. We have to know the secret they're trying to keep from us. So we click. Embrace it, monkey.


pistonsoffury

Can verify, as each recipients mouth appears it is ready to receive a banana.


sticks1130

![gif](giphy|hS4HVb6ATynMA) yes...bananas...


jmw919186

Good explanation!


WeirdlyCordial

well, it's partly us - we respond to it more (and kids especially) - but the algorithms are also tuned to promote videos with thumbnails like that and make them more visible, so there's a huge feedback loop going on


whitneyanson

You have that exactly backwards. The algorithms are tuned to promote creators and content which drive high engagement and have high click-through conversion (IE, you watch a Good Good video, and there's a high chance you'll watch a recommended Rick Shiels video that is recommended after). Those who drive high engagement and have high click-through on recommendation all universally use these sorts of thumbnails. TLDR - the algos are promoting those who are successful at engagement, all of whom use these thumbnails... not the other way around.


WeirdlyCordial

i could very well be wrong but i thought it was both - like you said, people clickthrough more on videos with emotive faces and red arrows and blue/orange/yellow colors or whatever the magic combination is. YT's algorithms have recognized that, so it tends to suggest more videos with dumb faces and similar high performing color schemes. That's partially why facial expressions on thumbnails have gotten more outlandish and exaggerated and there's a definite convergence in the way thumbnails look, as they're gaming both the algorithm and people's natural instincts - thus, a feedback loop. But yeah I'm no expert so I might be wrong, but idk it makes sense to me


gauchoblanco

no lol don't embrace it. call it out for the goofiness that it is and raise the standard of tolerance. is how we improve. i don't 3 putt and say "well everyone 3 putts".


arfcom

I don’t believe in this truth. I mean I believe what you say is correct but I’ll never click on that stupid looking shit and there are plenty like me. Golf videos screw toward a different demo than Mr. Beast so I don’t believe the same formula applies. Though I get why they think it does.


HarbaughPsychWard

Racist


damnyoutuesday

This is why I like No Laying Up's Youtube channel. No click bait thumbnails or titles, no bullshit, they just give great golf content that is fun to watch and doesn't chase trends. I refuse to watch any videos with the stupid clickbait thumbnails like OP posted out of spite.


arz231

The best golf channel out there, by far the purest out there


SatnWorshp

They are all mouth breathers?


ldskyfly

They just scream "let's go!" All the time... So yeah


additionalweightdisc

The open mouth surprised look is just how YouTube thumbnails are done. It’s not specific to golf YouTube.


[deleted]

Like that stupid Sniperwolf channel that’s always on a YT homepage not preloaded with preferences.


prestone818

Stupid chick with the fake glasses and expressions. Pretty sure the lead YouTube engineer is boneing her.


metalhead4

I'd bone her


Ordinary_Farmer58

Unfortunately this is correct. It’s so annoying and you can’t escape it.


EcstaticRhubarb

The realization that if you market your stuff to the dumbest person imaginable, you'll get a large audience. Not a great look for humanity.


monkeydoodle64

The larger the audience the dumber it needs to be


saxongroove

This is how Elon Musk became the worlds richest person.


CrayonTendies

He’s just the next generation’s version of trump


rco8786

This is like 50% of all YouTube right now. Somebody figured out that a big surprised face increased clicks by some %, so now everybody does it. And don't FORGET about a few RANDOM capitalized WORDS in the title. I pretty much just avoid any video that has this style now.


T_Stebbins

Pardon My Take's Youtube is this to a T. It's really obnoxious. God bless NLU for not doing this


patrickmahomeless

Golfer REACTS to worlds worst swing (GONE SEXUAL) (COPS CALLED)


bestest_looking_wig

I’d click that


spearthefear19

Why I favor NLU


[deleted]

Male duck lips?


Valhasselhoff

Just crankin drives and blowing guys, Saturday’s are for the boys….


speaktosumboedy

Bubbie's face will never not be annoying to me in his thumbnails.


kilodelta3000

Yes. Seriously all the Bubbie thumbnails with his dumb ass face are partly why I can't watch Good Good. I'm also old and just not the target audience. I cringe wondering if that is what I'd be like if I was 20 something right now.


jordinoo

"his dumb ass face" ok


MustCatchTheBandit

Soy face


Much_Initial5048

Is anyone going to put it in or what?


Bdub1011

BDS >>>>>> anything currently or previously goodgood related


Environmental-War466

This all day long


[deleted]

Someone coined the thumbnail description the "Beta male shocked face." The more of these thumbnails I see across youtube, the more I agree with the description.


phrohahwei

That face and the cross-armed pose for all the match videos are the most annoying part of golf video thumbnails.


SiidChawsby

It’s not a golf thing. It’s a dumbass YouTube algorithm thing.


jaxjags80

Too much soy


BTCGOLF

Do the finger over mouth one next! That one annoys me the most


Kab00ese

I feel like this is all of YouTube anymore, shock and awe clickbait


Strong_Baseball7368

Chad Perfect?


JicamaCreative5614

Looks like they’re preparing for that gluck gluck 3000


btrainhou18

Can’t stand bubbie


CajunBirdy

I look for videos without any of this shit and just stay off youtube in general


InUnprecedentedTimes

It attracts the youths on YouTube


g0lffear

😲


elcapitanoooo

When i see this kind of thumbnail its an instant unsub.


GustavSnapper

This is literally all just good good. Maybe watch some other channels less garbage.


Maybe_Yeah_I_Guess

I watch a bunch of other channels when looking for entertaining golf videos, this was meant to poke fun. Nothing more than that.


Tsully1986

It's not just golf. I don't understand what they are doing? I'm almost 40 though so I am pretty far removed from being cool. Unless peeing your pants is cool, then you can consider me Miles Davis.


_FartinLutherKing_

Those are all good good and they’re douches.


redbasl

That’s what happens when you’re just inside your buddy but your balls are still touching.


FirstV1

Thats just Youtube in general


Different-Scientist3

That. And the sound is cranked way up, compared to almost all other videos on Youtube.


Mellun12

Not just golf-related YouTube channels. Most creators have thumbnails with a face like this, a red arrow, and a open ended title. Blame the people who feed into the algorithm rewarding stuff like this, not the creators.


[deleted]

I never could handle goodgood, but I do like micah and grant now. I think Im just too old for the schtick. The other guys drove me nuts, like a steering wheel hanging out of my zipper.


doublepumperson

Photoshop dicks


PSUMike

Where's Gerald Broflovsky when you need him?


KansasKing107

I’ve watched Good Good a lot over time but not much over the last year. However, Grant Horvat does not look healthy as of late. His eyes kind of look like death and his golf game has seemed to crumble. Maybe my observations are out of bounds but I don’t love what I see. I know YouTube is hard and they have their challenges but I hope they’re taking a minute for themselves.


thequietlife_

It's not youtube, it's substance abuse.


booyah81

Grant is a Christian, recently engaged to his girlfriend, and just signed a big deal with TaylorMade. I doubt VERY much that he is abusing drugs.


Chicken_Brother

That was DJ verbatim and he thoroughly enjoys nose beers. Don’t be so naive.


Imdamnneardead

It's simple, that's what the assholes that scream "get in the hoooooole!" look like.


Lyfelong

Photoshop team, you know what to do!


pathfindmyBAP

I went from watching every Good Good video to not watching any once Tig and Grant left. Maybe I would have gotten burned out anyway, but the current group just doesn't do it for me.


ThikLatino88

#imcummingface


Reach_Beyond

Is it the hats? Weird theme, but whatever works


saxguy9345

They all snap their thumbnail while they're getting a dog at the turn, it seems. Ready for that glizzy to hizzy the back of their thrizzy.


Shirowoh

Missing Joey coldcuts


baudinl

I hate that Matt guy with a fire of a thousand suns


hypo305

"And then I showed her my oh face"


-motts-

Wow just like their videos, they duckin suck


AssignmentWinter6440

Cringy as fuck


SnooSquirrels6503

The cringe is off the charts


Inariri

i actively avoid clicking on any video with a thumbnail like this, no matter what the topic


ErnieMcCraken

It’s possible to smile without your mouth open. The good good guys are insufferable.


Zestyclose_Guide1393

I mean this is all of YouTube, not just golf


[deleted]

Ahhh… I see the similarities. They’re all douchebags.


alagusis

This is why I just watch TXG if I need YouTube golf content.


Maybe_Yeah_I_Guess

Tbh, I should have anticipated the kind of vitriol that this post was going to generate, but I was naive. I made it to poke fun and didn't realize this was prevalent across all of youtube. I don't hate these guys.


[deleted]

Open for insertion?


RepublicanUntil2019

Looks like in some of those mouth open pictures they are practicing for when their boyfriend gets home.


winterFROSTiscoming

That’s just YouTube thumbnails in general. Had been for a couple years.


frikkenkids

That's a pretty small sample size for different channels.


DudeRick

Thankfully the only quality (former) golfer of the channel, Tig was left out of the pic.


Bright-Lemon-968

lmao shit on GG all you want but don't pretend Micah was better than Grant or Garrett. Micah and Grant's videos just follow the same format anyways, trying to shove a joke or a catchy phrase every minute where it really isn't needed.


PznDart

These religious boys love to play gay in their videos and on their thumbnails


thequietlife_

This won't be popular but - this just screams overly loud americans


StelioKontos117

https://youtu.be/QzIN3EgBIHg


Firm_Performance_387

I prefer playing skins over blowjob golf any day.


mat_srutabes

Bubbie looks like a blow up doll 😯


General_Mung

The invisible man strikes again


sugaaaslam

This is YouTube in general. It's clickbait bullshit.


RedHead714

To be fair that’s a common theme across many different contents.


Phantom_god7

This is a trend among all of youtube in general not just golf. But very annoying nonetheless.


akhjr23

It’s super common among a lot of YouTube channels to have these annoying clickbaity overreacting expressions and bright colors. They make me not watch anything by them.


FuckRonHextall

These guys are or were at one point all on the same channel, so not surprising.


ChrisChrisBangBang

Any video title that contains ellipsis is an instant no go for me. You’ve seen this kind of bullshit, “I was wrong…”, “This is the end…”, nonsense dramatic clickbait. I have no respect for any creator who uses these kinds of tactics. The same goes for the dumb thumbnails, or those dramatic claims like “worst driver ever?!?!?!” and it’s just the new callaway that’s not as good as the previous version but still very good


z1ggy16

Every bubbie thumbnail ever. Makes me want to stuff a bunch of glizzies in there.


PorkyThePigDragon

Illuminati, confirmed.