I’m sure these freak events really happened, but it seems irresponsib(ru)le to make people feel like this might happen to them, just for views
Update: I have hidden channel names in the interest of letting people know this is criticizing the tr(ul)end, and not any specific YouTubers
Edit: If you’re here to discuss any particular YouTuber, please scroll down. I’ve already had this discussion, and I have nothing more to consider or add regarding this derailment. I’ve fixed the problem by posting an edited image. Thank you so much!
Do not lump chubbyemu with irresponsible clickbait, it’s anything but, he made his channel to have people learn and be aware of these rare medical incidents. He’s a doctor btw.
I don’t know, but thats definitely a title seeking clicks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s almost like that’s what the title is for
That doesn’t make it irresponsible
Responsible reporting would include the cause in the title instead of making you click to learn this basic information. YouTube culture is a blight.
It’s literally what happened to the individual. Its not a bait and switch and chubby emu especially goes into detail explaining exactly what happens with a disclaimer at the beginning citing the journal this came from and explaining that this is uncommon but if you do show symptoms after licking to seek medical help and mention you have pets.
The title is very clickbaity. It’s only interested in getting you to click on the video. Whatever caused this person’s loss should be included in the title.
Even when I plug that video URL into youtubetranscript.com, the exact cause isn’t disclosed upfront. It’s specifically written to increase engagement and monetization. That’s the opposite of credible reporting.
Maybe that’s what it takes to survive in YouTube’s hellscape, but it’s still irresponsible clickbait.
What exactly makes it irresponsible?
It’s vague enough to spread fear, it implies that the cause is the lick itself and omits definitely relevant details. It deliberately doesn’t provide these details upfront.
I’ve now entered that video’s URL into the YouTube Transcript site, and it’s actually even worse than I thought. The script appears to be deliberately written not to disclose the relevant facts upfront, but instead to keep you in the dark for most of the video.
Responsible journalists include all relevant facts in the headline and first paragraph, then may go in depth into methodology, etc.
Videos like this have one goal: To make money
Saying “This video is about a patient with c.diff” goes against the whole point of the presentation. The video is designed in line with vignette cases that would be presented in med school. You’re supposed to get the history and presentation and develop a diagnosis as you go.
But the presenter already knows the details. We’re not livestreaming the event lol
Anyway, I’ve changed the post to omit the channel names. It’s this whole style of presentation that I oppose. Even major news outlets started doing this at some point because they learned that it gets clicks. I find it ethically questionable, but clearly you disagree.
It’s the viewing experience that’s the point. Would you want every murder mystery movie to be named “the killer was X”?
Murder mysteries are typically works of fiction that aren’t exploiting other people’s grave misfortune for the sake of profit
I don’t even understand why do some people think that “if the content of the videos/articles are good then clickbait is ok”
I think chubbyemu gets a pass because his titles are accurate, not just bait. At least every video I’ve ever watched from him, it’s been exactly what it says on the tin. Hardly a “bait”. The others? Yeah, probably shit and I’d say 50/50 they’re actively trying to… Well, bait clicks from chubbyemus vids to theirs.
Well…kinda. They’re always technically true, but sometimes it’s like “turns out she actually had aids for years and never knew”
I mean it’s an honest title and chubbyemu even goes to the extent to explain the medical reasons as to how it happened why the average person doesn’t need to worry. When that’s not the case, his videos are cautionary tales meant to inform the public of the medical consequences of behavior they might not otherwise think all the way through. I honestly one of the few cases that gets a legit pass, and it should be standard for click bait like this to be accompanied by the disclaimers and medical background he includes in his videos.
Yeah, I think some people got really distracted by the fact they saw the names of some YouTubers on the image. That’s why I replaced it with one that obscured the user names.
I think their line of thinking goes something like: “I like this YouTuber, therefore they can do no wrong” – which is really odd logic to me. Some people don’t realize that actions can be bad without the person being bad overall.
The issue with calling specifically chubbyemus videos clickbait is that they’re just NOT. His titles are accurate as to what happens in the medical case. The others? Yeah, probably actively trying to bait clicks from chubbyemus videos.
You’re being dishonest if you’re telling me that’s not clickbait lol
I’ve only seen the obscured image and I knew immediately it was chubbyemu hahaha
The name of chubbyemu is almost triggering for me after the exhausting conversations I wound up in yesterday lol
Oh wait, new video title idea: “The name of this YouTube channel caused a man to lose his mind”
Hate to nitpick but that’s not quite the formula
“A Lemmy user complained about a youtuber’s video title formula. This is what happened to their brain.”
You’ll do well on YouTube!
That doesn’t change the fact that those titles are click baity as fuck.
You can think the channel is OK and still think the clickbait is cancer.
The dog in question:
Toothy tongue
I mean chubbyemu is a doctor who usually explains the medicine behind this stuff and the others are just news channels. yeah they’re baity, but they’re also doing what theyve always been doing.
I’m more bothered by the bait content that just steals other people’s stuff and sticks their face in the corner making a stupid face
I recently discovered DeArrow, from the creator of SponsorBlock, and I’m not going back
It replaces thumbnails with random frames of the video or community curated thumbnails, and titles with informative, community-written summaries. It’s a bit sparse at the moment, but the more people contribute, the better it’ll get
It’s fantastic, isn’t it? I can’t stand seeing those dumbass thumbnail faces anymore. So sad that creators are kinds required to do certains things for their video to perform well
Then you should try the extension that replaces all thumbnails with a Mr beast reaction thumbnail!
Oh that sounds promising! I’ll have to check it out
Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective: https://youtu.be/S2xHZPH5Sng
You almost got me, but I’m not going to click on that.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/S2xHZPH5Sng
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“man gets hit by bus after viewing porn on his computer”. man, age 35, went out for a walk and was hit by a bus. last week he was viewing porn. connect the dots.
OMFG I’ve watched porn before. Will I get hit by a bus if I step out in front of it?
Does nobody else notice this is rage bait about videos that were posted 4 or 5 years ago?
I’m raging so hard right now
me too, me too
huge rage bait going on here. there are so many despicable and predatory things happening right now on that platform but yeah lets get mad at some ancient titles 🤪
Damn, I must be much more of a badass than I thought, having survived dogsitting my mom’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniel every week for several years!
“I would catch a grenade for you”???
Oh, really??
I would literally let a dog lick my face.
I always hated that song. And not just because it’s a prime example of conveyor belt pop excrement. That’s expected of hits nowadays.
My problem is this: bat the fucking thing away like you were a cat! What are you doing CATCHING a live grenade, you utter fool?!
It’s darkly twisted to envision a situation in which catching a grenade for someone would be warranted.
Seems less than ideal in that the person you’re protecting would have to live with the trauma of witnessing that for the rest of their life.
Yeah, that Bruno Mars must be one sick puppy, pun intended!
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/eiMRTO4rWaY?si=Ij-W4Uwx_SlDMypy
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
I would like everyone that has YouTube always signed in to log out and completely clean your cookies and website data, restart your browser, and go back to the home page of YouTube.
It is atrocious. This is what people who are new to YouTube will see, and it is very clear how not only adults but especially kids and teens will be fooled into either believing or reenacting the dumbest shit you see on there, or they’ll go further down the already steep cliff and be even worse off. It is, in my opinion at least, that there needs to be a moderation on the home page. Badly.
It’s so bad. I feel like literally every monetized channel is using clickbait at this point, and the trend has even spread like a cancer onto major news networks.
I’m hoping SmartTube adding DeArrow, which they say is on the roadmap, will mean completely avoiding shit like this going forward.
I hope Tubular (formerly NewPipe) gets this, too. It already has Sponsorblock
i am of the seemingly rare opinion that youtube clickbait is far from the worst part of the platform. in this instance there is no misinformation, no harm.
these titles don’t even verge on deception—a dog’s lick DID cause a life threatening infection! dog licks are NOT to be treated as perfectly sanitary! the most extreme result of this is that people start washing their hands, being aware of open wounds around pets, and booking veterinarian appointments more frequently.
You’re not really saying there’s nothing deceptive about these clickbait titles? Lol. Lmao, even.
What’s up with dog licking people and horrible things happening? Has something happened and they try to clickbait?
Watch the topmost video in the screenshot if you want to know what could happen. Chubbyemu is an actual doctor explaining what happens in various medical emergencies, including rare freak accidents like this.
Anyways, there’s nothing recent I can think of. It did happen, but it’s extremely unlikely.
My guess would be that these people had some condition to make them susceptible to bacterial infections, and if it hadn’t been the dog kisses, it would have been something else. When I worked in a medical floor of a hospital, I learned there are many types of bacteria or fungi that most of us are able to ward off, but someone who’s immunocompromised or otherwise susceptible might die from it. Sadly, I witnessed many such cases.
It’s truly tragic what these people experienced, and sadly capitalism dictates that we must find a way to monetize their loss. That’s one reason I call it irresponsible, along with the use of FUD to gain clicks, causing people to fear things they should not.
You or I could probably let a dog lick a gaping wound and be just fine (not that I’d recommend it lol)
My guess would be
Why guess? Watch one of the videos and find out.
What exactly would you say the titles of these videos should be? Retitle them for me in a way that meets your standards.
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I’m not going to give these clicks
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I’ve already looked at the transcript for one, and it’s so obtusely written that I couldn’t readily find the relevant details
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This is not my field of study. I assure you when I wrote my thesis, you would have been provided all relevant details in the title and abstract
These aren’t a thesis, they are YouTube videos. None of these titles are meant to instill fear. They are meant to capture interest. That’s not the same thing.
If someone is afraid to let a dog lick them after reading these titles but not watching the content of the video, that reflects more on them than it does these titles.
They are meant to capture interest
…by creating FUD. This is textbook YouTuber stuff. The video is probably also monetized, to add another layer of ethical grayness.
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Ok I thought of an example of how I’d write the headline:
c is a rare condition that affects one out of x people worldwide and, in rare cases, can cause loss of limb, when exposed to b bacteria
I wouldn’t even mention the dog lick until later, if I decided to cite this incident as a relevant example.
There appears to be a pattern here
Get licked to die instantly
The click bait made a recovery
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