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Clickbait is the reality of the YouTube algorithm. It’s an undisputed fact that clickbait titles and thumbnails get far more views than otherwise. This is due to the way YouTube recommends videos that already have more views, a kind of “the rich get richer” system of views that dominates the landscape.
I strongly admire and appreciate creators who adamantly refuse to use clickbait for their videos. Unfortunately, these videos and creators are much harder to find unless you’re specifically seeking them out by keyword. In the case of “Not Just Bikes” I never would have found his videos because I wasn’t even aware of the New Urbanism movement until YouTube recommended one of NJB’s videos to me.