▲ 330 ▼ Honey Targeted Minors & Exploited Small Businesses (www.youtube.com) submitted 10 months ago by MisterFrog@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments Follow up video from MegaLag on the Honey scandal.
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 107 points 10 months ago (19 children) I hate this thumbnail image. permalink fedilink source hideshow 19 child comments replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children) I didn't choose it (not my video). I'd encourage you to watch it anyway, if you can get past the trauma... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) "trauma" is not the point here The point is that all YouTube videos now have these extremely annoying clickbait thumbnails and titles and that is not a good thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago I hate them too, but that style of thumbnail has been a major YT thing for like a decade. Avoid them like the plague, myself, and even mark them as "not interested", "don't recommend channel" for the more annoying ones. Probably ain't much of an impact, but at least teaching the algo what not to show me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 49 points 10 months ago (12 children) That alone is enough for me to not watch it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 36 points 10 months ago* (3 children) The thumbnail is satire, the video is from the person who originally exposed the PayPal Honey scam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -19 points 10 months ago (2 children) Doesn’t change my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 23 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -28 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nah. I just don’t give a fuck and have better things to do with my time. I would rather read a book anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (6 children) Right? It tickles something in the back of my brain that just makes me angry. I can't really explain it. By all accounts, it's a good video, but I just can't get over the thumbnail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 12 points 10 months ago (5 children) I mean it has Mr. Beast's AI-generated face with that disturbing grimace he always has and those creepy fake veneers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) That's Mr Beast? I've never watched anything of his, so I don't know what he actually looks like. If this is one of his standard video thumbnails I now understand why people hate them/him so much! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago I mean yes and no. It looks like a AI-generated image of Mr.Beast. Which is what he uses in all his thumbnails because he shills his AI image generation site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago It resembles him, that is more or less what he looks like, but it feels incorrect to say an AI generated image is an image of him. Before AI, all his thumbnails included him making stupid faces like this (because it was very effective). Now he, and everyone else, just uses AI images resembling him making stupid faces (because it is unfortunately still somehow effective) The social media algorithms have turned most people's brain attention pathways into mush. Sometimes people get a shovel and a mop and start trying to dig their way through properly, but a lot of times they don't get very far before it starts seeming impossible to make useful progress. It's usually easier to just swim in the slop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I was thinking exactly that. Like is that really his face or is this GenAI? It has to be GenAI right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago Either that or just terrible Photoshop. Seems to be what everyone is doing these days is just cartoonish Photoshop with bright colors for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago I don’t watch any videos with these stupid faces and I hate when someone I follow suddenly starts doing it. ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm gonna have to hide this post because it's really creeping me out. It's not even his video right? No way I'm clicking on that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not my video, and it's not like I chose the thumbnail. I'll just say folks, this has left me with a "people just like to complain" vibes. The video is excellent, and exposing how the internet is the wild west of companies lying, cheating and stealing. Maybe you could engage with that, rather than the creator having to make a stupid thumbnail to keep the algorithm happy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago I know it's not your video, I meant it's not the creator's face on the thumbnail, sorry about that. I really can't stand the thumbnail and I can't give the click especially for a topic I don't really care about. Honey sucks. I learned that a while ago. That being said, thank you very much for sharing the video. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children) I didn't choose it (not my video). I'd encourage you to watch it anyway, if you can get past the trauma... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) "trauma" is not the point here The point is that all YouTube videos now have these extremely annoying clickbait thumbnails and titles and that is not a good thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago I hate them too, but that style of thumbnail has been a major YT thing for like a decade. Avoid them like the plague, myself, and even mark them as "not interested", "don't recommend channel" for the more annoying ones. Probably ain't much of an impact, but at least teaching the algo what not to show me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) "trauma" is not the point here The point is that all YouTube videos now have these extremely annoying clickbait thumbnails and titles and that is not a good thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago I hate them too, but that style of thumbnail has been a major YT thing for like a decade. Avoid them like the plague, myself, and even mark them as "not interested", "don't recommend channel" for the more annoying ones. Probably ain't much of an impact, but at least teaching the algo what not to show me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago I hate them too, but that style of thumbnail has been a major YT thing for like a decade. Avoid them like the plague, myself, and even mark them as "not interested", "don't recommend channel" for the more annoying ones. Probably ain't much of an impact, but at least teaching the algo what not to show me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 49 points 10 months ago (12 children) That alone is enough for me to not watch it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 36 points 10 months ago* (3 children) The thumbnail is satire, the video is from the person who originally exposed the PayPal Honey scam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -19 points 10 months ago (2 children) Doesn’t change my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 23 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -28 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nah. I just don’t give a fuck and have better things to do with my time. I would rather read a book anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (6 children) Right? It tickles something in the back of my brain that just makes me angry. I can't really explain it. By all accounts, it's a good video, but I just can't get over the thumbnail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 12 points 10 months ago (5 children) I mean it has Mr. Beast's AI-generated face with that disturbing grimace he always has and those creepy fake veneers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) That's Mr Beast? I've never watched anything of his, so I don't know what he actually looks like. If this is one of his standard video thumbnails I now understand why people hate them/him so much! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago I mean yes and no. It looks like a AI-generated image of Mr.Beast. Which is what he uses in all his thumbnails because he shills his AI image generation site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago It resembles him, that is more or less what he looks like, but it feels incorrect to say an AI generated image is an image of him. Before AI, all his thumbnails included him making stupid faces like this (because it was very effective). Now he, and everyone else, just uses AI images resembling him making stupid faces (because it is unfortunately still somehow effective) The social media algorithms have turned most people's brain attention pathways into mush. Sometimes people get a shovel and a mop and start trying to dig their way through properly, but a lot of times they don't get very far before it starts seeming impossible to make useful progress. It's usually easier to just swim in the slop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I was thinking exactly that. Like is that really his face or is this GenAI? It has to be GenAI right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago Either that or just terrible Photoshop. Seems to be what everyone is doing these days is just cartoonish Photoshop with bright colors for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago I don’t watch any videos with these stupid faces and I hate when someone I follow suddenly starts doing it. ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 36 points 10 months ago* (3 children) The thumbnail is satire, the video is from the person who originally exposed the PayPal Honey scam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -19 points 10 months ago (2 children) Doesn’t change my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 23 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -28 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nah. I just don’t give a fuck and have better things to do with my time. I would rather read a book anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -19 points 10 months ago (2 children) Doesn’t change my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 23 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -28 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nah. I just don’t give a fuck and have better things to do with my time. I would rather read a book anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Devial@discuss.online 23 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -28 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nah. I just don’t give a fuck and have better things to do with my time. I would rather read a book anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip -28 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nah. I just don’t give a fuck and have better things to do with my time. I would rather read a book anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 22 points 10 months ago By the looks of it you've got enough time to be commenting about not watching the video. I'd question wether you actually have better things to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (6 children) Right? It tickles something in the back of my brain that just makes me angry. I can't really explain it. By all accounts, it's a good video, but I just can't get over the thumbnail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 12 points 10 months ago (5 children) I mean it has Mr. Beast's AI-generated face with that disturbing grimace he always has and those creepy fake veneers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) That's Mr Beast? I've never watched anything of his, so I don't know what he actually looks like. If this is one of his standard video thumbnails I now understand why people hate them/him so much! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago I mean yes and no. It looks like a AI-generated image of Mr.Beast. Which is what he uses in all his thumbnails because he shills his AI image generation site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago It resembles him, that is more or less what he looks like, but it feels incorrect to say an AI generated image is an image of him. Before AI, all his thumbnails included him making stupid faces like this (because it was very effective). Now he, and everyone else, just uses AI images resembling him making stupid faces (because it is unfortunately still somehow effective) The social media algorithms have turned most people's brain attention pathways into mush. Sometimes people get a shovel and a mop and start trying to dig their way through properly, but a lot of times they don't get very far before it starts seeming impossible to make useful progress. It's usually easier to just swim in the slop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I was thinking exactly that. Like is that really his face or is this GenAI? It has to be GenAI right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago Either that or just terrible Photoshop. Seems to be what everyone is doing these days is just cartoonish Photoshop with bright colors for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 12 points 10 months ago (5 children) I mean it has Mr. Beast's AI-generated face with that disturbing grimace he always has and those creepy fake veneers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) That's Mr Beast? I've never watched anything of his, so I don't know what he actually looks like. If this is one of his standard video thumbnails I now understand why people hate them/him so much! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago I mean yes and no. It looks like a AI-generated image of Mr.Beast. Which is what he uses in all his thumbnails because he shills his AI image generation site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago It resembles him, that is more or less what he looks like, but it feels incorrect to say an AI generated image is an image of him. Before AI, all his thumbnails included him making stupid faces like this (because it was very effective). Now he, and everyone else, just uses AI images resembling him making stupid faces (because it is unfortunately still somehow effective) The social media algorithms have turned most people's brain attention pathways into mush. Sometimes people get a shovel and a mop and start trying to dig their way through properly, but a lot of times they don't get very far before it starts seeming impossible to make useful progress. It's usually easier to just swim in the slop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I was thinking exactly that. Like is that really his face or is this GenAI? It has to be GenAI right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago Either that or just terrible Photoshop. Seems to be what everyone is doing these days is just cartoonish Photoshop with bright colors for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) That's Mr Beast? I've never watched anything of his, so I don't know what he actually looks like. If this is one of his standard video thumbnails I now understand why people hate them/him so much! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago I mean yes and no. It looks like a AI-generated image of Mr.Beast. Which is what he uses in all his thumbnails because he shills his AI image generation site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago It resembles him, that is more or less what he looks like, but it feels incorrect to say an AI generated image is an image of him. Before AI, all his thumbnails included him making stupid faces like this (because it was very effective). Now he, and everyone else, just uses AI images resembling him making stupid faces (because it is unfortunately still somehow effective) The social media algorithms have turned most people's brain attention pathways into mush. Sometimes people get a shovel and a mop and start trying to dig their way through properly, but a lot of times they don't get very far before it starts seeming impossible to make useful progress. It's usually easier to just swim in the slop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago I mean yes and no. It looks like a AI-generated image of Mr.Beast. Which is what he uses in all his thumbnails because he shills his AI image generation site. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago It resembles him, that is more or less what he looks like, but it feels incorrect to say an AI generated image is an image of him. Before AI, all his thumbnails included him making stupid faces like this (because it was very effective). Now he, and everyone else, just uses AI images resembling him making stupid faces (because it is unfortunately still somehow effective) The social media algorithms have turned most people's brain attention pathways into mush. Sometimes people get a shovel and a mop and start trying to dig their way through properly, but a lot of times they don't get very far before it starts seeming impossible to make useful progress. It's usually easier to just swim in the slop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I was thinking exactly that. Like is that really his face or is this GenAI? It has to be GenAI right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago Either that or just terrible Photoshop. Seems to be what everyone is doing these days is just cartoonish Photoshop with bright colors for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 10 months ago Either that or just terrible Photoshop. Seems to be what everyone is doing these days is just cartoonish Photoshop with bright colors for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago I don’t watch any videos with these stupid faces and I hate when someone I follow suddenly starts doing it. ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm gonna have to hide this post because it's really creeping me out. It's not even his video right? No way I'm clicking on that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not my video, and it's not like I chose the thumbnail. I'll just say folks, this has left me with a "people just like to complain" vibes. The video is excellent, and exposing how the internet is the wild west of companies lying, cheating and stealing. Maybe you could engage with that, rather than the creator having to make a stupid thumbnail to keep the algorithm happy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago I know it's not your video, I meant it's not the creator's face on the thumbnail, sorry about that. I really can't stand the thumbnail and I can't give the click especially for a topic I don't really care about. Honey sucks. I learned that a while ago. That being said, thank you very much for sharing the video. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not my video, and it's not like I chose the thumbnail. I'll just say folks, this has left me with a "people just like to complain" vibes. The video is excellent, and exposing how the internet is the wild west of companies lying, cheating and stealing. Maybe you could engage with that, rather than the creator having to make a stupid thumbnail to keep the algorithm happy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago I know it's not your video, I meant it's not the creator's face on the thumbnail, sorry about that. I really can't stand the thumbnail and I can't give the click especially for a topic I don't really care about. Honey sucks. I learned that a while ago. That being said, thank you very much for sharing the video. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago I know it's not your video, I meant it's not the creator's face on the thumbnail, sorry about that. I really can't stand the thumbnail and I can't give the click especially for a topic I don't really care about. Honey sucks. I learned that a while ago. That being said, thank you very much for sharing the video. permalink fedilink source parent