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LeftInTX

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81. I think they came on the scene in 2020? I kinda liked them, but they were a bit Over the Top.

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 01:57 PM

Aug 11

So, they get a base following. Then over time, they "change". I think it's about clicks and $$$$$.

I see things like that on FB. You might follow something for some reason, then over time, they change because $$$$.

I think YouTube also has a few channels like that. You might watch it because of some hobby and then over time it delves into something else....

So if they are doing clickbait, they really aren't an ally.

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Like many of y'all, I read a fair number of Lefty websites [View all] PCIntern Aug 11 OP

Fantasy drives the perception of reality bucolic_frolic Aug 11 #1

What you post is true and I agree with it, gab13by13 Aug 11 #2

Yeah, I think I'm going to quit watching those videos. Haggard Celine Aug 11 #3

I rarely watch videos here with headlines like the ones you cite. Lonestarblue Aug 11 #4

thank you jaymac Aug 11 #28

If the title is hyperbolic (PUTIN has PANIC ATTACK as the last Russian soldier IS KILLED!) or just over loaded ... marble falls Aug 11 #7

YES! Any one that uses "Destroyed" or "Broke the Internet" TNNurse Aug 11 #23

Makes me want to grit my teeth every time. marble falls Aug 11 #39

Bombshell. Amaryllis Aug 11 #46

It is not just bombastic headlines with little content there is now a lot of AI videos out there Bev54 Aug 11 #62

The amount of pure AI crap on youtube is astounding. whatever use of energy is needed to promulgate it is pure waste. marble falls Aug 11 #65

I dont watch videos on DU. I am on a tablet and videos dont work so good. Trueblue1968 Aug 11 #121

I use a couple of Kindle Fires Haggard Celine Tuesday #123

I couldn't agree more, it's making checking in here unbearable some days. we can do it Aug 11 #5

Just by viewing RW trash we contribute to their monetization on youtube. marble falls Aug 11 #6

This isn't right wing trash PCIntern Aug 11 #10

It's all part of the same pile of useless crap. marble falls Aug 11 #13

Just don't read or watch: Maggiemayhem Aug 11 #71

I agree. Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 11 #8

I appreciate that you didn't present this as EarlG Aug 11 #9

On the home page RockCreek Aug 11 #27

I think Liberal YouTubers is the biggest offender EarlG Aug 11 #32

I've blocked liberal youtubers RockCreek Aug 11 #56

I have to say, though, that there are some SHOCKINGLY AMAZING KILLER Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 11 #97

I'll be honest, I don't really know about the content EarlG Aug 11 #98

Right. I get it! As I mentioned, I despise manic, hyperbolic Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 11 #100

But if you get rid of that forum... Trueblue Texan Aug 11 #37

I have no plans to get rid of the forum EarlG Aug 11 #64

Thank you for your well reasoned discussion of this issue. love_katz Aug 11 #122

Would be nice if ignored users/forums didn't appear on Home page JoseBalow Aug 11 #95

It would be nice, but EarlG Aug 11 #99

Thank you, I hadn't thought to trash the Liberal YouTubers Forum, so now I've done exactly that. chia Aug 11 #106

Ah that makes sense jfz9580m Aug 11 #116

PCIntern explodes in wild, lathered-up, norm-shattering rant BoRaGard Aug 11 #11

*EXPLODES!!! markodochartaigh Aug 11 #31

That's a video I WOULD watch FakeNoose Aug 11 #80

"BREAKING!!!" Callie1979 Tuesday #127

Yeah, it gets old Hornedfrog2000 Aug 11 #12

The Meidastouch network does that shit all the time. Omnipresent Aug 11 #14

Too much clickbait. LeftInTX Aug 11 #69

Yessir! Omnipresent Aug 11 #72

I think they came on the scene in 2020? I kinda liked them, but they were a bit Over the Top. LeftInTX Aug 11 #81

This is the reason I stopped watching Midas Touch onlyadream Aug 11 #93

Can't waste my time on 10 minute videos... MiHale Aug 11 #15

Why don't we put AI to good use & provide us a transcript of EVERY video? CrispyQ Aug 11 #47

Some YouTube videos have it done... MiHale Aug 11 #54

Maybe the person posting the video should find the transcript and include it in the post DBoon Aug 11 #84

All for it...and to be fair... MiHale Aug 11 #85

I rarely watch videos. Like you, I feel like it's a waste of time. SalviaBlue Aug 11 #53

👍 MiHale Aug 11 #55

Be aware of sensational headlines Dave Id Aug 11 #16

Yes! This sensationalism makes me cringe and NOT read it. AllyCat Aug 11 #17

Totally agree . . . LovelyStuff Aug 11 #18

I like Meidas orangecrush Aug 11 #19

I agree, it's great content. cilla4progress Aug 11 #58

Yeah, especially the ones titled "Trump has really lost it this time" and I think... Crowman2009 Aug 11 #20

It drives me crazy too mcar Aug 11 #21

I'm pretty much only watching clips of either progressive YouTubers who don't pull that BS... Crowman2009 Aug 11 #22

Agree 100%. CaptainTruth Aug 11 #24

Yes it's extremely irksome and it's also the main reason why I'm avoiding these podcasts FakeNoose Aug 11 #25

Same. So much so that I'm refraining from perusing sites now. It's a sensory overload leading to disappointment. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 11 #26

Payed attention. cachukis Aug 11 #29

In Complete Total Agreement JustAnotherGen Aug 11 #30

I agree that the video names are bs but I find them to be entertaining althoigh I seldom watch them in entirety. CentralMass Aug 11 #33

I absolutely agree! Trueblue Texan Aug 11 #34

Very irritating Klaus Hergersheimer Aug 11 #35

I'm old. markodochartaigh Aug 11 #36

Clickbait does not work on me... kirby Aug 11 #38

That's what they all say. Until... BoRaGard Aug 11 #42

If the clickbait vid has useful info, please summarize the punchline so we don't have to watch it. jmbar2 Aug 11 #40

BREAKING NEWS!!!..... Escape Aug 11 #41

My friend Tracy sends me those links JMCKUSICK Aug 11 #43

I hate the clickbait so much. Such headlines are non-starters for me. This includes Raw Story & MeadasTouch themaguffin Aug 11 #44

So, would you rather they have mundane titles and DIE ON THE VINE? Ferrets are Cool Aug 11 #45

Good to know! cilla4progress Aug 11 #59

Yes, I would rather. hunter Aug 11 #86

We disagree. Ferrets are Cool Tuesday #129

My hyperbole meter now has a special cutoff for clickbait. nt Festivito Aug 11 #48

You are 100% correct. I dislike those very much as well, to an extent that I don't ever click on them again. Escurumbele Aug 11 #49

K&R, wholeheartedly agree! Martin Eden Aug 11 #50

I don't watch any news, opinion, or political videos... hunter Aug 11 #51

Sometimes every post on my feed has a red square, Ocelot II Aug 11 #52

As EarlG suggested above, it may be best to trash that forum intrepidity Aug 11 #90

I'm not clicking on those much anymore, agree. BTW...It's what online Fox's front page looks like every day. nt wiggs Aug 11 #57

Superlatives and hyperbole drive clicks... Wounded Bear Aug 11 #60

Nice meltdown, Hitler... BluesRunTheGame Aug 11 #61

Back in the day Brainstormy Aug 11 #63

I respond, "I just checked. He's still alive and hasn't melted yet". LeftInTX Aug 11 #66

I scroll on past most of the threads marked with that little red box. GoodRaisin Aug 11 #67

AGREED people Aug 11 #68

I've tried a few and regretted it thoroughly, like eating a very bad mystery-meat pie... Hekate Aug 11 #70

Yeah, I no longer fall for click bait. n/t PatrickforB Aug 11 #73

Thanks, EarlG, and PCIntern! summer_in_TX Aug 11 #74

and the RW / MAGA / Fox azureblue Aug 11 #75

I try not to click on anything YouTube, once in a while I click by mistake and I'm pissed at myself, and close the page. dem4decades Aug 11 #76

I'm sick of it too!! Bluesaph Aug 11 #77

Gen X OC375 Aug 11 #78

Over in the E&E forum I frequent, the word "BREAKTHROUGH!!!" has been used for years. NNadir Aug 11 #79

I too have complained about the obnoxious hyperbole employed as clickbait on so many videos. I just don't click on Martin68 Aug 11 #82

HOLY SHIT! PCIntern GOES APESHIT IN DIATRIBE AGAINST LEFTIST WEBSITES!!11! JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 11 #83

Very funny PCIntern Aug 11 #94

As a rule, SCantiGOP Aug 11 #87

YES! Stop with the BS headlines! frogstar0 Aug 11 #88

I no longer click on sensational headlines slingsam Aug 11 #89

Same ejbr Aug 11 #91

I immediately delete OnionPatch Aug 11 #92

My favorite gripe are the ones about China's economic collapse. 3Hotdogs Aug 11 #96

Yellow journalism is nothing new Shermann Aug 11 #101

The Internet shifted the definition of attention economy. SouthBayDem Aug 11 #103

With each passing year, I'm agreeing more and more with the following sentiment expressed by Aaron Sorkin: Midwestern Democrat Aug 11 #109

I agree 100%. Laffy Kat Aug 11 #102

Yep, the Tabloid Aisle madamesilverspurs Aug 11 #104

come here. no headlines or clickbait tmars505 Aug 11 #105

Nice site. I'll bookmark it. Thanks! PCIntern Aug 11 #107

FATAL MISTAKE! Skittles Aug 11 #108

One thing I am grateful to Trump for jfz9580m Aug 11 #113

no kids here either Skittles Aug 11 #114

Nah jfz9580m Aug 11 #115

awwww shucks Skittles Aug 11 #117

Grifters Cirsium Aug 11 #110

For God's sake GAJMac Aug 11 #111

There are 3 distinct kinds of political engagement online jfz9580m Aug 11 #112

yeah thats annoying AF TalenaGor Aug 11 #118

Meanwhile the Reich Wing Noise Machine puts out BS that's TOTALLY false Montauk6 Aug 11 #119

Right? When I see a headline using "so-and-so DESTROYED," I fully expect... Beartracks Aug 11 #120

Well, when Trump posts on Lies Social in ALL CAPS, that is SCREAMING Jack Valentino Tuesday #124

It's ubiquitous iemanja Tuesday #125

I particularly enjoy Oeditpus Rex Tuesday #126

RW pages do worse, post blatant lies to get you to click to read it Callie1979 Tuesday #128