Yo_Smith

I wouldn't hire you. 

How to avoid click bait in just one easy step.

It is true, sadly, which is why absolutely everyone and their dog is doing it. I really can't fault them if the content is still up to snuff. Hell, if you have no choice, might as well go apeshit and have some fun with it too while you're at it. The kind of fun Luke had when he was puking a punch of CPUs no one knew how he stashed.

I believe that Linus said his thumbnails gave up to a 20% increase in views.  If true, that is significant.

I have to say, for everyone commenting so passionately on this subject, on a supposed hot topic, this thread, in roughly a day has amassed a grand total of 56 posts. Including this one. How many views does an LTT video amass in 20 hours? How many likes/dislikes? How many viewers who may genuinely appreciate the content? Would you invalidate their input according to some sort of criteria? Youtube is progressively making it harder and harder to live off of, even resorting to baked-in ad spamming. Some channels have even noticed a declining trend in visits to old videos. Not to mention all the stuff I and many other people don't know about regarding what's going on under the hood. 
 
And I can't find a reason to believe the video on this kerfuffle wasn't genuine. It was backed by numbers, demographic stats, you name it. Constructive input is always nice, but vehemently expressing an opinion on this subject expecting a few tens of posts to change the course of an entire media entity is a bit, ambitious methinks.

i think it would help with word of mouth sharing of their content
as in few months from now i wont remember title but will remember red rocket
so if vid title had red or rocket or even pcicard(just card) i will be able find faster

Actually the problem went beyond thumbnails and titles. Whats with all the swearing Linus?
In the past there wasn't a single one of them but now it's in almost every videos and I'm pretty sure it's intentional. So you're telling me swearing increases revenue too? The main audience of this channel is now elementary school kids who are amused by that? If that's true I am sorry I am overaged to be your audience and will stop watching.
 
I do fucking swear too but I can't think of a single benefit adding it in videos. It only makes them look even less professional than they already are.

Come on dude, it's a joke.

Maxpphire - I almost feel bad for posting in the first place.  As I mentioned, they're obviously going to do what it takes to succeed, that I can't hold against them.  With LLT in particular I'm glad they're effectively one of the top credible tech channels and would HATE to see them dwindle.  It's more of a 'wish this could happen' knowing full well it can't.  #humans #life #theuniverse #the universeandlinus #iknowthisishowbusinessworksidonthatelinuseveryonejeezchillout #harshtag

I suppose it would genuinely take the edge off...
 
Other than that I think I'm preaching to the choir  

Dear Linus,
 
I'm not the first to post this kind of message, which in all likelihood you'll never even know existed (I've never received a reply or acknowledgement from any actual heartfelt...post...to any person/channel/company/conglomerate and I'm not deluded, the chances of this reaching you yourself are equal to lottery ((even better 'like these 14 things and bend over' competition)) odds.
 
Big fan.
 
Again, not delusional, 1M+ views these days is fan-McEffing-tastic and I'm glad the business is looking likely to succeed.
 
BUT (hate it, some actor said "Everything that precedes the word 'but' is horseshit")
 
I don't even watch your content anymore as you've adopted the face reddening trend of making every clip title a crumby click bait title.  I KNOW it's probably working in favour (favor) of hits/views/revenue, but I'm guessing (Ye) 'Ol Linus' promised to avoid that when it all beganified.  So please, if it's not too financially damaging, go back to titles that just explain the content - rather than saying something like 'WE'VE BEEN GIVEN FIRST PREVIEW OF SOMETHING BEFORE ANYONE ELSE AS USUAL, BUT IS IT ANY GOOD...OR MAYBE IT'S PANTS FOR THE MONEY???!?!?!!?!?!!?!?  WHEN IT OBVIOUSLY IS EITHER GOOD OR PANTS.....' 
 
The view from my tower is SPECTACULAR, but I am given no choice to say....you're better than that.
 
Secondly, you having helped build my own baby over the years through advice and such, I personally think your next S.C Wars theme should be, how much/well/efficiently can you upgrade a LAPTOP for gaming...I'm after a new laptop so of course it's self indulgent, but hey, content bebay. 
 
Yours undoubtedlyunknowingly,
 
Joseph
 
PS. I'v asked you for a job like 5 times already, don't MAKE me ask another 200-300 times...speaking of which, how's your firewall? 
 
PPS. THAT'S NOT A THREAT AND I'M NOT A HACKER.  WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DAYS WHEN YOU COULD TELL A JOKE.

Dear Linus,
 
I'm not the first to post this kind of message, which in all likelihood you'll never even know existed (I've never received a reply or acknowledgement from any actual heartfelt...post...to any person/channel/company/conglomerate and I'm not deluded, the chances of this reaching you yourself are equal to lottery ((even better 'like these 14 things and bend over' competition)) odds.
 
Big fan.
 
Again, not delusional, 1M+ views these days is fan-McEffing-tastic and I'm glad the business is looking likely to succeed.
 
BUT (hate it, some actor said "Everything that precedes the word 'but' is horseshit")
 
I don't even watch your content anymore as you've adopted the face reddening trend of making every clip title a crumby click bait title.  I KNOW it's probably working in favour (favor) of hits/views/revenue, but I'm guessing (Ye) 'Ol Linus' promised to avoid that when it all beganified.  So please, if it's not too financially damaging, go back to titles that just explain the content - rather than saying something like 'WE'VE BEEN GIVEN FIRST PREVIEW OF SOMETHING BEFORE ANYONE ELSE AS USUAL, BUT IS IT ANY GOOD...OR MAYBE IT'S PANTS FOR THE MONEY???!?!?!!?!?!!?!?  WHEN IT OBVIOUSLY IS EITHER GOOD OR PANTS.....' 
 
The view from my tower is SPECTACULAR, but I am given no choice to say....you're better than that.
 
Secondly, you having helped build my own baby over the years through advice and such, I personally think your next S.C Wars theme should be, how much/well/efficiently can you upgrade a LAPTOP for gaming...I'm after a new laptop so of course it's self indulgent, but hey, content bebay. 
 
Yours undoubtedlyunknowingly,
 
Joseph
 
PS. I'v asked you for a job like 5 times already, don't MAKE me ask another 200-300 times...speaking of which, how's your firewall? 
 
PPS. THAT'S NOT A THREAT AND I'M NOT A HACKER.  WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DAYS WHEN YOU COULD TELL A JOKE.

Hi pbx2 - if that is your real name.
 
I'm in a very similar boat, casting it's way in to the Brexitian unknown.  
 
Considering everyone has either:
 
A: Suggested something proper weak.
 
B: Ignored you completely and said build a PC...
 
My research is currently getting my tentacles wet on an HP Omen for the money, but you would need to save and extra £200, but you get a GTX 1060, OR save 300 beans - I'm seriously feeling this bad boy - and you get a GTX 1070:
 
http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/List.aspx?sel=NTB&ctrl=f&fc_sb_omen_by_hp=1
 
http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=Z9D99EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB
 
BUT WAIT!!! Did you click on the second link?? Who knows how long it lasts and I geniunely have no affiliation with HP, but code: FLASH10 gets 10% off and if you check out http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Offer.aspx?p=omen-offer you ALSO get a free Xbox Elite controller??!! WTF?! 
 
Ignore me, this is for my eyes only.  You are welcome though 

Squad

You can remove the heatsink from most sticks of RAM. They are kind of pointless for the most part as RAM doesn't get that hot.