If you find youtubers talking about it, they all fully agree that making these thumbnails is soul draining and they are totally aware how stupid they are. But they are also aware that click-through rates fall off a cliff when you don't use them. Humans are mostly dumb, it's up to you if you want to use it to your advantage or to your detriment.
> Humans are mostly dumb, it's up to you if you want to use it to your advantage or to your detriment.
Is that true? I like to think it’s mostly kids. Honestly the world is a dark place if it’s adults doing the clicking.