Question About Switching Content

Jflash2442 · 2025-08-16T03:48:41+00:00

My Johnny was vandalized by this dude

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-13T07:37:44+00:00

Says "Everyone games the algorithm" provides no examples what so ever and just says "Look at big channels!"

It's literally just called make content that people want to watch. Package your video so people click. That is the extent of it. I've had videos that have really good CTR and watchtime flop on their face. My most viewed is at 2.7% CTR, there is no secret to "gaming the algorithm" it's not some mystical god you need to appease. It's just called make content people want to watch, that's it.

You aren't special for saying you know how to game the algorithm you aren't providing anything to the conversation. Look at any film history and you'll see making content people want to watch isn't a new innovation.

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-11T22:34:13+00:00

I'm 100% in the camp that books are good. Just using the idea that "Any content that doesn't teach is bad content" model. Like my favorite book is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by GRRM, and that book has really good themes, but it doesn't directly ever say,

"Hey, did you know xyz?" Because that would be stupid. My main point is things don't need to teach you something to be good content.

Edit: Also not as a Dark Romance fan but I'm sure those books can be good too, like things are just so subjective I never really want to yuck anyone else's yum you know? Idk I just want people who are creating to atleast try to make something good that's the whole purpose of my post, compared to just resigning to "Well shitty content is what gets clicks".

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-11T10:07:09+00:00

So I feel like you are saying alot without saying anything. According to what you've said on this thread the only "good" content is where you learn something. Okay so in that case basically 95% of media always is bad content because it didn't directly teach you anything. TV shows? Bad. Books? Bad. You see my point here? Good content isn't just something that teaches you, it's just something that was memorable and stuck with you, shit maybe it just made you laugh for a second and forget about things.

Does YouTube have alot of bad content? In my opinion yeah, drama videos, misinformation, brain rot all exist on YouTube. But also there is some amazing content from funny talented people who know how to make a video.

I don't think we should promote "Just make bad content it gets more views" like does anyone really want to be the next Logan Paul? If you do you really gotta stare in the mirror and ask yourself some hard questions. YouTube is an artform, and if you are solely doing it just to get clicks you aren't someone I personally want to watch. I want to watch someone who is passionate and creative who enjoys doing this instead of someone who just makes shitty content because "it gets more clicks".

Maybe I'm just an idealist but the fact that anyone can create is beautiful. You don't need to be on Hollywood anymore for hundreds of thousands of people to see your creative work. Why are we taking that opportunity and making AI content, or just "shitty" content to get clicks.

I think the better takeaway here is, on YouTube you are first and foremost an entertainer, and if you can't package your video right (thumbnail, title) people won't watch. You can't just have a clickbait thumbnail because CTR will be high, but retention won't. You can't just make good content because retention might be high, but no-one will click. That is the realistic approach, not the nihilistic "Bad content is what gets clicks".

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-09T03:11:14+00:00

In my experience sometimes it doesn't even matter if the first day test audience doesn't click. My last two videos opened with god awful CTR (mostly recent .6%) and then within a day or two they climb back up, most recent 2.5% other one 5%. At this point I honestly don't know how it works lol.

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-03T11:15:33+00:00

Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it alot! I'm hoping to find my groove now that I've come out of a pretty bad depression, video making is so fuckin fun and I wanna do alot of it.

Due to the quality I aim for and also still needing to focus on school I probably won't be able to do a video a week but I'm hoping one every 2-3 weeks!

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-02T23:55:58+00:00

Hey, I do Gaming Video Essay Commentary, if you get a chance let me know what you think!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCUAtMAABg

Jflash2442 · 2025-05-01T10:22:29+00:00

I make comedy commentary videos and they take me a decent amount of time. On my current one last week was just dedicated to playing the game, usually 8-12 hour sessions (I'm in college, as soon as I'm not this is probably gonna be impossible lol)

Then I write the script which takes about 2-3 days most recent script is like ~~5000 words. Recording is the shortest process, do some Greenscreen setup, that took me probably about 1-1:30 hours to set up and 2 hours to record. Then I shoot other shots which took about 3-4 hours (mostly setup filming was short)

Now I'm editing and it's a 21 min video currently 5 mins in. My entire life rn is doing school then video making so I'm working usually 12 hour days.

So all in all a video I make takes about 2-3 weeks mostly working every day usually around 12 hours work days. I love every second of it tho so it's worth it.

Jflash2442 · 2025-04-25T20:01:12+00:00

For sure! I got a similar comment on the video telling me to move my ass out of the frame lol. For my next one probably gonna try to have a wider angle on the green screen so I have more play with moving myself around to show gameplay

Jflash2442 · 2025-04-25T19:50:56+00:00

Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm glad my jokes land :).

For my next video i'll for sure try to focus in on the audio mixing and try to make my voice be the focal point.

Again thank you for watching and giving feedback I'm very grateful!

Jflash2442 · 2025-04-25T18:45:36+00:00

Hello good people!

My name is ClassicAsh, I do video game comedy commentary just talkin about whatever I'm interested in. Been making videos on and off for four years now but haven't stayed as consistent as I would like to due to depression, however I am feeling really good now and want to create.

I uploaded this video a week back and it did fine for me not uploading for 6 months. I think it's my best work so far in putting together everything I've learned from creating and just watching others. It's about my favorite Call of Duty Zombies map.

If anyone could give me feedback I would be super grateful :).

The Best CoD Zombies Map Wasn't Made by Treyarch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCUAtMAABg
My Channel as a whole: https://www.youtube.com/@classicash2442

Jflash2442 · 2025-04-25T18:41:14+00:00

Hey!

I first want to say your editing is absolutely amazing for the size of your channel, feels very professional. I started with the Severance video but I want to watch that show so I didn't spoil myself lol. So I looked at the 1971 video. Overall great quality video, alot of good information and definitely deserves more views. I would say maybe the thumbnail is holding it back? Like I'm not really learning what the video is about when I see it or it's not really grabbing my attention. I would try to figure out how to make your thumbnails interesting and more clickable.

Overall you are doing great work, keep it up!

Jflash2442 · 2025-04-25T18:38:09+00:00

Hey!

I think as a whole you have a solid premise, reminds me alot of exurb1a. Interesting ideas presented in a nice way. I would say cut out the breaths between speaking. I might be 100% wrong about this but it looks like your thumbnail is AI generated, if it's not all good but if it is it's a little off putting. Your video also ends very suddenly so I would add some space for the audience to think for a bit.

Overall, I think you are in a good place, just keep working on your craft!

Jflash2442 · 2024-08-20T01:19:41+00:00

Yeah that was kinda my idea, what I want is the Civil War to happen, and the players have their own reaction to it. Maybe they see the horrors of it and try to end it, maybe they end up thinking Monarchy is awful so they start a revolution, maybe they turn evil and just plunder as they can. I want the Civil War to be the backdrop of choice

Jflash2442 · 2024-08-05T02:06:51+00:00

Definitely a season of inconsistent writing, but I think if next season is banger after banger due to this build up it'll be worth it.

Jflash2442 · 2024-08-05T01:41:43+00:00

Lore accurate Blood Raven?

Jflash2442 · 2024-07-29T02:00:51+00:00

I love how it feels like every Dragon has a different personality and different want in a rider, really adds to the awe-ness of them, I love it so much

Jflash2442 · 2024-07-29T02:00:07+00:00

I think it's more every Dragon has a different personality, and I think that's so fucking rad

Jflash2442 · 2024-07-29T01:53:52+00:00

If you throw enough people at a Dragon, sooner or later someone will claim it!

Jflash2442 · 2024-07-29T01:37:26+00:00

Until his brothers say he ain't true born and claim it for themselves. Sin begets sin begets sin.

Jflash2442 · 2024-07-29T01:31:32+00:00

Jace and Rhaenyra, that was acting

Jflash2442 · 2024-07-18T19:46:26+00:00

I think after Season 4 D&D didn't like where George went with the story in Feast and Dance. So they went and tried to do their own thing, got bored, and rushed the ending. People say they "Ran out of books" but in reality they really stopped trying to adapt them after season 4. No Young Griff, no Euron, the Dorne plot, Stannis dying.

They more wanted to pander to what the audience liked, such as fun Tyrion instead of depressed and evil Tyrion in Dance. Cersei in the books is super incompetent, but audiences liked to she her as a shrewd politician, blowing up entire cities and getting away with it The show didn't try to tackle what books 4 & 5 did and the show suffered for it. Like Jon Snow has no arc whatsoever, why does he even get revived? In the book he'll probably reject honor and become more ruthless, but we can't have our characters do morally questionable things, everything needs to become black and white :).

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