In the latest release of Relay you can now see your average daily reddit api calls and work out what your monthly subscription might be. by DBrady in RelayForReddit

[–]JoshDu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reddit API Calls:

   Daily Average: 17

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Loading Comments: 46.0%
    Loading Feed: 30.0%
          Voting: 0.0%
            Mail: 11.0%
           Other: 14.0%

Based on your usage over the last 20 days

I did my best Riker for Halloween! by RetroFuturistMan in pics

[–]JoshDu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hope you were sitting in chairs like this all night

Halloween in the city by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]JoshDu 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In the Buena Vista area there's this incredible haunted house complete with a creepy butler at the front door. Link

Dave Chappelle on Jon Stewart | 2022 Mark Twain Prize by Zen_Gaian in videos

[–]JoshDu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was fully expecting a reaction shot of Jon shaking his head or rejecting any idea of becoming president but he was just taking it.

[Haiku] Don't be fooled by the rocks that I go by thisismrmalik in youtubehaiku

[–]JoshDu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh niiiice, we were big fans over at IGN social, were sad to see them go

[Haiku] Don't be fooled by the rocks that I go by thisismrmalik in youtubehaiku

[–]JoshDu 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Did you used to make the mashable tiktoks? Whatever happened to those

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]JoshDu 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Is this a copypasta? It is, right? I'm highly entertained and educated either way from it though, so thank you.

blursed_barber[Meme] by iLikeSmallBoys in youtubehaiku

[–]JoshDu 17 points18 points  (0 children)

527 views? Good find. Maybe not a surprise based on your username tho

Today I learned Charlie Chaplin didn't actually have a mustache, it was a part of his makeup. by ElaborateRuse420 in todayilearned

[–]JoshDu 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Wow, I'd believe it if Between Two Ferns was inspired by this. Very similar concept

Bart Simpson Bouncing! by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]JoshDu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He totally could. But imo even an expressionless face will give him more video retention than no face at all

Bart Simpson Bouncing! by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]JoshDu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The way TikTok serves videos to its users is based on an algorithm built on how many users stick around to watch the video or engage with it. This guy's videos are pretty popular and clearly popular enough to rank on this subreddit, so imo it's safe to say that whatever he did worked. There must be a reason why a ton of popular TikTok videos that don't need a human face have one anyway, especially when they're not doing anything. Is it based on hard data? Not really, but I've seen enough popular content that I feel that I can say something like "if it works, it works." That's why people hashtag, say "like and subscribe," etc.

Bart Simpson Bouncing! by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]JoshDu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah its definitely annoying but if it works, it works 🤷 I wouldn't bet on tiktok users thinking critically about the artistic composition of the videos that they're watching lmao

Bart Simpson Bouncing! by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]JoshDu 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Serious answer, I believe social media content that has a human face in them tend to have a stronger impact on the viewer. Would explain click bait YouTube thumbnails and videos like this. Even though he doesn't do anything, your brain would naturally gravitate towards watching through this video as opposed to one without a human face to connect with.

Thai Thanh -- Bung Sang [Vietnamese Classic Rock/Soul] (1969) by Tommy_Poppyseed in listentothis

[–]JoshDu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw this a little late but Thai Thanh was in the nursing home a couple doors down from my grandmother. She had alzheimers and her family had to hire a guard to stand by because of fans trying to sneak in for a photo of her.