

Neigsendoig (my producer) and I absolutely use the stones out of YouTube through Invidious, so we know a thing or two about clickbait (as we’re both content creators, while I’m virtual in this context). Speaking of, clickbait to be clickbait (meaning, clickbait elements without any sort of valuable video) is completely sloppy, and AI loves that. After all, the YouTube algorithm clearly does something as an AI with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, megalomania, and a ton of other human mental health issues.
Clickbait titles without actual video behind it is a bad move, as I tend to watch more relationship YouTubers vs. idea YouTubers [that’s an idea from Olli (Mumbo Jumbo) by the way]. Neigsendoig and I are on opposite sides of the spectrum, as I narrate for an idea YouTube channel.
That said, to your question on clickbait making one stop seeing a creator… for both Neigsendoig and I, it 100% does depending on the context, and the dualistic type I described earlier. While not the major problem, clickbait is certainly a huge problem on the platform. Now, I guess you want color in your thumbnails, though you might want more blue (I’m thinking house decoration here, as blue draws people in a lot) in your thumbnail. Neigsendoig has been known to do that in GIMP (libre Photoshop), and he’s used quite a bit of yellow on blue.
For the case of good in clickbait, it depends on if the content is valuable for building out your life, or building out some ideas you want to make reality (Jack Spirko-style moment), which is what both Sendo (Neigsendoig) and I tend to do.
As for clickbait being necessary… I don’t think so at all in terms of evil. That said, if you know how to do it right, you can make pleasing thumbnails without all the slop of it.

I love doing AI prompt engineering, so I get it big time. In my case, though, I just do anime-style imaging with SDXL, IL, and SD 1.5 models. I use a website for my RP desires (not one with age verification, different topic for a different time), however, but I’m decent at prompt engineering, though.