Nvidia has an interesting reputation on Linux, for the most part pretty negative but that might start becoming a little bit better and the work of Ben Skeggs...
    • Quintus@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      Seriously. Why the hell is the guy’s face in there anyway? I would understand if it was Nvidia’s logo that was large as hell. I imagine it might be to tell his followers “it’s me” but whatever.

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Because humans love faces. We love looking at them, we love seeing them. Our brains are wired to handle facial recognition very well and be drawn to faces.

        In fact, the effect is so strong that we often see faces where none exist

        People being drawn to faces has led to thumbnails with faces on getting far more attention. Tbh, if you were trying to make a YT channel your job, it’s very likely you’d start doing it too, you’d be actively sabotaging yourself for the sake of pride otherwise.

      • cheezits@lemmy.ca
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        2 years ago

        Because its proven to generate more views, why do people criticize the guy for trying to make a living? Literally every other big youtuber does this… Its effective. I do not understand why people hate someone for complying to an industry norm. Do you also hate real estate agents for putting their smiling face on billboards? Lol.

      • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de
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        2 years ago

        Unfortunately it has been proven that putting a stupid human face into the thumbnail makes your audience much bigger. It would be nice if YouTube had a “show stupid face” option.