They're a factory mill trying to compete to get things out in a world where seconds matter in terms of having the edge with views.
Would it be better for them to scrub through, find a shot where she's sad looking, screenshot it and post it as a custom thumbnail out of respect? Absolutely.
But they're a business, and businesses only care about opportunity cost, is the time worth the money, juice worth the squeeze. When you're right on to the next upload immediately, you don't do the due diligence or care about your last upload if you're a video factory mill.
Same thing with all the AI slop channels that fills the internet. They don't care about quality, just about the bottom line.
So they're just lazy as shit.
Understood.
They're a factory mill trying to compete to get things out in a world where seconds matter in terms of having the edge with views.
Would it be better for them to scrub through, find a shot where she's sad looking, screenshot it and post it as a custom thumbnail out of respect? Absolutely.
But they're a business, and businesses only care about opportunity cost, is the time worth the money, juice worth the squeeze. When you're right on to the next upload immediately, you don't do the due diligence or care about your last upload if you're a video factory mill.
Same thing with all the AI slop channels that fills the internet. They don't care about quality, just about the bottom line.
It would take all of five seconds to wait until she's not smiling, take a screenshot, and set it as the thumbnail. Dont excuse their laziness.
The "digital" department falls outside of editorial control in a lot of media companies. It's weird.