I used to occasionally enjoy watching random videos online. But this trend of people attaching their annoying and obviously FAKE reactions on top of the video is happening a lot lately. Aren’t people bothered by this ? How is that even supposed to help with the content of the video ? I understand if they own the content of the video, but lately I see a lot of people doing it on completely random content.

  • Yermaw@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I know the one you’re talking about and to me that’s the least egregious of them all. It’s contextual and thematic, even if it is just shit.

    I’ve been looking over my daughters shoulder as she watches YouTube shorts, and a regular clip of brain rot will announc its using the greenscreen effect. Hidden behind all the username/soundtrack/description will be a teeny tiny brown man’s head muttering punjab almost imperceptibly quietly.

    Not sure if they’re better or worse than the dickheads splitting the screen in two and passively pointing up towards the video that is also showing.