Not sure if I can explain this well but a lot of YouTube videos nowadays start with a small clip of the video itself. Does anyone know why this trend started? Is it an algorithm strategy?

Maybe most people like it, but it’s It’s very off putting for me and I find myself having to skip most intros.

  • @ilovetacos
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    141 year ago

    Traditional TV shows did it sometimes. Just a way to hook the viewer I think.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      Tonight on bottom gear!

      The hamster runs in a wheel…

      The turtle eats a vegetable…

      And the orangutan smashes a window…