It’s because the “algorithm” looks at the average watch time and promotes content that people tend to watch to the end, so they incentivize creating content that has some punchline at the end, or that is just so confusing that you spend the whole time trying to figure out what is going on so you’re less likely to swipe away. If your mind can easily make a judgement about what you’re watching, you’re more likely to decide it’s something you don’t want to watch, and then swipe before the end. This counts against content in the algorithm.

also "game changer"

New trends

Saw one yesterday here on Lemmy, where the action happened half way through, and nothing happened at the end, which I skipped to.

'Let me explain' is one for me as well.

"I took a picture of myself making a crazy face and pointing at an object! Will this be the engagement trap I hope it is?!"

Betteridge's law

Watch this list, number 6 will surprise you!!!

Doctors finds that the new food that is causing cancer to everyone who eats is... (Article title cuts here, answer is nowhere to be found in the article title, introduction or conclusion).

They do this because it works on many people.

Ok, downvoted.

If you watch the first hour of this slop you'll be numb and enjoy the next 5 hours.

True, but that third panel kinda looks like one of those videos where they make their kitty pop and lock and those are kind of adorable.

Lmao it's because peoples attention spans are literally like 2 seconds.

Shits sad

Brain dead so I wait

I don't understand what those tiktoks have to do with the text. None of those tiktoks have clickbait titles or tags or anything. They're just silly fun videos.

till

If they could spell the word properly, that'd be great.

I don't know.... Wait till the end of this one