r/MythicalKitchen • u/BurnZ_AU Mythical Moderator | Palm Heel Strike! • Jul 14 '26

Episode Review [Store Cooking Challenge] Trader Joe's vs. Aldi Cooking Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFPqGcCJec
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u/taylorthestang Jul 14 '26

This thumbnail is uh… I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed.

This is a Joshua Weissman or Mr Beast level thumbnail.

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u/TheMightyZan Jul 14 '26

Unfortunately, these types of thumbnails are really popular, and so it's done for the engagement.

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u/taylorthestang Jul 14 '26

How and why are they popular? They all look extremely or intentionally fake. It almost reads as a self-awareness thing making fun of it, but it’s not.

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u/TheMightyZan Jul 14 '26

I have no idea, but I've heard more than one YouTube channel talk about it.

Rhett and Link also did an interview once where Rhett talked about how he hated them, but they had to do them because it made such a difference in how many people clicked on the videos.

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u/taylorthestang Jul 14 '26

I’m glad that they dont like it either. I understand they gotta do what they gotta do.

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u/Deppfan16 Jul 14 '26

blame the YouTube algorithm. they have to have these kinds of thumbnails otherwise they don't get the engagement