I hate YouTube generated thumbnails

Recently many big and small YouTubers are defaulting to using generated thumbnails. These are the ones with a huge mugshot of the person with a fake smile acting in amazement of some colourful object.

YouTubers like Mr Beast, Joshua Weissman all use it and if the Big YouTubers are doing it, there is a solid reason. This could be another game in the algorithm where if you use it you get suggested more, or simply it is just attracting more eyeballs.

The problem I have with it is not that it is disingenuous. It’s that its very ugly and seemingly removes the craft of making/choosing a good thumbnail. Everything is blurring into one and you can’t judge the video by it’s cover anymore.

I hope this trend stops soon as more people hate them then the algorithm with stop suggesting them.