1 - NeoGaf user sees a YouTube video by a popular creator because thumbnail and title caught his attention and makes a thread on it
2 - People star talking crap about the thumbnails
3 - They click the video anyways to give some watch time because of curiosity and feeding the algorithm.
4 - Continue talking shit and give free traffic and advertisement and pushing the algorithm to make the video recommened to others on the platform.
5 - The creator gets free traffic, makes other jealous of their success and continues to laugh his way to the bank.
6 - Working as intended.
Keep hating - funny as fuck.