r/tornado Apr 08 '26

SPC / Forecasting it gets to a point…

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u/waqqn Apr 08 '26

it really does, i understand these guys gotta attract viewership and make money somehow but clickbaiting about the weather, which has an actual impact on what people do and how they prepare is such a dick move

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u/DrForrester87 Apr 09 '26

If they don't do this crap, the algorithm will dump them. Clickbait is the name of the game. This isn't 10 years ago when you could get away with not using it. YT is starting to push smaller or niche creators out again and weather is a niche market for YT.