[trompetenaccoun]

>It's a great aviation channel in general if anyone is interested in that stuff.

It's an aviation channel for people who aren't into aviation. Lot's of clickbait + obvious optimization of titles and topics to appeal to the masses. The Mr Beast of pilots.

[rpmisms]

Mentour Pilot is for people interested in aviation. He does breakdowns/analyses of plane incidents—not just crashes. He's also a certified trainer on at least one type.

[wlonkly]

It's funny, I was also thinking about Mentour Pilot, both because of the whole discussion here, and because of the post upthread talking about clickbait. I love Mentour Pilot once I get into one of the videos, but looking at all the attention-grabbing (and clickbaity!) stills on his video list makes me have to force myself to remember that it's fine once the video starts.

[ricktdotorg]

if you're a Chrome user, consider installing the Clickbait Remover for Youtube extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clickbait-remover-f.... or the add-on for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem...

they both do the job well. i've not been mildly irked by clickbait-y thumbnails for ages! great for mental health.

[wlonkly]

Well, that's incredibly effective. Thanks!

[hilux]

Mentour's recent videos have become much more fake salesy ultra-high energy. I actually had to unsubscribe.

The same phenomenon is unfolding in chess youtube world. The audience of laypeople (with minimal to zero chess knowledge) who are entertained by yelling and extreme over-excitement and butt-plug cheating scandals is 1000x as large as the audience of true chess nerds.

[dynisor]

Hmm. I think that's interesting. I don't agree with you, but let's take your statement as fact.

What's wrong with that?

The content itself is generally him explaining from a pilot's point of view situations that have happened, like crashes or ATC issues, or responses to clickbait misinformation from other places on social media. His responses tend to be reasonable and enjoyable and for people who "aren't into aviation," maybe his videos will make them more interested. He has never made it about himself, the guy got promoted to Captain and didn't (and hasn't?) even mentioned it. Even his avatar and banner have him at 3 bars. It seems to me that he genuinely cares about aviation and informing people who aren't familiar with it. I feel like he brings a lot of value.

If you're not into it's fine, but I think it's a bit unfortunate you feel the need to play gatekeeper.

[dotancohen]

Sounds just up my alley. I know nothing about airplanes yet find them fascinating.

[Arn_Thor]

Ok, so you don’t like the titles. Do you have any problems with the actual content—the thing that matters?