People in two separate Reddit posts 4 years apart discussed what YouTube trends they hated the most.
Here are the most upvoted results:
- Stop with obnoxious thumbnail faces
- Use your REAL voice
- Don’t mislead
- Don’t use OTHERS to make YOU money
- Be careful with sponsorships. Know what your audience cares about
- Stop overcutting throughout videos
- Be genuine
- Contribute original substance instead of reusing other people’s stuff
- Stop telling people to sub, like, etc. at very beginning
This is the Reddit discussion from 2020.
And this is the Reddit discussion from 2024.
Here is a video outlining things in detail with the actual comments from different time periods: