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YouTubers stage elaborate pranks to game engagement metrics

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Those spontaneous, chaotic pranks involving buckets of slime and expensive cars are heavily coordinated theatrical events. Creators carefully script every single reaction, hire willing participants, and meticulously edit the footage to hack view counts. It is entirely artificial outrage packaged perfectly to keep viewers endlessly scrolling through the platform.

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