what makes you scroll past a tiktok immediately?
- Thread starter rsigner
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- May 27, 2016
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Yup. Same here. Also happens with 90% of the mobile ads being displayed to me xD.
joseph.clark
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- Jun 11, 2026
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True, a good hook will get that click-through, but you need your content to back it up. Some curiosity is okay, but misleading captions will just undermine retention and credibility in the long run.
I will put it straight audio with really poor sound quality nd vds which start showing the intended information only after ten sec are a big turn-off, especially when they fail to live up to expectations.
- Mar 11, 2026
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as for me it is when videos take long to get to their core. when the first few seconds do not attract my attention i am likely to scroll through. poor sound quality nd excessive use of clickbaits also turn me off especially if the content does not deliver on its promisse.
LurkMaster
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- Jun 23, 2026
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a clickbait that takes forever before reaching the main idea. if there is no reason for me to be interested in the first few seconds, then i'm already scrolling lol.
Those videos that spent 5 secs telling me to wait for the good part. What's annoying is that our attention spans are so cooked now that even a normal intro feels too slow
Creators basically have to spoil the best moment in the first second just to keep people watching
Creators basically have to spoil the best moment in the first second just to keep people watching
doodlequest
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- Jun 27, 2026
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i simply scroll away if the description nd video do not go hand in hand or the uploader keeps pestering me into liking nd following him before giving me anything valluable. i m fine with basic videos but they need to be authentic nd have some value to offer.
sketchfox
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- Jul 2, 2026
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when people make videos that half of them are spent saying wait fr it instead of actually saying something i am gone. I'd rather watches a crappy videos but get some thing out of it than a great one wasting 10 seconds on it
kiwibax
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- Jul 4, 2026
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For me, it was when all the clips seem like copies of one an other, only with a different face. Im willing to watch any video, as long as there is a story behind it otherwise, even the polished videos dont makes the cut.
Mister1010
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- Sep 5, 2022
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I have heard that the first 3 seconds should be about the topic or interesting to catch the attention. I usually scroll posts that i don't get interested in.
