"But the important thing here is, what do you think? Let me know in the comments below..." - the end line of every YouTube video.
It's funny. In 1999 I was building and advocating for interactive radio and media as part of Radioactive. Also during my time working with CNN, WWE, AMC, ABC, Disney etc etc as part of Echo for 6 years.
For years I'd remind various people that they needed to have clear conversation starters for their audience in the main body of their content. They rarely ever listened.
Now that I see everyone says it at the end of every video it's kinda annoying. Maybe because it feels disingenuous since the conversation they're trying to spark never has any effect on the main host/content. All it does (and the only reason they say it) is to juice their distribution thanks to the algorithms that factor in comments as a signal for popularity.
But the important thing here is, what do you think? Let me know in the comments below...