Opening with "Have you ever wondered..." is a retention killer disguised as a hook.

Opening with "Have you ever wondered..." is a retention killer disguised as a hook.

Generic question hooks invite a generic answer: "no" or "don't care," and the viewer's gone. A rhetorical question hands the audience an easy exit instead of a reason to stay.

— Open with a claim they want to dispute, not a question they can ignore.
— Friction holds. Politeness leaks.

Stop asking permission to be interesting. Just be. Agree or fight me?