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This will not make any sound. Now try plucking the string at the 17th fret, or behind the neck pickup. Now it sounds. You can't pluck a pivot point and get a harmonic.
The pick must pluck the string in a slightly different location than the thumb is used to create a pivot point.
Artificial harmonics are by nature very weak in volume, particularly as you use higher and higher harmonic orders (particularly 6th or 7th orders). If not using compression/distortion, it can be difficult to hear them at all. Lack of compression/distortion shouldn't be assumed as bad technique; however, the notes should still be audible on an acoustic guitar if you have good technique.