Quote: (05-14-2018 11:31 AM)DJ-Matt Wrote:
469,000 youtube subscibers???! do they all have that shitty echo audio of a smart phone propped up on a table?
I noticed this too. She also gets more than half a million views per video.
Video is replacing print as a main source of communication. One problem with that is that the video medium is more rewarding to women (because everyone likes to look at them) and "characters" (because personality matters more in video than content).
If we didn't have YouTube and this woman had to write her thoughts in a book, no one would read it. But the presentation -- as annoying as it is -- has a quirkiness to it that draws people in.
Here is a digression, but I think it needs to be said:
This is one reason the manosphere hasn't broken out bigger into the mainstream. It has lots of great thinkers and writers, but no video-driven characters. No one "hams it up." Maybe that's a good thing.
Also, I think this is part of the reason for the success of Ben Shapiro. He comes across well on video, sort of like a Jewish version of Alex P. Keaton from the old "Family Ties" show.
When it comes to visuals, cute always wins over smart or original. Had MTV not appeared in 1981, the history of music would be radically different and I bet neither Bon Jovi or Madonna would have been nearly as huge.
Told you it would be a digression.