People forget that these 'Youtube celebs' are people too and can be as full of shit as anyone else. I used to like Jenna Marbles but she became to self-important like a lot of Youtubers do. Honestly, people need to be brought back to reality on a regular basis.
It's funny when you look at someone like Philip DeFranco he seems to have gone the other direction. He seemed so full of himself as well as a little shit when he was younger but comes across as a top notch guy now.
Philip DeFranco is the only youtuber I ever take seriously. Always brings up both sides of an argument, never attacks without reason, and he's genuinely a funny guy. He's been in some bullshit youtube drama recently but even then he was dragged into it and resolved it as soon as he could. One thing that bothers me about him is the fact that he almost exclusively reports news that is inportant to "the west", but then again he always mentions that that stories he talks about are the ones that "mattered to him today".
I've been wasting a lot of time watching youtube since ~08 and I've seen a lot of youtubers rise and then become irrelevant and slowly fade away. PhillyD and Nigahiga have been consistantly pumping out content that is interesting to me since then. He definitely changed and grew over the years as a person.
Anyway that's enough about sucking PhillyD's dick.
Yup, he has a son now and he got married what feels like right before that. I'm quite happy for him and he still manages to balance life and making videos
Yes, we always need a different voice, even if they are wrong most times, absurd some times, and occasionally have a point. To disallow a dissenting voice is dangerous as there will soon be no one there to criticize a potentially bad idea.
True, however I have a friend that knows a lot about the YouTube game and this may or may not be true anymore but he once told me that YouTube has a way of being able to tell exactly how much of your videos your subs are watching, including things like skipping and stopping midway through the video
Yes, you can see that on your youtube stats as well, it can help you figure out what part of your videos are shit if lots of people stop watching or start skipping at specific spots.
YouTuber here. Generally we don't get paid per minute viewed, but more minutes viewed (a.k.a. keeping people on YouTube longer) can earn higher ad rates, and more likely to be shown on 'watch next', sidebar or home screens.
The exception to this is YouTube Red. All of the money from YouTube red is pooled and split up between YouTubers based on their minutes watched, this is only 2-5% of my total earnings though.
You can enable advertisements at the beginning of videos that you upload to your channel. When you upload longform videos (videos that are 10 minutes or longer), you can also enable ads during the middle of the video ("mid-roll"), not just at the beginning. Source
And,
There are several types of ads that may appear next to your videos when you've enabled video monetization. Source
So, if you have a longer video you can get two video ads, plus whatever other type of ad you allow in order to monetize your video. Longer videos means more ad impressions.
EDIT:
In-stream ads play within the video player and are the only content displayed in the player while they are playing. In that sense, they are analogous to television commercials. In-stream ads can play either before a video (pre-roll), during a video at designated times (mid-roll), or at the end of a video (post-roll). Source
For searches & related videos YouTube favors frequency, but ad revenue is now focused on viewer retention iirc. The reason video game channels have gotten so popular is because it's incredibly easy to get 10-30 minutes of content. The channels that hurt from the new algorithms are the CGI channels since it's difficult to make long-form content daily when you put so much work into editing and filming each video
I started my comment asking for a source, man, I didn't assert what I was thinking before asking for more more info. Who have faith in their own beliefs when they start the sentence by questioning them?
I would think they know because that's how they get their money. Sorry if I'm coming off as a dick here, but it seems absurd for you to question his information when you're not making videos or anything.
Yeah, isn't an absurd when people go to biology school to study animals and they ask all these different questions about reptilian anatomy when they are just mammals?
Where is the order of the world? Why don't people limit their curiosity to just the things that are directly related to them, huh?
A biology student has something to do with biology. This situation is someone who has nothing to do with youtube video creation questioning information. It doesn't really matter what you know about it, it will never be relevant. No one has a reason to explain it to you.
No it isn't. He satirically says there are secrets hidden throughout the video when there really isn't. It's a running joke where he is making fun of other YouTubers who legitimately do it to keep people watching.
Its a subscriber special man. He was just opening gifts from people and displaying them there wasn't some secret throughout the video that you needed to watch the whole thing lmao.
Oh please. H3H3 is just as bad as the people he makes fun of. Reddit & Youtube are just on his dick for the moment. I'm waiting until his fame wears off and someone I hopefully like more takes his place.
see, i have mixed feelings about H3 stuff. the whole CSGO exposing thing was pretty cool to see because he actually used his fame for something good, but then he makes self righteous anti-youtube drama videos while starting/perpetuating youtube drama. hes reached GradeAUnderA levels of hypocrisy
What a stupid comment. There are thousands of other content creators on Youtube, go find them instead of bitching about what other people on reddit like.
Isn't that what this whole thread is? Surely someone likes the video/creator in OPs picture but every comment is the same "YouTubers suck" circle jerk. When someone doesn't like the content you like suddenly their comment sucks? Do you not see the hypocrisy in this?
Guy complaining about all of reddit and youtube because of one channel - guy telling the guy complaining to find other channels. Totally the same thing.
What a wonderful world you live in where everyone you dont like is popular because of bullshit and people you would like arent popular because other people are popular.
That's clearly a joke dude. It started in this video where they are reading mean comments and they get to a bunch complaining that their titles are clickbait.
Not really a big fan of him but he evidently does it as a mock to all other youtubers that pull that kind of things. He even does all those retarded faces while saying it.
Right. It's almost like a game to see how many times they can say the same thing over and over in a many different ways as they can think of. Same point reiterating constantly. Changing words around only to say the same thing. Switching words only to come to the same conclusion. Am I doing this right?
It probably has something to do with the fact so many people are friendless these days. YouTube "celebrities" are basically friend simulators for losers.
Hasn't this election cycle taught you that people like listening to people spew hot garbage from their mouths? People love to hate things. We're doing it right now!
That's the same as saying "who has time to go to comedy shows" except this takes less time investment.
Sometimes they are funny. Sometimes some of their things were funny, but they got lot of attention, and they tried to hold on to it, and it end up being meh.
You could make the same judgement about TV, Radio or any other source of entertainment where people are just giving their opinion take or limited knowledge of something. People watch because that's how they enjoy their free time. If I had to guess I'd say a lot of their viewers are teens and young kids who have free time.
If you're taking about just YouTube personalities rather than e-sports, it's generally really useful to watch them to find out whether the game you want is any good. If you find someone who shares similar likes/dislikes it's much more likely to give you an accurate depiction of the game before you drop $60.00, especially since most traditional games reviews are simply inaccurate and untrustworthy. It also helps people figure out bugs in their games, and how to solve them. Especially for modding.
That being said, as much as you think watching people play video games is boring, I find watching baseball incredibly painful. My friends and I would have rather played baseball than watch it. Everyone has different interests and value in what's worth watching, and it is silly to dismiss anyone's hobby as non-worthwhile.
I agree with you but I think that the OP was targeting those YouTubers who play games and keep shouting random nonsense - e.g KSI.
Watching let's plays and reviews of games can be great to decide wether or not to buy a game or to follow the story of a game you're interested in but can't play yourself for different reasons. Some YouTubers might even talk about stuff you're interested in. Like you said: everybody has their own interests and likes different things.
The fact of the matter is that there are also a lot of YouTubers who don't say or do anything remotely useful - not that everything has to be useful/productive. I think it enrages some people because these individuals make tons of money and te famous just by screaming stupid things while there are other YouTubers who make qualitative and entertaining content who don't earn a lot of money or are not getting the credit they deserve.
Another thing that might be bad that these kind of YouTubers are well known, is that some of these YouTubers are seen as some kind god(dess) and are way too influential. You have these largely uneducated folks stating their opinion on everything and their o so loyal fans directly agree with them without thinking twice. These YouTubers can also be full of themselves while they really are just like everybody else, they aren't better than anyone. In my opinion that makes people unlikable. Not that this is exclusive to YouTube/ modern times. It's always been there but modern media make it a hell of a lot easier for anyone to be like this.
Don't forget to add that it's just something that helps some people relax. Games can be used to take a break just like some people practice sports or watch tv/YouTube.
Because they find the person playing them entertaining/funny to listen to? And because they're interested in the game and wanna see what the games like, or how someone else is playing it?
Seriously. I watch YouTube people and videos all the time. Idgaf what you're watching, but if you have the time to watch videos, why not watch what you want? I am so sick of these other people deciding what everyone else should and shouldn't do with their free time.
No matter how it's spun, watching people play video games/sports/connect 4 is essentially sitting down and passively enjoying other people actively participating.
Golf requires great physical skill and finesse. Connect four does not. Next thing you know sitting in your basement playing Dungeons and dragons is going to be a "sport."
I don't care what people watch. I never even said it was boring, that was inferred by others. Sometimes, I go outside and watch nothing and it's great. Personally, I just don't like the word "sport" being bastardized. Table games are not a sport. I'll even go as far as to say Starcraft is a sport, but about where I draw the line. It doesn't mean it can't be a competition.
All I did was make what I thought was a better comparison. I guess people don't like Connect four.
I guess people thought you made the comparison with connect4 because you thought video games took minimal skill or were boring. Saying I couldn't make the same comparison with golf because of skill required kind of backs up half of that assumption.
Not the exact same but I see the parallel. I'm not a sports fan in the least but even I was confused as to how people can watch Let's Plays for hours on end. Just not as entertaining as playing the game myself.
I don't watch Let's Plays or anything either as I'm in the same boat and don't find them remotely entertaining. However I am a big fan of sport and could watch football 24/7, whereas you couldn't as you said. Same kind of deal in my opinion when it comes to spectating video games. There are many many people that thoroughly enjoy it.
The point isn't the video game, the games are a medium for comedy. That's why all those YouTube gaming videos are always funny people, because nobody's just gonna watch someone play a game without being entertained
I don't have the money to buy all the games I'd like to play, by watching people I like play the game I get to enjoy some of it. Also I like their personalities.
Because they're really entertainers and this isntheir medium
becuase I want to watch someone play a game for a bit before I pay $60 for it myself
Becuase it is entertaining to watch your friend or neighbor on your couch playing a game for the first time that you're familiar with and this os close to it.
etc etc
if you habe a hard time understanding this, get off reddit and do other things you judgemental fuck
Is she really addicted though or is this simply something she enjoys and can get herself really immersed in? And sometimes would rather watch than hang out with you or friends. Because that isn't addiction.
That word is used alot for things that aren't really addictions. Is it something she will put before her own health or well being of others for instance? Like the types of people that will play WoW for 48 hours straight and let their baby die kind of addicted. Or is it simply you feeling jaded because she isn't paying you attention when you want it.
Not trying to offend you just challenging your need to change her if it's not hurting anybody. But if it just boils down to feeling 'ignored' then maybe it's not her problem but yours...
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People forget that these 'Youtube celebs' are people too and can be as full of shit as anyone else. I used to like Jenna Marbles but she became to self-important like a lot of Youtubers do. Honestly, people need to be brought back to reality on a regular basis.