Re:YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer...
by munificent on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:32PM
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Yes, it's such a weird feedback loop. The leader creates the cult at the same time that the cult creates the leader.
At a more innocuous level, you can see a similar progression in a lot of YouTubers if you dig back through their older videos. Many people start out pretty normal and low-key in their videos. But over time, they become more emotive, expressive, and over the top, until eventually you get to "HEY YOUTUBERS IT'S YA BOY HERE SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON YEAH LET'S GET IT STARTED..."
I don't think any of them chose to do that, it's just that the feedback loop is hard to fight.
At a more innocuous level, you can see a similar progression in a lot of YouTubers if you dig back through their older videos. Many people start out pretty normal and low-key in their videos. But over time, they become more emotive, expressive, and over the top, until eventually you get to "HEY YOUTUBERS IT'S YA BOY HERE SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON YEAH LET'S GET IT STARTED..."
I don't think any of them chose to do that, it's just that the feedback loop is hard to fight.