Re:YouTube millionaires are not your friends
by Last5Digits on Saturday March 18, 2023 @05:52AM
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I think it's more like sitcoms. A cast of slightly funny and charismatic characters going through mildly interesting experiences has been a mainstay of entertainment media for some time now.
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Re:YouTube millionaires are not your friends
by BiteCode_dev on Saturday March 18, 2023 @06:02AM
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Possibly, like latino soap opera but for kids.
I never could grasp the former, so maybe that's why I don't get the latter.
I browse youtube anonymously and so I get the neutral youtube experience, with what it things the average user wants.
Today I say a video suggestion with kids in the pics and a title "we made a blind test to distinguish frozen food from real one".
It's a really easy thing to do with your friend and family, unlike the soap opera scenario. It's typically stuff I have done, and actually still do.
So there must be a component I miss.
Re:YouTube millionaires are not your friends
by Last5Digits on Saturday March 18, 2023 @06:31AM
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No, I meant American sitcoms like Friends, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Modern Family, etc. None of these shows show anything dramatic or larger than life - it's just a couple of friends or a family going through relatable yet sanitized everyday situations.
Many of these shows were the pillar of people's evening ritual - the whole family would gather around the TV to watch a fictional family experience life.
Re:YouTube millionaires are not your friends
by BiteCode_dev on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:31AM
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What happen in friends or seinfield is way more creative and dense than those youtube videos. Friends start with a depressed guy wishing fir a girl and a nlond in a wedding dress shows out, follow by a killer punch line.
It's not something you can replicate every day with just having a drink with your buds.