canofhumdingers said:
SWOTFAN25 said:
its all about GroupThink. People feel more empowered when they can band together and point their finger at a common “enemy”.
I enjoy the Star Wars I like, dismiss the Star Wars’s I don’t, and ignore all the hate and vitriol online.
You fool! You’ll never get enough subscribers / monetise content / achieve ‘youtube fame & power’ with this attitude 😉
You must put out repetitive negative output - regardless of facts, research or balance. Misleading clickbait alongside anger & outrage, keywords and phrases which will trigger comments and ‘debate’, creating and continually highlighting differences between ‘them and us’ and gain like-minded followers… these aspects are all far more important anyway!
Be the vocally toxic / repeatedly negative online minority!
(that few outside of youtube or associated social media channels & blogs have like heard of 😉 )
SWOTFAN25 - Seriously (just for a moment)… there are some great, intriguing, informative, insightful and fun sites, blogs, podcasts and video channels etc out there - to cater for many tastes and outlooks - though probably won’t be appearing in many youtube ‘recommendations’ lists.
These days it seems the old ways of a fellow fan recommending something (like Neverar has above with sleemo.com - cheers man 😃) is the way forward for finding quality outlets that may appeal - if not for yourself, then for a friend or colleague who may be interested etc. Screams has an ‘internet rabbit holes’ thread which may be interest to some for this type of thing, as well as the ‘FAQ & Info links’ section of the ‘An Index Thread for General Star Wars Discussion’ thread.
It’s just anecdotal… though for me and other mates who are sci-fi fans… our non-youtubing, browse-the-internet-occasionally friends and colleagues - who may have a facebook page still to upload dog/kid pics… have little-to-no idea about online divisions in Trek, or Star Wars, or GamerGate, or Comicgate, or whatever else people are angry about their entertainment.
They’re likely just looking for the next Trek / SW / Marvel / new or hyped franchise content - will go watch it, probably enjoy it overall and go to the next one - all without registering their views online (well, maybe an 'I liked it, ‘it was okay’ or ‘didn’t enjoy it’ type post).