Call Me Chato. SCAMMER! FRAUD!

[@mikeycomics]

Literally just the other day i came to the sudden realization that i was watching a youtube video of a group of guys watching a youtube video of a guy watching a youtube video of a guy watching a youtube video. i paused it and sat silently for a few moments, turned off the TV, and went for a walk outside

[@CallMeChato]

😅

[@muhdiversity7409]

This is why I never watch any drama channels. None. Good for you. I'm about to go outside and do the 8 mile walk that is cutting my grass as opposed to touching it.

[@TheKaos8]

KZbinception

[@jc7997aj]

I purposefully avoid content like that. I dont care about reactions. They are the lowest form of content created by the most untalented of folks. Also ytbers making content about other ytbrs using their clips and doing a voice over damn despicable.

[@Hermentotip]

Yup, and the algorythm loves it and gets you deeper and deeper, until you need to start ‘not recommending channels’ to escape 😅

[@dgeos4740]

They promised shows without commercials. We got commercials without shows. Help, Mr. Wizard....

[@caldodge]

"A brainless bag of water with a tight dress and lipstick". You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@Lostboy811]

This guy needs 5 million subscribers just because his witty commentary reminds me of real late night talk shows hosts.

[@CallMeChato]

Thank you.

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

yep

[@Solkre82]

He's a bit off. Maybe if he made more hackintoshes. That's what got me here the first time.

[@KAZVorpal]

You must be referring to back when late night talk shows were witty. That hasn't been the case for a long time.

[@steelcurtain187]

So true

[@freedone.]

KZbin has become a lot like TV wrestling where they create imaginary feuds to build drama so people will watch. It's getting old.

[@jc7997aj]

Politics too baby.

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

@@jc7997aj When my stupid brain finally picked up on it, I unsubbed from every political channel that does that. Basically, Tim Pool and anyone that so much as mentions him. I'm done with it.

[@marcmarc1967]

@@TheSolidSnakeOil Benny is the worst.

[@EndingSimple]

I was just about to say that. I remember that in old Hollywood, stars and gossip columnists would both engage in fake rivalries to drum up each others circulations. Its an old thing with a new interface.

[@jc7997aj]

@@TheSolidSnakeOil I have my people I watch for news(current events politics etc..) and other people for my different interests what upsets me is when they cross pollinate or like the leftists are doing again paying all these influencers and Hollywood pukes to endorse them. It's not natural it's not organic and it just shows how fake and corrupt the left is. They can't get support so they have to pay for it. Don't think they'll pay for votes ? They will. Don't think they'll manufacture votes ? They did and will again. That's the shit that needs to be blasted by anyone with a shred of decency.

[@IanHollis]

Love that the auto-captions say "Hello Dennis of the Internet" 😂

[@tetsuo3k]

Henceforth, all fans of this channel will be known as Dennis. Dennis of the Internet.

[@Captain-Palsy]

That should be Paul's other shirt ​ @tetsuo3k

[@CharlesUrban]

Dennis the Menace of the Internet. _GET OUTTA HERE_

[@caldodge]

​@@tetsuo3k"Come and see the fraud inherent in the system!"

[@Dis-Emboweled]

This video cost me nothing to make, and the quality shows. 😂😂😂😂 Chato, you always have at least one nugget of comedy gold in every video! 😁

[@CallMeChato]

If you can’t make fun of yourself…

[@keenkolo5767]

Chato you can’t get to 1 million subs with this type of thoughtful, sardonic commentary. The algorithm hates that!

[@200wattstudio8]

"I don't need no crazy bitches coming after me." LOL

[@fyrchmyrddin1937]

Yet she's still on the Tub of Yew, and still monetized. Because Gargle doesn't care about content, but prefers the "consume more product!" model.

[@Nunnyahbizhen]

"I don't need no crazies coming after me" I whole heartily agree 👍🏿

[@DawidUliczny-ro7eo]

It's like reaction videos tapped into primal instinct of humans yearning to experience their emotions in company of other humans.

[@BillLaBrie]

I think it’s also because many people these days (especially on the web) are on the spectrum and thus have trouble knowing how they should feel about anything.

[@jakeviolet2195]

Sitting around with your buddies watching sports or TV (or something happening in real life) and talking shit about it used to be a thing. Now everybody is in their own private rooms doing it. At best they text each other about the event while it's going on. At worst, they watch strangers do the talking for them.

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

I don’t remember it being a thing before 2020. I suspect it was driven by the feeling of isolation brought on by the events of that year.

[@cjjones2981]

KZbin would be a desolate place without a Chato to keep things in perspective

[@Fistfullofpizza]

When I'm not getting good commentary, as rare as that might be, I'm getting some nostalgic SCTV vibes in it's place. I like it here Chato!

[@Big_Tex]

I’ve never in 18 years watched fictional shows in KZbin - with the exception of 3 or 4 old sci fi B movies bootlegged on YT that I couldn’t stream any other way. YT’s just not the place for that in my mind.

[@hightierplayers2454]

After leaving my position in Hollywood in 2016, I was convinced I wouldn't find a worse media situation than what I had just left. I have since realized the internet is probably just as bad.

[@CallMeChato]

The good news is that there are no studio gatekeepers.

[@jhoughjr1]

Ive not watched TV in two decades. Use YT every day for the last decade

[@XianHu]

@@CallMeChato Also, there's a much better chance that the show's creator will actually see and read your comment. 😁

[@GodOfPlague]

​@@jhoughjr1same here. Stopped in 2013 when I went to school at nights then never picked up the TV habit again.

[@QEDAGI]

@@CallMeChato Is that good news? Really?

[@TheBrewjo]

I think you just stated that Utoob is becoming the 'Human Centipede.' Buti in a really thoughtful, insightful and informative way.

[@fyrchmyrddin1937]

Except that the thoughtful, insightful, & informative channels are getting copyright strikes. P.S. the answer to 9:20 is "Parasitic".

[@GH-ub7qz]

its in the user agreement

[@AvengerII]

Generally by the time people realize something extraordinary is happening on Boob-lube, it's been happening for at least 14months to 2 years longer than they think.

[@dodg3rii]

Hackintoshing in the days, Nightwish, and now Neil deGrasse being an idiot.... We should have been neighbors 😂

[@BillLaBrie]

In the real timeline, Neil deGrasse is a weatherman on a small-market Midwest TV station. On weekends he does remotes from a Hyundai dealership out on route 12.

[@oldgoat142]

@@BillLaBrie perfect. some of those commercials were hilarious.

[@muhdiversity7409]

SSSNipeDoxxerrWolf also went down for armed robbery.

[@t-macattack3173]

As a younger Gen X’er, I sometimes wonder if….. ahhhh, it’s not important.

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

I see what you did there.....😅

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Middle era X here. Whatever.

[@upStomp]

Older Gen X here. Watching John Hughes movies.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@upStomp I always thought he john hughes movies were bizarre in the way where everyone lived in mansions. Even Pretty in Pink, she was supposed to be poor and she had great house. Those movies didn't reflect life at all. During that period I watched movies like Conan, Reanimator and certain indie movies. People look back at John Hughes movies and think we really loved them. 16 candles and breakfast club were good .. molly ring wald was pretty but he definitely did not speak for our generation. He was just this hollywood gut that would take a mountain of cocaine and write a movie over a weekend. they always felt like that.. quick writing jobs. Creepy movie but if you watch River's edge... that's what the world actually looked like. John Hughes movies didn't look like the life that was out there at all..maybe beverly hills it was?

[@thac0twenty377]

nevermind

[@joemadden4160]

Remember when Amazon Studios was soliciting for "original" work from original writers? I sent 3 of my scripts. I received a reply within 1 hour???? Apparently their algorithm wasn't crazy about the titles. Rejected outright. I found out from an insider that "original" meant "established". 😑 And what has Amazon produced? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jeff-cn9up]

The Rings of Power. A terrible, terrible disrespect to Tolkien's legacy.

[@kusog3]

Hopefully it did not discourage you from writing!

[@joemadden4160]

@@kusog3 No it did not👍🏼

[@michaellane5381]

Did they not produce "the Boys" and other shows?

[@joemadden4160]

@@michaellane5381 Yes they did. A show about ugly people pretending to be "heroic". Think Watchmen writ large. I don't watch that venal dreck.

[@minion3806]

You raise an interesting question about the loop of content creators being parasytic or symbiotic. I think it depends on point of view. From youtube's pov, it's symbiotic. From whatever youtube channel manages to first speak on a topic, they might consider all the copycats as a little parasytic. Or perhaps symbiotic as well, because rarely do they react in any significant way

[@Randomcomicsfrommyspinne-xt5kq]

Cable TV vs. KZbin reminds me of how the music industry just sat on their collective ass for YEARS while Napster schooled them on mp3s and downloading songs.

[@Jeff-cn9up]

If you turn on the auto close captions, you say "Hello Dennis of the internet" at the start. Any deaf Dennis watching this must be so chuffed! And a bit confused.

[@piotrfijoek1095]

Your video made me recall youtubers doing all the reviews about "hot/popular" tv shows or movies nowadays. They hardly every review the media, telling what was good, what was bad, character motivations etc but instead they just.. presents the summary of the movie/show scene by scene at times while providing surface level commentary. It annoys me to no end. They don't have skills to provide a proper review without spoiling the entire thing.

[@tabull8180]

Not only about tv shows. I once watched quite popular 20 minute video about certain lightly controversial sportsperson titled "What's wrong with (the person)?" Video described the persons career of last few years, presented few extra questions and in the end asked the viewer to comment their answers to comments. Not even attempting to answer their original question nor any followup questions in their video. What a waste of time. And these kind of empty videos somehow escape most scrutinity.

[@CleverCodger]

"In this house we obey the laws of thermal dynamics" - Homer Simpson. Great video on the perpetual motion generator that is KZbin, Chato.

[@HANCHtv]

"I don't need no crazy bitches after me!" love you Chato

[@jamesrobinson2086]

Still haven't seen a show that debates the both positive and negative influences Fran Dresher has on society

[@traceyrinaldi4759]

@@jamesrobinson2086 Positive? She's gorgeous. Negative? That laugh of hers makes me want to unalive myself.

[@oldgoat142]

Your head would implode. Forget it. Not worth it.

[@davidgantenbein9362]

Add the show where AI Fran Dresher voice comments over bits of that show … definitely missed opportunities here.

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

This was an excellent video, Paul. I’ve been wondering about this for a while, so I’m glad you addressed it. Take Nerdrotic’s Friday Night Tights, for example-talk about repetitive! You could watch a live stream from six months ago, and it would be hard to tell the difference. It feels like they’re following a checklist: 1. Hate on Disney. 2. Bash the MCU. 3. Rant about Hollywood being woke. 4. Mention Gina Carano. 5. Mock [insert name here]. The thing is, Gary at Nerdrotic didn’t always seem so creatively bankrupt. Before he got big, his content was driven by genuine passion, not by KZbin dollars and super chats. The same can be said for other channels in the nerd space. I’m glad you shone a light on this topic overall.

[@CallMeChato]

It’s the nature of the beast. Disney sucking has made money for lots of people.

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

@@CallMeChato Very true, sir.

[@jr2904]

​@@SAINTOBVIOUS it's because nothing has changed lol.

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

@@jr2904 that's the beauty of opinions. we all have one. 🙂

[@chaos.corner]

Part of the problem is the algorithm. It drives people to have to churn out regular content and quality inevitably suffers. I still like FNT but I watch it at 2x and usually divide my attention until something good comes up.

[@mawnkey]

I've long said that network television prepared the way for the birth of KZbin when they got the public accustomed to the late 90s/early 2000s reality TV craze. KZbin has always just been the world's largest reality TV show. It's the reason no matter how hard they try to make scripted stuff it fails. Nobody was ever here for that. They wanted infinite reality TV content the networks had taught them to crave.

[@1jammyjerry1]

For some time now I've noticed this about KZbin. It makes me think of Highlander. People metaphorically trying to take off another's head in an attempt to gain that bigger KZbinrs power / viewers.

[@dorrianstone7264]

I gave this video a like simply for the Neil Degrasse Tyson jab.

[@kickhisassseabass318]

Neil 'snake in the grass' Tyson

[@justdavid2582]

Now on Tiktok there were some influencers talking about how they were receiving political ad money that they weren't supposed to disclose. Just work the message they were supposed to promote into what they were saying. Given how important the algorithm is there is the question of who games it and how. I could propose many hypotheticals on such, from personal contacts to online networks designed to artificially offer engagement and other algorithm boosts. I've seen an occasional video on how to maximize exposure with the algorithm that are pretty old by now, but I've heard that if you have links to other KZbin content in your description that's very good. If you have links to anything off KZbin you get torqued by the algorithm. The one video recommended running a main channel that then linked to a secondary channel that had all the stuff that was off-channel promotion so the main gets the boost, the secondary isn't meant to have the reach. You could even cut in videos and outro that showed stuff from the secondary as long as the main channel doesn't provide off site links.

[@joemadden4160]

As Ellison stated in his books "The Glass Teat" and "The Other Glass Teat" television doesn't suck, it is sucked. One could go further with the internet and its nascent and existing media outlets, like KZbin. Many of the creators themselves suck, as they did in the old days of the cathode ray tube. Theft in the industry (and Paul is obviously aware of this) is endemic. For every original thought or idea, there'll be 99 steals. Heck, even Gene Roddenberry referred to Star Trek as Wagon Train set in space. His show, The Lieutenant, was later rip offed and retitled "JAG".

[@jhoughjr1]

Ds9 stole B5

[@nathanielbarnes917]

Am I the only one that thinks of Mildred's "family" from Fahrenheit 451? This at least seems like how an intellectual opioid would find purchase on unchallenged minds.

[@Inug4mi]

lol! This reminds me of Mauler’s current fascination with Boogie and lolcow live. I think in a lot of ways this is just the newest iteration of reality tv. The current “human zoo” if you will. Maybe it was inevitable. 😂

[@APsychicMonkey]

Boogie's current drama is as real as professional wrestling.

[@MisterWG]

The problem with subscription cable TV (at least in Australia) is that when it first started in the 1990's, there was no advertising, so you would gladly pay your subscription and be able to watch your various shows, documentaries, movies, etc knowing you wouldn't see any advertising breaks. As the years went buy, it seemed that slowly but surely, advertising crept in. Nowadays we watch cable TV with the same advertising breaks with half a dozen or so commercials. So why am I now paying to watch TV and still having to watch advertising? Hence the fall in subscriber numbers!

[@CallMeChato]

Same here. But cable was a way to get OTA where it wasn’t available

[@thenecrophymm6591]

I dislike reactions, and have YT block all such creators that end up suggested to me....and yet. Last night, in a fit of 2am boredom, I watched 4 hours straight, probably 50+ videos, of people reacting to "Still Here" from LoL/Riot Games. Started with the actual for real video.... then rather than listening to it on repeat, figured I'd get some "professional" takes on it - "film" makers, effects artists, music/voice pros, and other related industry folks - to see if I could figure out why I love it so much. It didn't help at all. So that experiment turned into just watching other people reacting to it, so I could see if I could figure out why they liked it (? I think). After a few videos it was clear they just enjoyed pointing out things they recognized (often incorrectly), and only 2 of the dozens of videos even commented on how amazing the song was (which caused me to question my taste, but nah - f*ck that, I LOVE it~!) Not doing that again. Don't need confirmation bias, I've got my own self-importance. *Edit* Now that it's morning...omg I have so many creators to block from my YT feed now....so much regret. F-ing YT >< *Further Edit* For anyone that actually wants to know why the video is great, Necrit is the guy you're looking for. It's telling a story, you probably just don't know what it is, or if you are also a fan, all the minutia that makes it amazing. As for the song... it's just great - and the video was made to fit it, rather than the other way around. That said, I think what makes YT great and terrible - or at least superior (?) to TV, is that if you want it...there are rabbit holes to go down. You can't get that elsewhere.

[@honour82]

I'm not even engaged in the actual content that KZbinrs like you create. I'm not a gamer. I don't watch movies-- don't understand the canons of any of the material you reference. I'm just literally fascinated by human dynamics of ppl in pop culture industries. I can't get enough of the tension between creators and fans. Totally absorbed by the politics of fandoms and gaming culture. It's like a soap opera for me at this point and I'm hooked!

[@andywindes4968]

I still have a newspaper clipping from about 45 years ago where a TV critic for the Arizona Republic called the show, "Real People" the first sign of the apocalypse. How prescient he was...

[@CallMeChato]

Wow.

[@davidgantenbein9362]

The nice thing with predicting Apocalypse is that you may be right one day, just keep the time vague enough. 😂

[@eugenerusselnash]

Symbiosis and Parasitic Infestation are analogous so one would have thought. But then parasites give nothing in return to the host. Love your shows. Make them longer....

[@mraltoid19]

I'd call it "Recursively Generated Content" Recursive = relating to or involving the repeated application of a rule, definition, or procedure to successive results. In this case its a procedure that is being repeated with (varying) successive results.

[@mantasr]

Who remembers when KZbin had a video response feature? Fuck I'm old.

[@tewheke4321]

You hit the nail on the head Chato. I only just noticed this last week with people jumping on the bandwagon of who to rip apart & how it blows up. I'm wondering if they all get the same AI suggestions from the YT plaform about specific content to create regarding who to target. This week it's Ssniperwolf, next week Mr Beast, following week Chato etc etc.

[@RevanR]

I think when it comes to repetitive contents/video is that most viewers/listeners are find comfort in it.

[@jjwwqq]

It astounds me that those ridiculously mindless channels all have 5+ million subscribers. And then when I wonder how the insane politicians among us can get away with their nonsense (Biden, Trudeau, Starmer, etc) I put these two facts together and make a connection.

[@EcardEcardian]

Just like everything, sooner or later when something becomes big, it stagnate, turns more and more corporate, the heart and soul fades away, than something new comes along. That is because: No one is more out of tuch than corporate tops.

[@BernieOConnor-x7k]

"The Economy of Nothing." 5 - Stars!

[@leviswranglers2813]

Once I learned that "Epic Rab Battles of History" is partly owned by Disney (if not fully owned by them), if got me wondering how much of YT is owned by corporations, how much of it is written in a writers room, how much is boosted or suppressed by these media corporations. I would be fascinated to find out

[@grandwazoo4283]

"Damn did I just make a reaction Video?" 😅

[@tiredman4540]

Is it the techo version of “Midnight in the Mirror World”? A ghost story involving two mirrors facing each other.

[@tlrlml]

I didn't realize that Chato despised debate, such as the current debate over whether Hollywood movies are any good. Good thing that KZbin is full of former TV executives, and always has been, because that means there is no excuse for all the low quality efforts - the kinds of things you might expect from amateurs doing there best to produce content addressing topics they personally think have value. Also a good thing that Chato doesn't know that KZbin cut back on much of it's interactive format. Which led to the current culture of 'Reaction videos' and naval gazing hot takes

[@davidweeks1997]

Outrage porn, that's all.

[@shaunsutton699]

Word: Schadenfreude, meaning: everyone that's jumping on the Mr. Beast situation.

[@CallMeChato]

Yep

[@jhoughjr1]

More simple than that. People dont like perverts with power and if ur surprised at the beast situation you have poor judgement. I knew one day his mask would slip and it sure did.

[@shaunsutton699]

@@jhoughjr1 Mr. Beast was not the pervert, it was someone who worked for Mr. Beast.

[@rumfordc]

@@shaunsutton699 you're either naive or much worse

[@jhoughjr1]

@@shaunsutton699 you havent been keeping up at all. He has multiple known to him pedos working for him. In his kid focused business.

[@RandomBitzzz]

I couldn't quite put my finger on it - but I think you nailed it. For a few months now I have felt like YT has jumped the shark and I find myself watching it less and less. Anymore if I don't see something interesting in my feed within about 15 seconds I'll jump over to something like Tubi and watch some 70s or 80s sitcoms

[@m.k.738]

I have realized that much of what I see reminds me of the cliques in High School that now get paid to show the drama.

[@beefgoat80]

I think it's funny how many creators who specialize in KZbin drama start many videos with "I didn't want to make this video, but…", or "I wasn't going to comment on this, but…". Then don't lol. But oh yeah, it's how you make a living. 🤣🤣🤣

[@PelenTan]

"The answer is: yes." Loved that.

[@pedroc.d.7872]

Well, it IS the correct answer.

[@simpaticode]

I like Chato, but it's comments like this that turn me off. He's done it a few times, and each time I'm like "is this person really the person I think he is"? He bills himself as a free-thinking liberal unhappy with the left's dogma (which I like) but then segues into mindless right-wing conspiracies and criticism of certain ideas and figures (which I don't like). Tyson is great. He's smart and capable, a great science communicator. I particularly liked his recent run-down on Terrance Howard's silly ideas. The problem isn't even the criticism, but the fact that it's literally content-free, just a cultural signifier. And not the right one, in my opinion.

[@PelenTan]

@@simpaticode Tyson is a grifter, pure and simple. He's never had an original thought in his life. The _only_ reason he has any fame is because he used to score Carl Sagen his pot. That said, Tyson _has_ been much more than a net positive to science. Not in anything he's done, but rather his ability to deliver highly scientific ideas and theories, to say nothing of discoveries, in a format even _you_ can understand. So sparking interest in actual science. The problem is he's never had an original thought in his life. So he never questions the "consensus" narrative. Even when it's blatantly obvious it's wrong. So one should never confuse him with an actual scientist.

[@herkamer98]

​​​@@PelenTan a grifter? NOT a scientist? So they just give doctorates in physics away these days? I'm quite confident, having read some of his books, his intellect is to yours as Canis Majoris is to Pluto. So Chato, you're the idiot here.

[@SneakyNinjaDog]

There are also the content farms - both stealing from other creators and cutting and recutting the same videos to spam out meaningless content. They ruin youtube by hiding the good stuff amongst tons of trash. Anne Reardon has made a few videos about it.

[@diegofloor]

"A brainless bag of water" is my new favorite insult

[@tim2269]

For me its a bit of a break from the Belly dancers and french bulldog reels I watch all day.But I get the point.Strong work Mr C... as always

[@comforteagle721]

I do believe it is mostly a symbiotic environment on youtube. It is, at its core, a community. How that community is utilized varies from person to person, channel to channel.

[@qZbGmYjS4QusYqv5]

It seems YT replaced multiple local FM stations. And news channels. And newspapers

[@216trixie]

Thankfully.

[@CallMeChato]

True

[@jhoughjr1]

I learned in jr high soending 30 minutes to watch "the news" was for simpletons. And that was in the 90s.

[@caldodge]

I've been a KZbin denizen for years. I had never heard of the number 1 channel (Mr Beast) until a few months ago.

[@felixmarvin1199]

I've been a KZbin denizen since 2006, and was only vaguely aware of Mr Beast until he made local news here in Vegas. YT inserted him into my recommendations repeatedly beginning in 2020, but I haven't watched any of his content. I found his clickbait titles repulsive and uninteresting. My instinct was to avoid his channel. My instincts are good and I trust them. I never trusted "Mr Beast".

[@jonbuono7826]

That's a solid summary of YT and I recognize all that you've mentioned.

[@613harbinger316]

The comparison to reality TV is painfully accurate. I abhor reality TV. It appeared everywhere and pushed out everything else good like a freaking cuckoo bird hatchling (curse their chirpy souls forever!), leaving us with the same crappy show over and over and over. Yet...I understand why. It's so easy to get hooked on them, and I hate myself for it, lol.

[@brianpratt3224]

I try not to tick on that type of content, as a 51 year old it make me feel icky afterwards

[@tuvyamaeir4684]

The moment you mentioned doxxing, YT gave me an ad break. This is perfect commentary within itself.

[@thatguyonthespectrum4894]

They're symbiotic parasites. The whole thing reminds me of that RDJ scene in Tropic Thunder: "I'm just a guy who looks like a dude..."

[@JoeCannon1]

"brainless bag of water" 🤣 I'm stealing that!

[@kuroimini]

As a content creator on YT, not under this handle, I realize I'm not doing enough 'dumpster diving' and recycling content here on the platform in order to boost my views. Wait, that isn't the moral of the story?!? Ah, I'll just stick with my original premise for posting my videos on YT - because I like creating original content. Ha, brilliant video. Your videos always get a like from me.

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks. Best for sanity to do it for fun.

[@Problembeing]

It's the 90s rave culture sampling issue all over again, and the 2000s Napster issue all over again...

[@roberticvs]

You seem smart, Chato. That's why I watch your channel. You have experience that I find interesting and relevant to the formation of my own tastes and opinions. I have never bought anything from a YT advertiser. So, take THAT, Economy of Nothing! The worst part of this is we're convincing a generation of sedentary young people that you can get rich being a snake oil salesman or a clown.

[@Ceyx000]

"It insists upon itself Lois."

[@Augustus087]

Paul, good job channeling Paul Lynde at the end! I wonder how many people noticed that.

[@animatorFan74]

Yeah I tend to try and avoid all the YT scandal stuff. I usually watch Reactors reacting to movies or shows these days. I find those quite entertaining. I can gladly say that in my many years of watching YT, I've only EVER seen one or two Mr Beast videos, and never heard if SniperWolf until you said her name. Super glad I've never watched ANY of her stuff. Just another feather in the cap, as far as I'm concerned :)

[@johnpetrakis379]

Just where is that fucking Star Wars planet buster when we need it

[@reverendshaw]

I miss the good old days when you were chased by a crackhead on the street or that time you went out riding your bike 🚴… then you sold out and started hanging out with impious people obsessed with diabolical companies like Disney. I miss trve Chato.

[@CallMeChato]

Yes I should do more of those. Thanks.

[@shaunwu3910]

My rule for reaction content is if the reactor has something interesting to say. I'm a fan of MxR plays (rip their YT) and the main attraction is their personalities and interactions with each other around the content their reacting to. This type of transformative work is the type of reaction content that i find acceptable.

[@canavanibus]

You can't trust anyone who wears suspenders and a belt at the same time.

[@nicolamarchbank1846]

Plato is turning cartwheels in his catacomb in delight shouting to anyone who will listen "see, I was right!". It's quite the damning indictment on our so-called civilisation really.

[@danielhall5364]

Nice insight Paul, now get back to work on the next TV Guide.😉

[@CallMeChato]

Working on it!

[@Marinealver]

Any "react" channels is sort of self reflecting. Where YT is really shining over Networks is in News for some "unknown" reasons.

[@PsychicGirl]

My theory is that people are looking for collective experiences and now that regular TV is dead, we need something else. The news has filled that void a little, but it's too serious to provide escapism. So, we turn to KZbin drama.

[@marshallblack8944]

"... if Neil deGrasse Tyson is an idiot. The answer is yes ..." Hahahaha! Awesome.

[@hiphoppop45]

Yo, I remember 'The Guild' that was great webisode series. Don't think it holds up now, but when I was in high school, I really liked it. They even had a decent song, nothing groundbreaking, but catchy.

[@jluke168]

So many one liners, loved it.

[@jevinday]

As a former network executive, you definitely hold television in high regard. I don't see half hour-hour long fictional tv shows as anything sacred. To me it's always been a cheaper, lower level imitation of film. I fucking hate being advertised to, it drives me nuts, so cable tv with commercials is about the last thing I care about. If I find a TV show I like, I'll buy it on dvd. I can't watch cable with ads on a daily basis. I know that I'm in the minority, most people seem to LOVE numbing out to endless reruns of Law and order, i can't stand that stuff. That probably sounded harsh, there are some great shows that I like. But the cable tv format with commercials is God awful. I'd rather watch a 30 minute video about a real life scam than a rerun of the damn big bang theory, and I'm obviously not the only one.

[@chaos.corner]

It's great being a Dennis of the internet.

[@eddobh]

From where I sit, seems that Twitch drama crossed the border to YT.

[@stevehirjak7824]

Love the NDT slam that you worked in there! ❤

[@montgomeryfitzpatrick473]

Back in the day YT had a reply to video feature where videos literally had a button to allow you to post reply videos. That's where the KZbin commentary community got its archaic start in the long long ago

[@matityaloran9157]

1:31, they managed to produce Cobra Kai

[@punkwaddle]

Well said! The repetition and constant commentating on the one or two big stories does remind me of when my college roommate would leave ESPN on all day and each new show (on the hour or half our) would talk about the same 3-5 big news stories in sports from the day before with commentary and reactions... But now on YT, the commentary and reactions aren't limited to one or two 24 hour channels, its any channel at any time. I guess in the YT News cycle, being first isnt necessary because more drama get stirred up to react to... etc. So in some ways, weve been trained by (and even conditioned to believe), as you said, the reality TV, and cable commentary reactions are a standard model of entertainment. And it truly is fascinating the quality of production we not only expect, but reward with views, depending on the platform and style of content.

[@conradcomics]

What I don't understand is why "everyone" else gets reaction videos and I get a guy shaving down infected cow hooves.

[@MiserableLittleDoomGoblin]

3:21 Came for Chato. Stayed for this part.

[@newwavepop]

The thing i most dislike about youtube is personality channels, these channels that seem to have an incredible amount of subscribers based solely on the youtubers personality which is generally loud and obnoxious and over the top etc... the kind of people i hastily avoid in real life. and yes i personally pretty much abandoned the Networks because they were creating more and more and more and more reality shows which i detest and which by default means less and less and less actual TV shows. and yes to me these kind of youtubers are absolutely the equivalent of reality tv and i will never know why do many people like that kind of thing and follow them. all that said i have been getting pretty tired of seeing a bunch of the youtubers that i do watch ALL just doing reviews on the same bad TV shows and films which i had zero interest in in the first place, and it honestly irritates me that people, these reviewers included are hate watching these awful shows. every click on these shows just ads to their viewer count and enables them to continue on with this trash. i knew and swore i would never support Marvel and Disney the second all of the Netflix Marvel shows were suddenly cancelled. and i have never watched a single second of a Disney plus show. my job actually gives free membership to Paramount Plus, and i have never taken them up because i want nothing to do with the channel that did this to Star Trek. there is nothing to watch any more on the networks, and even most of what i see on Netflix is ruined for me in some way or another because of woke stuff and most often because of diversity where it makes absolutely no sense. any shows involved at all with the BBC are really pushing diversity in period set places. so all of this means i spend more and more time here on youtube rather than watching TV, but it is quite difficult to find content on here as well that is doing or saying anything interesting. and there is not enough Time Team to keep me busy.

[@ScottLovenberg]

The Maker content seems to have a pretty good content cycle where someone makes sometime really cool or interesting and then KZbinrs that are experts in that category of thing post a response for the original maker. Prime example is makers creating new locks they think are unpickable and sending their creations to the LockPickingLawyer. The content creates content that is original but also a collaboration.

[@jonathanbaker4361]

Well I work in construction. I get along with the people I work with well enough, but we aren't friends. We don't share interests. I enjoy my video games, like many people enjoy sports. It doesn't require me to get out into the real world, really... so I admit the draw back is a missed opportunity for in person interaction. But considering my experience at work, and often at Chruch, where I am there to worship, rather than socialize, in person interactions are often awkward or boring. But when I tune into KZbin, even that is often functional, to learn something about what is going on in the world, or have a laugh with like-minded people. I'm not going to pretend that I am not part of the problem as I find myself, often, boring. But life being what it is, I think many of us are just making due with what is available.

[@steelcurtain187]

You definitely deserve more subscribers. I love your unique sense of humor and dry wit. It’s sad the things that get views nowadays 🤮

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Paul: I like that t-shirt. *I ❤️ AT-ATs.* They would make the ULTIMATE RVs. SLOW, but with VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED RANGE...😊

[@EarlHildebrandt]

Just watch out for ice crevasses. That's a terrifying bit of EU lore that still pops into my head at odd hours...