The King Copycats Of YouTube

[@Danny-Gonzalez]

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[@mighty0a]

Wow so cool

[@TheLuckyOne_13]

hi danny!

[@yummy_editz]

Hiii danny

[@micheleerwin8229]

YOOOO

[@lil_corgs5924]

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@EddyBurback]

danny the end to that tiktok we made was real. you shot me. i went to the hospital.

[@CatSurfer]

Eddy please recover i dont want to lose you

[@ninjayajnin]

rip 🦅 (couldn't find the 🕊️)

[@tannerjohnston5431]

Noooo Eddy ur so funny tho rip

[@darling_insanitea]

oh hi Eddy :D

[@Emmysn0w]

Wish you a speedy recovery King

[@thomasturner1065]

Danny acting like he didn't copy his genes from every male Pixar character 🙄

[@vixithespiderling]

thank god it’s not just me

[@SnartFlat-zt9ly]

I love how it seems like HE copied THEM LMAO

[@AndrewPRoberts]

And the body from every female Pixar character

[@ewnot.sophie]

LMFAOOO

[@charcoaleater343]

Does that mean he's partially Mike wazowski?

[@tuttebel]

imagine having to introduce ur dad on career day and his job is tiktok clipper ☠

[@blipblop8784]

This just makes me think of Danny’s kid taking him to career day. “Yea my dad makes weird videos on the internet for money”

[@bxbbles_xoxo]

*tiktok ethical clipper

[@O_Bruv]

By the time the guy has kids that go to school, that job would be praised

[@tuttebel]

@@O_Bruv nahh let's never normalise this weirdness 😃

[@Nootlie10]

@@O_BruvI hope

[@MomotheToothless]

"How can we copyright the song we created?" That's the best part, you can't!

[@carcosacommune]

there's an old phrase that really sums up "AI tutorials" for me. "in a gold rush you don't get rich finding gold, you get rich selling shovels."

[@actofaggression8060]

That's the whole AI Bullshit in a nutshell. Either sell tutorials on how to use AI, sell a two minute build ChatGPT wrapper or sell a tutorial on how to create / use the wrapper.

[@lillianmcevoy9014]

This is so perfect. I love that

[@TheCIearPath]

selling broken shovels 😂😂😂😂

[@Yuumiiiiiiiii]

that's why nvidia is feeling so good and defends AI so much^^

[@DragonNexus]

The ideas guy is the most useless part of any group. They have the idea at the start then contribute nothing after that. And ideas are ten a penny anyway. They're not hard. AI enthusiasts can't even have ideas by themselves. That's how deeply useless these people are

[@doodlebug_doodles]

Danny Gonzalez gentle parenting Brent Rivera on his choices is something I never expected but am very happy we have

[@maypache6588]

He's a dad now He's the DAD

[@starrr365]

​@@maypache6588 he's so father

[@nosh_]

@starrr365 he's giving parental figure

[@alexanderwestberg4047]

@@starrr365 he's giving parental figure

[@katsukibakugou5013]

He's so mother

[@AndrewPRoberts]

See the problem is that your copied content was closer to parody, which by definition makes it transformative. That's where you went wrong. You actually made good content.

[@fishparty7]

of course Danny would accidentally make good content when trying to make bad content😭

[@spencerwatson1666]

paperclip

[@toamastar]

@@spencerwatson1666 Roko's Basilisk? AGI that's sole purpose is to become the biggest content creator in the world and enslave humanity for the content machine?? Then starts selling paperclips as merch...

[@nictrident4392]

See the problem for me is that said he said AI wasn't stealing from other content creators which is incorrect

[@rowybowie]

Deadass, when I saw the clickbait-y title and Rivera-esque video on his second channel, my immediate assumption was that he was parodying ppl like Brent

[@random-productions1837]

love how when Danny posts something crazy there’s a high chance it’s a social experiment.

[@anthpo]

Brent has the opportunity to do the funniest thing in the world by recreating this video 1:1

[@underrrrstand]

Than Brent would have to do the voice for 50 minutes and that's not possible

[@nin1ch0]

ANTHONY???? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE WITH 21 LIKES😭

[@verytired8591]

Danny and anthpo crossover????

[@sagegreeeeeeen]

Wait a second… I think I know you…

[@vaseemsherief9280]

Haha that would be hella INSANEO STYLE boiiii!!!

[@alonebambi]

"i tell it to generate me an asian baby and ask it to make it eat rice" i needed to pause for a minute after that 😭😭😭

[@adeer87]

My video randomly stopped right after that and buffered for awhile, just leaving me to think about “Asian baby eating rice” in silence for a full minute.

[@Rina_the_Dragon]

Very suspect wording 💀

[@sixsquared]

i actually shouted WHAT out loud

[@frozenspaghetti]

gasped

[@Nono_istired]

Its the fact they were in malaysia at the time too. Like implying he got inspo from them is so funny

[@emmym563]

I love the idea that an evil babysitter super glued your kid to a toilet but you still give them 2 stars in the review

[@wermluvr]

well to be fair he wasn’t doing his homework

[@spookyfrogs1874]

the glue was applied evenly and at least the kid could go to the bathroom :-)

[@PixyEm]

Actually Vicky from Fairly Odd Parents

[@annikan42]

"Superglued my kid to a toilet, but kept the kid alive I guess. 2 stars"

[@svenbtb]

I mean they forced their kid to go number 2. So...

[@DiskiDomain]

The biggest issue with content theft is actually the platforms themselves allowing it. They actually don't care for creators at all, only profits

[@Rileygee0224]

"Ethical clipping" Kind of like how I ethically go to a bank with a fully loaded handgun and politely ask for $500,000 but I say please so It negates the negative effects.

[@Whoopsie00]

And because you say thanks, you're giving credit so people know where to go for money

[@BobBob-jm3yy]

I’m going to ethically ask you to give me everything you own including your firstborn son

[@connoraltier7081]

Or how I ethically steal jokes. Similar to when I ethically go to a bank with a fully loaded handgun and politely ask for $500,000 but I say please so It negates the negative effects.

[@Deletirium]

I suspect ethical stealing is why all the ethnic hair care products have to be behind lock and key in Oakland.

[@mollygrace3068]

Or ethical ATM withdrawals, by writing checks to yourself.

[@madisonklomp7453]

As a nanny, loved seeing Daddy Gonzalez speak out about the harm of AI kids content. The difference between kids I watch with and without youtube kids access is immeasurable. Children deserve good quality media that aids in development while also entertaining them, not this shit thats literally rotting their brains.

[@cassualtea2040]

Too many people who make this kids content just see kids as a demographic they can earn money from. There's none of the thought that should be going into these kinds of edutainment efforts for developing kids like "Who is this for? What do we want them to learn from this? How should we make them feel." Its kids content being made by people who don't care about kids beyond the watchtime that they can give them.

[@arsonnex-8465]

Also a nanny, and it’s crazy how when my kids will find a way to get into “adult” KZbin, I prefer it over what they watch on KZbin Kids.

[@cosmo_sonata]

'Daddy Gonzalez' ☠️

[@celty_6835]

@@cosmo_sonata i mean he does have like a 1 year old son now so... kinda applicable

[@liv796]

thank god you're not the worlds most evil nanny!

[@abderians]

god I can’t get over the AI voice bellowing “MAKE IT EAT RICE” like an ancient Roman emperor dooming a prisoner to a public death in the colosseum

[@heartstopper_addict7300]

This is the best comment

[@deuceydee3506]

DEATH BY RICE

[@DoctorBones1]

HE HAS RULED FOR YOU TO EAT RICE, WALK THE PLANK!

[@peanut3978]

I DON'T WANNA EAT RICE

[@MagicalCureBackShots]

@@peanut3978CONSUME IT

[@SillieWillie-vs8ow]

That stupid “wiggle waggle wiggle waggle” has been stuck in my head for fucking weeks now.

[@GabzsJV]

Wiggle waggle wiggle waggle

[@SnooDoodle]

Danny getting banned from a car-renting service bc the cybertruck exists (and sucks) is a very humorous tidbit.

[@CharlieBruinsFilms]

Cybertruck is a good, good car.

[@cloudbasedbear]

I love how he throws that in casually

[@samanthacave4055]

0 P . l

[@breadnommin7278]

Wait can we talk about the reasons at the bottom 😅

[@TanatatKnight246]

I am curious if Drew got the same ban with his cybertruck review.

[@bolywherm]

"i woke up in malaysia just because i can" is very hard rock nick energy

[@ZoeA-n6i]

I HATE HARD ROCK NICK WITH A PASSION

[@oumyrmdn]

i was thinking the same thing ty for reading my mind

[@starzz1279]

@@ZoeA-n6i I love hard rock nick. not really with a passion but like, in a general way, i guess

[@sknk.hunt42]

I WAS THINKING TBE SAME THING

[@lunamercury_3113]

IT ISS 😂😂

[@dottoreliker]

why is danny in an unfinished room with nothing but nutcrackers. is he being held hostage by the nutcracker king

[@LydiaBuehler]

Did he move to a new house I feel like I came back to my favorite tv show and the actors were different

[@givingshitsincetwentyeleven]

no he is there king

[@Helpimstuckinthewalls]

Explains the lack of posting.

[@josemelicoff]

Naah he's fine

[@chichone]

Pretty sure it's his basement

[@JonLutherPunches]

Danny really coming into his "investigative reporter" era and I'm here for it

[@UnnecessarilyAGiantNerd]

I'm so glad we're reaching an era of youtube where content thievery is being called out by almost everyone. The biggest youtubers are all bashing these people. It's amazing.

[@CraftyMagicDollz]

Except...brent rivera and sssniperwolf...

[@Kqvikko]

I love your profile picture. I have nothing else to say, I just like it.

[@Coller_2G]

​@@CraftyMagicDollzDo you think the music I'm putting out is good? 🤔

[@NocturnalTyphlosion]

@@CraftyMagicDollz sssniperwolf literally doxxed her biggest critic theres reasons people dont wanna go after her

[@KristenZianourry2015]

I agree 😂 jacksfilms and danny gotta colab again

[@gabrxael]

When I was younger, little innocent me thought that in order to be a nightcore KZbinr, you had to be able to draw really good anime-style drawings, because I couldn’t fathom the concept that those KZbinrs were stealing artwork and using it as their song backgrounds without credit. If only people were so thoughtful.

[@miicharacter]

lmaoo i used to think that speedpaint videos were the artists actually drawing that fast

[@raccooninthatoven]

@@miicharacter THANK GOD IT WASNT JUST ME…

[@VeryEpicStrawberryNani]

@@gabrxael I learned early! :D

[@ona512]

lol that totally makes sense for a kid to think. always told not to steal, then watch as people steal...it can confuse you!

[@circa134]

i mean some people pay to commision backgrounds

[@jdweiser]

Children’s content always feels so… off. Even before AI was a thing.

[@YouTubeaccoubr]

Might be the only area where network tv actually beats streaming/KZbin content

[@chiefofthesky]

i realized that somehow with children’s content, the emotional emptiness is more evident than with any other genre. it’s significantly easier to tell when media for kids was made with love and care and passion, and when it wasn’t. i’d be interested to know if anyone has explored why it’s such a stark difference.

[@froaggy]

A lot of children’s content is low quality fetish slop, it’s really gross

[@beansandboarsontherun5762]

@@chiefofthesky My theory; It's really easy to make something that you can call "Kid's content" in all forms of media. Kids aren't often very critical about things, certainly not to the degree adults are, nor are they very aware of what makes something quality, or what makes something lack quality. They also don't have as much of a frame of reference as older people who have seen more things and can therefore distinguish better what is good and what is not. It's also just a fact that even high quality kids content is very simple. While many kids are definitely more capable than adults give them credit for, it is also true that keeping things simple, especially the younger they are, just makes things a lot less frustrating for everyone involved. Like when I was a kid, I enjoyed the Jungle Book (the animated movie). I also loved to read, so I tried to read the ACTUAL Jungle Book. It was infuriating to me, it was way more complicated than I felt it needed to be. Look at children's books, you know. Even the ones we look back on fondly... I mean, really, anyone could have written most of them. Simple language, short sentences, silly premises. It's REALLY easy to entertain kids, especially younger ones. Shitty people recognize this and use it to their benefit. You COULD make a very high quality show with in depth writing, important lessons, fun and educational content, etc. Or... you could make some crude 3d models of generic but friendly looking characters, play a funny jingle over it and tell some fart jokes, and booom-you have now grabbed the attention of hundreds of children. Sure, they're not gaining anything of value... but the funny voices are all they need to keep watching the screen, putting money into your pocket. And nowadays with kids being allowed to run rampant on the internet without supervision, there's often times no adult standing next to them to say "Hey, this content is mindless or even downright inappropriate!" and point them in a better direction while doing something active against (like reporting) said inappropriate content, so it's really easy to get that stuff in front of kids and just.. keep it there.

[@mylesmendoza69]

At least PBS, Nick Jr, and Disney actually used the work of artists instead of using a shitty content blending machine

[@Sim_XD]

Real talk homie, I'm 15yr+ your senior. I check your content because you're the most based millenial on this joint. Grew up 2 gens b4 you but i still get your outlook on this dystopia they are force feeding us. Liked subscribed and will keep an eye, ❤️ from 🇦🇺

[@tristonmorgan1662]

Greg that’s my comment on the Brent Rivera copy video. When I saw my humble name was literally part of Danny’s video I knew my life had changed forever. I am famous now. I will be starting a podcast and using this to launch my content career. Thank you Danny ❤

[@SaharshDevaraj]

lesgooo man

[@The-S-H3lf-Eater]

SooS hooh lil gog?

[@roberthernandez3902]

Merch store

[@odetothechaos]

godspeed, brother

[@ellicel]

You can start by copying Danny's videos 😂😂😂😂

[@mythcat1273]

I hate how that guy called stealing content "starting his shift". Like I don't care how much effort you put into videos, calling it a "shift" seems really weird. You could do that at literally any point in the day, it's not like you have to clock in at a specific time. I'm not gonna say "aw man I gotta go to school" and then log onto Canvas y'know

[@picpoc4415]

it feels rlly weird. like he's trying use the language that people who do actual shift work to add legitimacy to his "job"

[@mythcat1273]

@@picpoc4415 exactly

[@restlessCrustacean]

"starting my shift 😒" (my "shift" is just me printing $100 bills on my printer at home)

[@themrmoustacheman]

Aside from this situation of stealing content, a creator who spends time creating original content for income *is* working. I personally disagree with the idea that simply because it is not a traditional 9-5 'shift', there is a lack of "legitimate work" being done. This *is* work (again, aside from this situation of stealing content).

[@mythcat1273]

@themrmoustacheman oh I know, it's definitely still work(if you're not stealing lol). I'm just talking from an etymological perspective. If you can do it at any time and you don't have to work for a specific length, don't call it a shift

[@mimikyuee]

17:38 danny’s moist critical impression was spot on 😭😭

[@Sims4daddyo]

Istg, it was fantastic lol

[@mimisezlol]

It was actually a little scary

[@sunnydfangirl]

I'm like hey what's up hello

[@2edge2fury99]

@@sunnydfangirlI was hoping someone was gonna say it lmao

[@stupidfuckingworm]

i had headphones in and had to do a double take

[@Autumnly24]

In regards to the personality copying/algorithm discussion, the frustrating thing I've noticed about getting started on KZbin is that yes, those trends DO matter. Its frustrating as a smaller creator, because it feels like you're forced to make the same videos as everyone else. I like to make Minecraft content (All my old content is currently unlisted) and it genuinely feels like you can't get anywhere if you don't make the same 100 Days slop or whatever else every other content creator on the platform is putting out. I fear the algorithm is the death of creativity.

[@dewdrop5552]

I admire how Danny's going off on Tik Tokers stealing (their own) content, and then he pulls the ultimate boss move and steals his own content from his second channel

[@lilyflower50099]

i thought i was experiencing some crazy deja vu

[@sk1ttlz904]

Thank you I was so confused by the very vague memory in the back of my mind

[@starrr365]

​@BreeMelody he does say it was on his second channel 😭

[@minjoolee_]

oh my GOD i swear i was like i have definitely heard nearly word for word same commentary in the past but couldn't figure out who or when edit: clearly i wasn't paying attention bc he literally says it's a repeat from 2 danny 🙄

[@starlight_thesilly]

what part of the video?

[@Gwynhyvr]

it's disturbing (but not surprising) that Brent will steal content until he's blue in the face but if sees anyone do anything _remotely_ similar he'll get borderline violently confrontational.

[@ananyagyawali2345]

ikr

[@CatherineMcGhee]

Same concept as the cheater in a relationship being the accusatory and controlling one because they think you’ll act the same way they do

[@zigzagintrusion]

Where did he get confrontational? I didn’t see that in the video

[@Atlasintokyo]

@@zigzagintrusionit's just how he's been before on camera ppl have confronted him in person and he's called the cops

[@Gwynhyvr]

@@zigzagintrusion wasn't in this video, to be fair. i can't remember the _exact_ video, but i remember it being a longer one all about his career, history, and so on. he has a track record of lashing out against smaller creators.

[@cam6963]

the way that he called it “his shift” had me TWEAKINNN

[@aaaoooosoveryeepy]

his shift was the equivalent of me making edits of my Undertale OCs in middle school EXCEPT I ACTUALLY MADE THE CONTENT I SHOWED AAA

[@UntoldPixel]

"shift" sir, go get a job at Walmart rn💀

[@ineedabadbleep1557]

me clocking in at the ripe age of 9 to make gacha videos every week

[@jadeschiller4195]

it’s like when my friend had to babysit and she said “my shift” in reference to that😭

[@SnoopyReads]

the guy is making more money than you, so...

[@wesleyrumbelow5251]

KAMLA HARRIS USING YOUR SONG WAS NOT ON MY 2024 BINGO CARD BUT HERE WE ARE!!!

[@madankool]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS OMG

[@liligirl9012]

WHERE??

[@ride-playerbb2818]

HUH?!

[@shuddeye-]

Plot twist: brent uploads a video next week titled "The king copycats of KZbin" and is word for word of this one

[@ScoopMeisterGeneral]

I can't wait for the section where Brent spends a week copying his own videos.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

I love Danny being upset about youtubers copying each other that they even copy personality and content when he's one of several white male american youtubers who sound the same and make the same videos.

[@bastian3461]

all the way to the "brent, if youre listening to this" part

[@cupvd]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfrommebut danny isn’t going around copying other people’s videos..? is he not allowed to complain about people copying just bc he’s popular?

[@crow3467]

he starts talking about illuminaughtii instead of himself

[@dangerousmoth]

As someone with OCD, it makes me so irritated that Brent copied Rhett and Link’s music and video. They made that video because Rhett’s wife has OCD. Sure, it’s a stereotypical representation, but it’s well done and they did it because of the lived experience of someone close to them. Brent blatantly copying it for clout destroys any kind of real meaning behind the song and commodifies OCD for profit.

[@lavenderstarzzz]

rhett and link were making fun of people who say "i'm so ocd!!" because their pencils arent in colour order or something dumb like that, people who dont actually have ocd, basically. but ye, i agree

[@wolfwriterRodger]

I just went to watch both videos, having never seen either of them. I have OCD too, which doesn't always present as a feeling that things are out of place, but it can. It doesn't bother me that much when people make OCD-related jokes; I don't really like it either, but there are many, much worse things to make jokes about. Rhett & Link's video did at first come across a little weird, considering the only joke seemed to be "a guy with OCD is upset" - at least until the punchline at the end, where it turns out that Link actually enjoyed fixing everything, which I thought was cute. Brent's video I wouldn't have clocked was even about OCD until he said "it's just my OCD." Most of the things that were bothering him in that video seemed like things that would bother a lot of people. I guess he's just so used to copying everything that he had to copy that too lol

[@TheOceanBearer]

Every man named Brent I have ever known or known of (even as fictional characters) have always been worthless pieces of shit.

[@aanya3248]

thats weird. its super stereotypical and having OCD doesn't let you speak for everyone else with OCD either- clearly other OCDers feel like me

[@peacelovetv95]

I also have OCD and am a big fan of Rhett and Link (their GMM ep on OCD was what introduced them to me, actually). I still don’t love the music video; it’s a play on the unhelpful “I’m so OCD” joke, and just because Rhett’s wife has OCD and they asked her about it before posting doesn’t really make that different. But I do appreciate that they took the time to not only put that disclaimer in their description but also a GMM ep discussing what OCD is and isn’t following the release of the music video.

[@emmasmyspace]

Thank you Danny I was getting tired of watching your old videos

[@i4fg]

hi

[@toby-j4o]

real

[@Vamp1re_kitty]

EMMMA????

[@I_Like_Ike53]

What the deuces? Whatever is emmasmyspace doing at this location

[@suitedpanda3108]

There’s only so many Danny videos u can watch until u get bored. I don’t know what that number is but I’m not even close to it

[@maddiestrong753]

okay my argument for AI is that if no one was bothered to create this thing (either a song, an essay, or a painting, etc.) then why should I be bothered to interact with it. Like if you couldn't take the time and energy needed to actually do it, then why should I be obligated to give you my time and energy to appreciate it

[@TheHatwolf]

I love how she thought "Now let's do the actual effort to make the song by playing an instrument and singing" was a good joke, and not highlighting how little they actually do in the creative process. Specifically: None of it.

[@cassiebethgriffith]

For real, it made me so sad when she derailed! 😭

[@Chyernika-ii3hd]

The fact it’s a video for small KIDS who often get a good amount of their development from the content they consume *that has 0 effort* is genuinely sad.

[@AlexPastGrey]

She's so out of touch it fucking hurts

[@carolinemerciermusic]

Plus she doesn't know what a metaphor is.

[@Mortimer_RS]

Really some people are so quick to call content creators and creatives in general "parasites" but look away when NFT bros, Crypto shills and AI chuds make gross amounts of money by doing the most absolute definition of nothing.

[@tracewaldram]

If I was a big content creator and Danny made a 40 minute video about my misdeeds and then appealed to me directly at the end, I think I would cry.

[@LyraKat_]

Fair:'D

[@Male_MUTO]

...

[@somedudeok1451]

Nah, if you were that type of person you'd just ignore it without feeling even the slightest bit of discomfort or you'd see it as a weird kind of recognition.

[@Winchumbo]

Jason Derulo reposted one of my shorts with his "reaction" too 😮‍💨 (without permission)

[@Ansemguy]

And yet, your name is still chumbo.

[@sharkguy5000]

Which one?

[@dtatge1]

​@sharkguy5000 there's only one jason derulo

[@NHC2000]

Jason ShitRulo is his correct name

[@dtatge1]

@@NHC2000 i stand corrected

[@BroughtToLifePictures]

THANK YOU DANNY!!! For making this video - this isn’t talked about enough and REAL creators really need to start taking a stand against thieves and POS that do all this crap. ❤

[@foxhitsdrums]

I hated the AI tutorial lady joking about paying musicians and choirs to make the kid’s song, like yeah how old fashioned it is to pay real musicians for their craft 😐 we don’t make enough money as it is bruh wtf

[@Meltedbeeartz]

REALLL her whole demeanor pissed me off so much

[@SKIXETTohamadali]

u shouldnt make money from it as it is, its an art not a job and u shouldnt be making even minimum wage because it isnt as difficult as an actual job.

[@cornbone]

literally that joke was so tasteless and uncharismatic. she really thinks actually being passionate about something, having integrity and putting effort into what you make is a joke. such a deeply unpleasant person

[@boonskicks]

@@SKIXETTohamadali Art takes years of learning, practice and work. Being an artist is a job and should be treated like one.

[@SKIXETTohamadali]

@@cornbone wasn't a joke, i'm a musician who has played live and made music on the side, sure it's impressive but doesn't deserve any type of compensation outside of live gigs and merch sales. it inst as difficult as a 9-5. This is pretty similar to the "Streaming is harder than your 9-5". Also if you're doing it for the art and not the money u shouldn't expect anything in return for releasing music. Artists aren't getting low pay, they are getting exactly the pay they deserve.

[@kaitlynnelson2139]

Honestly love that even in a challenge where Danny was intentionally, as a criticism, stealing content beat for beat he STILL was using his own sense of humor and creative flare. It’s like he can’t help but be genuinely creative and I think that speaks volumes about him as a creator

[@cyanified]

unrelated but i do NOT like the new blue comments on youtube, for example on your comment it tagged "beat for beat" anyways doodoo gonzalez

[@megapiglatin2574]

I was thinking the very same! 😊

[@Dreamheart101]

​@@cyanified It did what now? Oh no. When will I be hit with this? Why did you tell me this was coming?!

[@catelynh1020]

On the same unrelated topic, i also have the blue highlight with the little magnifiying glass on various comments. I have resolutely not clicked it, but it seems like it's trying to find things that are searchable like certain phrases or more complex words or full names (like for an actor or politician), so i feel like it's a search feature if you're too lazy to copy the text into google and see what it returns. I do not like it, and thankfully it goes away when i view the replies of the comment. I once saw one highlight the words "brain rot". This started like 2 days ago for me

[@mrcy9307]

I think this is one of the reasons why Danny's "stolen" tiktoks were more successful. Even if he stole the content (for the challenge), it's funny because he knows how to actually make it work and be funnier.

[@borgyborg9399]

32:25 really should have called this “I survived stealing brent rivera’s content for a week” if you’re serious about this whole youtube thing

[@svenbtb]

Can't believe he didn't use the beast font too smh this video will never go viral

[@spidertoes28]

And no ai script??? How will the video be good?

[@hannahmeyerhoeffer4157]

“Working hard to make the world a different place” is an incredible statement…I’m gonna steal it.

[@leafsfromthevine]

everyone suspected the tiktoks to be a part of the video but i never suspected the second channel video to be a part of the video. literally danny always gets us when we least expect it.

[@svenbtb]

lol right? I don't use tik tok but when I saw that I was like "Wait a second I watched that video! I thought that thumbnail looked too clickbaity"

[@calliebuni]

Yeah that's a great video I did NOT realize it had anything to do with it before watching this video but props to you, Danny

[@therisingphoenix3513]

I low-key felt a little betrayed that I was tricked so easily 😔

[@Loloany]

Same! I really liked the video

[@Leoprosy82]

I knew something was off in that video but i couldnt tell what lmao im glad it was a prank on us again

[@cherylbednar5550]

2 wrongs don't make a right...but 3 lefts do.

[@xmanmemes3208]

Aw man Sun Tzu would love this.

[@theverycringenogoodname8453]

Imma go beat my dead high horse

[@BigBoyCarp]

@@xmanmemes3208 I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD SAY THIS

[@hanifarroisimukhlis5989]

Depends on how much is the angle duh.

[@El-IsLate]

​@@xmanmemes3208AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD SAY THIS AUAHHSHSSJHSHSFKAGAOABUSGSKSGKSTSKSHISGSHSJHSGSG

[@rug7826]

danny... where are you? an empty concrete room with a folding chair, laptop, microphone, and 5 little nutcracker men. blink twice if you need help, blink once if you're just having a playdate

[@Ground_Zero_Edits]

LMAO THE PLAYDATE

[@giustinator]

Nah he’s just Sheldon cooper

[@jonnnnniej]

Now I wanna see what you mean, but he's still in Charlie's room :')

[@Jaykay-Studio]

😃😆😃😆

[@rachieno]

I am now truely Greg ❤ Been watching for months with my husband, but hadn’t actually joined officially. Much love!

[@austinoutofcontext1784]

Welcome :)

[@Icecreamqueenthe15th]

"brent is truly working hard to make the world a different place" is the best polite roast ive heard

[@firstnamelastname7708]

That had me in stitches. It was so subtle. The delivery so smooth and straight-faced.

[@Ilyeclips]

DANNY ACTING LIKE HE DIDNT COPY OTHER DADS BY HAVING A SON Thx for all the likes ❤️❤️❤️

[@jeridon6081]

Nah he's just following the Procreation trend, people have been doing it for like... 300,000 years? Its pretty new IG so I dont blame you for missing it

[@pedromichelini7364]

How is this the way i find out danny has a son ☠️

[@harly_]

​@@pedromichelini7364 his kids like almost a year old i think you're pretty late help

[@kulfigobbler]

​@@harly_ pretty sure his son is already 1 lmao

[@gspchelseafc2018]

I lost brain cells

[@adyingstar]

"did you get me a straw?" "yeah here * pulls out a gun *" made me laugh so hard i choked on my dinner 😭 you're just so naturally funny dude i can't

[@austins.2495]

I guess

[@dsamuel2116]

@@austins.2495I guess?? 😭😭

[@Sammy38]

​@@dsamuel2116Check the comments he makes LMAO

[@zeikjt]

You laughed so hard that you stopped a vehicle from rolling away?

[@pizzaziuminfinionite134]

YOU DID WHAT ON YOUR DINNER

[@sunnydraws2513]

Jokes aside, that message at the end is really great for any aspiring creator. Do this because you like doing it, not because you think it'll make you rich. If you make bank doing it, then cool, you can make it a career, but it should be something you feel fulfilled doing.

[@memstoraty]

The funniest part is that Gordon Ramsay is most definitely NOT FaceTiming Brent at 26:35. Brent is using an iPhone without a home button but the video is cropped to 16:9 and has black bars. FaceTime doesn't crop when you hold it in portrait, meaning that Brent either paid him for a Cameo which would be very funny and rather sad, or they arranged for him to send a prerecorded video. Either way he's a liar AND a thief.

[@austins.2495]

Good job, Sherlock

[@gonadalsynchronicity420]

omg its totally a cameo that’s so funny

[@fzkdlin]

i wish danny actually posted the last tiktok especially the "did u get me a straw" one bc i actually laughed out loud on that one

[@Chanta2424]

Yeah it's just funnier when he does it

[@wingless9528]

Same

[@harutolee6812]

Fr

[@rivercat26]

The flip off one isn't shocking. I guess they're going for humor via relatability, which is hit or miss. The prop gun is a diversion of expectations and therefore funny

[@Coller_2G]

​@@Chanta2424Do you think the music I'm putting out is good? 🤔

[@penelopecelata1921]

babe wake up, Danny has an ethical mental breakdown in his new video

[@Simplyshreenaizhere]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Fr Fr

[@IStaySocial]

Danny I gotta say, I never thought I’d see you as a youtuber after seeing you on vine all those years ago. I can now say I’m proud to see you kept at it man. This is clean, respectable work. Take care man.

[@Airbear237]

The slow progression of Danny starting to not care when people notice what he is up to just shows how much he has done this 😅

[@nosh_]

I think it's more the goal of this video. Like it's not a problem if people noticed if he copied

[@CompSomAnichi]

I think it’s more the goal of this video. Like it’s not a problem if people noticed if he copied

[@Airbear237]

@@nosh_K.

[@iate52wheelsofcheese]

Seeing Danny speak in brain rot physically pained me. I am now in long-term care in the emergency room. Well done, Danny.

[@onimoney]

It pained him too 😂

[@bloobiest]

"Show me an asian baby.... MAKE IT EAT RICE!" has me questioning reality

[@juliak5730]

omg i didn’t even realize the second channel video was for a bit, it was genuinely entertaining

[@supposedlymel]

"start my shift" is something i'll do in two hours at my waitressing job, where i'll be on my feet for multiple hours and dealing with some of the rudest people imaginable. "start my shift" and its just going on tiktok at 11am and stealing videos from there is infuriating

[@abluefishh8402]

Yeah that makes him sound so Insufferable

[@troyarrington5492]

“yOurE jUst A haTeR” lmao

[@r_t_m]

Got reminded of the "streaming is harder than your 9 to 5" guy

[@iterativegrowth]

It doesn’t even make sense - “shift” implies that others are working w him to cover extended time slots, no?

[@abluefishh8402]

@@iterativegrowth yeah you're right

[@bondfool]

I love/hate how videos like this teach me about a huge, massively popular part of KZbin that I never ever encounter.

[@deeplyjuniper]

this

[@RisingJay]

as is the way of the world lol

[@n8programs733]

I love how Danny's videos are going from like... smaller commentary/callout videos to really in-depth documentaries, while still maintaining the same style.

[@KatDTI]

honestly, I dont know if im the biggest fan of it. I do miss the old stuff if im being honest this feels a bit too produced and just overall has a different vibe than what im used to 🤕

[@n8programs733]

@@KatDTI idk for me it feels like the content is maturing a little

[@Jordan_Starr]

He's been hanging out with eddy burback too often 😆 I love it though

[@mollygrace3068]

I think you’re thinking of Drew again.

[@irishjournalgaming]

And then he puts the smaller commentary ones on his second channel. And I watch all of them.

[@MichellaneousMe]

the fun level: segments are sending me 💀

[@ravenclawesome9093]

What weirds me out abt so many of these kinds of youtubers and tiktokers is how open they are abt their scummy tactics, as if they think their actions are admirable solely by virtue of making money

[@asher6327]

you talk fancy

[@dahliabarnds6310]

​@@asher6327 I think you mean, "You speak in a fanciful tongue"?

[@asher6327]

@@dahliabarnds6310 waow

[@drooooop]

Bring back shame and humility

[@Sile-na-gcioch]

"they think their actions are admirable solely by virtue of making money" is such a banger line. 10/10 would plagiarize

[@juliden4409]

Thank you for posting, Father Gonzalez

[@Sosuper_silly]

Dan.

[@MegaMonkeVr]

@@Sosuper_sillyDaniel

[@Igrewup23]

Still watching?

[@lilliansimonesebastian264]

Is Danny a priest now?

[@gmdFrame]

​@@MegaMonkeVrdananiel

[@Beppojoe]

“A second taste of Brent’s medicine” had me dying

[@punctuationstation]

Hi Beppo! Looking forward to your next video! also if you see this comment pls make an aflredo clone i miss him

[@nosh_]

Y

[@JamesCharIes]

can i grab your teeth? :)

[@icarus4302]

It makes me so sad how Gen. Z and some Millennials can immediately recognize a video based on how bad it is. I hate that I can know look at something and immediately recognize "Oh that's rage bait, A.I., or brainrot." It's invaded every part of life. I always check on my baby brother and sister when they're watching cartoons because I have to switch away from brainrot or bad lessons. I have to gently explain to my Mom that the images she's seeing is A.I. NOT a real house being sold for a suspiciously low amount. Or having to talk my younger sister down from a panic attack because she saw a ragebait video out of nowhere. It disgusts me that laws are so behind in the digital world to the point the Internet is just a wasteland.

[@SenseiSeth]

10% of me wants to just remake this video word for word

[@Kipも]

do it

[@dahliabarnds6310]

Do it.

[@constanterratic4252]

but cropped

[@annaj5327]

It would be funny tho

[@iamfabulousfaaab]

Just call it "The Copycat King of KZbin" and that way Danny won't notice 🤭

[@haleyc.3530]

How come when you say you’re going to pursue a career in the arts people discourage you and act like it’s not possible to support yourself from that but as soon as you use ai, content theft, or scammy tactics to make extremely subpar art suddenly they act like it’s extremely lucrative and you’re a business genius

[@galaxyocicat5660]

Because soulless capitalists hate genuine art and expression

[@violetbitch9492]

because you making art takes months for 1 piece that might not sell, these guy generate 500 crappy pictures in a day and something is bound to stick

[@greenbeans2424]

When someone tells me they use ai i immediately jump to assuming they are just a stupid person.

[@dogbot55]

Its because the ai content thief scammer can do all of that in their free time while the artist has to devote time and effort to a craft to be successful in persuing it as a career.

[@haleyc.3530]

@@dogbot55 yeah but like let’s say you can make 30 ai drawings in the same time it takes a real artist to make one good real drawing, people don’t like ai art as much so the engagement you’ll get for 30 crappy ai arts is likely less than the engagement you’d get from one good real art so you might as well spend your time making art normally. Plus ai art is of dubious legality and therefore not a good thing to base your career off. It also doesn’t build any skills so you are left with zero transferable skills if it doesn’t work out for you unlike real art which can be applied to many fields. Plus any given person can make it for free just as easily so no one who is pro ai art is likely to pay you for using your ai art rather than just typing some keywords into the ai generator themselves to make something similar for free.

[@MikeCrocker]

A few years ago I made a video that I worked really hard on. For some reason, one particular clip of it (not even a very funny part) went super crazy viral on tiktok, and from there I had friends message me with various links saying "hey is this your video?" It's happened at least 10 times now and every single time they had millions of views and hundreds of thousands likes, and my original video here on KZbin got 10,000 views. I hope they all shit their pants.

[@mollygrace3068]

Yeah, especially if the tik tok doesn’t even link back to the original!

[@marianna-pd5xt]

dude that sucks ass. what video was it? i would love to go give it a like because that’s shitty as hell.

[@SnepperStepTV]

i think tiktokers all do that anyways- why else would they be doing those weird dances?

[@suitcassidy094]

Let's all pray that they shart their knickers.

[@Skiman__]

And tiktok views doesn’t pay well at all, idk why they obsess so much over something so stupid. Probably to demand more money from sponsors who pay their bills? Even shorts on yt revenue is a pittance vs. the same amount of views on a long form video.

[@JiriTetrev]

Time stamps: Intro 0:00. Stealing content 1:22. Kids content 8:49. Stealing personality 17:36. Brent Rivera 24:00

[@mallermart]

The first guy having all that equipment only to just screen record other people's content actually sounds like a joke from a cartoon

[@worblergworbler]

17:37 danny doing a charlie impression is something i never knew i needed until it happened

[@CreativeC13]

Yes😂

[@elektrakokkinou1623]

I JUMPED OUT OF MY SEAT, I DIDNT KNOW I NEEDED THIS CROSSOVER

[@damienbailey7375]

Joel Haver did a video called The Moist Machine and a bunch of KZbinrs are all playing clones of Charlie 😂

[@TordParker2.0]

Yeah lol.

[@zodiAAAHHH]

why was it kinda good 😭

[@WiFiBreloom]

no danny, you misunderstood - those AI videos are FOR "faceless kids"

[@TimeTravelingFetus]

My heart goes out to all the poor children unfortunate enough to come into contact with The Face Stealer.

[@shinyminunthetheatregeek2036]

​@@TimeTravelingFetus This is the plot of miitopia

[@lampylightbulb]

​​@@TimeTravelingFetus fr, truely a terrible situation I hope they get all the help they need to get their faces back. v_v

[@M4ximumCheese]

​@@shinyminunthetheatregeek2036 miitopia mentioned

[@rosieroo538]

Kids with no eyes or ears, so they thankfully don't even have to perceive the videos.

[@cindyvo101]

I love your content so much, Danny! I remember watching you as a kid in middle school and now you're 30 with a kid. Your videos never fail to make me laugh. Have a wonderful rest of the year lol. :D

[@VELI-Productions]

It’s actually crazy you pointed out that font because it made me realize whenever I see it I subconsciously make the decision not to click on it.

[@blokvader8283]

I hate Obelix Pro now lmao

[@MsOopsiDaisy]

As a mum who really checks what the kids are watching, this is scary. Really shows how you need to educate yourself and your kids to identify those trickeries

[@arsonnex-8465]

The craziest part is how oftentimes these “children’s KZbinrs” specifically are WAY more sexual than “adult KZbinrs”. Then the tots videos are just brain rot.

[@spooky-spaghetti]

reminder that sssniperwolf has consistently stolen content for years and got millions of views for it. then she doxxed the person that criticised her. justice for my king @jacksfilms and his incredible wife erin. edit: lol i wrote this comment before danny mentioned jack, just goes to show how much work jack has done to call out content stealers

[@peaches7280]

Another reminder: Sssniperwolf has also done a "grocery shopping with only a dollar challenge" and, while in line, recorded people who were struggling to pay for their groceries and said quote "the people in front of us must be doing this challenge too."

[@alexs.7956]

​@@peaches7280holy shit how do people like that even exist

[@Youllpayforthat]

@@alexs.7956they’ve never been smacked around

[@lovsaphirars7119]

Hasn't she been faking her whole content creator career since the start?

[@OrgaNik_Music]

@@lovsaphirars7119 Yep, it's all a sham

[@fmalover1386]

17:51 was that a penguinz0 impression 😂❤

[@twizzlerX]

exactly who i thought of 😭

[@E.O.Meminations]

The way I immediately said PENGUINZERO?!?

[@kichiiiiiiii]

@@E.O.Meminationsreal ones know him as moist critical 😔🙏

[@littlehappygamers]

"Brent probably has enough money to never need to work again" is true. But the thing with most rich people is that enough is never enough.

[@gregothy9190]

Already being rich and *not* making a passion project is insane to me

[@EmyN]

Plus he probably wants a luxurious life style and obviously that needs upkeep 💰

[@MissDraiha]

​@gregothy9190 I mean if I were rich my 'passion project' would be my personal garden.

[@rando843]

@@MissDraiha Why put it in quotes, that's a passion project lol

[@acat4215]

​@@gregothy9190Brent Riveras passion project is copying other people's content.

[@Kittytries]

How could KZbin keep this away from me for 18 seconds 😔😔😔 Edit: I’m so sorry for everyone who had to wait so much longer than me, KZbin not cool for gatekeeping I get it might be your “girly secret” but us Greg’s have notifications on and we want them to actually work. 😞😞😞

[@Jelly_Pikkle]

21 for me😭😭

[@CapybarasAreGods]

@@Jelly_Pikkle 2 minutes for me😔😔

[@rry.v4mp]

40 for me...

[@04hp]

Ikr I'm so angry 😡😡

[@Funny_book_gorl]

IKR

[@rictuserectus6686]

We're entering the most boring dystopia. "Unalive" censorship, impossibly lazy content theft, and AI generated slop (plus glamorization) is seriously just the lamest direction I couldn't have predicted the internet going in.

[@halfsine]

if i see someone say "unalive" again then i'm unaliving myself

[@zubetp]

@@halfsineit's especially obnoxious in the comment sections of true crime videos. they censor themselves with like, cockney rhyming slang. if you can't say what the criminal in the video does, then maybe you're too young to be watching it

[@ChloeDaVoir]

My personal favourite alternative to "unalive" is "expire"; still somewhat of a euphemism for death, but a lot less goofy-sounding

[@itoaste]

i love when they pretend you can't say "die" or "death" or "suicide". like, you can. i have seen it. they act like third graders whispering "you're such a B" underneath their breath because they don't want the teacher to hear.

[@chadrific]

are there still people out there that don’t understand the unalive euphemisms used a censorship deterrent?

[@finnthenerd]

Its also insane that Brent Rivera tried to copy Rhett and Link's iconic OCD song thinking no one would notice, and the audacity he has to post that song which copied large portions of the original conception of the song is insane. Well, it isn't the song word for word, the bits in the video that Danny pointed out that Brent copied for sure, and the fact he clearly just slightly reworded the original disclaimer that Rhett and Link had shows that he thought he could just loosely copy the concept of the song and then change the lyrics and call it a day without thinking people would notice.

[@hellosturgis]

I’m a new teacher and recently they required everyone to attend a meeting where they told everyone how they should be using AI in the classroom. They showed off that Suno music making site to the entire school district and played this AWFUL song about how teachers have the most important job in the world. As a music producer and music teacher I was just seething in my chair. Then the person who runs the choir with me decided to use it to make a song to sing with the choir. Now all the teachers are using it because they think it’s so cool and it just makes me depressed. I physically cannot describe how shitty and soul-less everything that comes out of that site sounds. None of them understand how angry it makes me as a professional musician to watch them type some words into the computer and watch a horribly written & fully produced song pop out in seconds. Makes my blood boil and now they’ve got the entire school district using it.

[@birch-maitimo]

Wow dude-that’s awful. I just graduated with my degree in music, and although I don’t want to teach, I can’t imagine how terrible it feels to have all your hard work negated like that. It sucks so much that your district is overlooking your profession for the sake of dumb AI trends. Nothing they can ever do will match up to choir music by real people tho, and I’m sure the kids will like what you pick and teach much better, too. I’m sure I’m just preaching to the choir lol, but I empathize with you, and you got this 😊

[@iclynnx]

I feel you. That's the frustration I feel when people generate "art" just because it's cool. I have a passion for drawing, and seeing the soulless mish-mash of stolen artworks boils my blood. Is there _any_ artwork at all that was giving consent to be used to train the AI??

[@Cove_Blue]

Jesus how much did they get paid to do that, I wonder

[@magicivy]

I work at an elementary school as well, and we *just* had a workshop where almost the exact same thing happened. The presenter was basically like, "AI is inevitable and resistance is futile, so here is how to use it in everything you do." The examples he gave was for things like emails to parents and progress reports! Those are both things that need a careful hand and a personalized message! As a writer, it made me actually sick to my stomach to see all the teachers around me ooo-ing and ah-ing over all the functions of the bot our school had partnered with...

[@grealishscalves]

I just started studying teaching, i look to the future less hopeful now 😭

[@Megan62309]

2:41 I love how Danny doesn't have any decorations or furniture except for the nutcrackers and a chair

[@4nd4s]

that's his basement, which he's hinted at maybe one day furnishing it and making a video about it. i'll never forget danny

[@N0M0PH0B1A]

This is his whole house. It is in fact the only furnished room in his home if you exclude the primal slab of wood he sleeps on in his bedroom.

[@Bunny_Bill]

He's a minimalist girliepop

[@beplanking]

​@@4nd4s Lol which video?

[@a_bluerose_a6891]

And a ring light!

[@HeisenbergFam]

1:38 Danny giving a shoutout to unknown KZbinrs like 2 Danny is wholesome

[@sajdak1279]

also you are walter white

[@ZavGhoul]

Waltuh... whatcha cookin betch

[@Heisenberg-qk9nw]

Brother?

[@ZavGhoul]

Why KZbin delete my comment there was nothing wrong with it 😐

[@BeanArmyLeader]

Twe

[@reganreynolds6148]

I appreciate the scene and costume changes that people have been doing (Danny, FunkyFrogBait, etc) to keep long form content engaging bc I want to watch longer videos but my attention span is still recovering from doomscrolling for eons

[@shoestringVA]

The important thing to mention with AI is, not only is their carbon footprint massive, the work they make is ripped straight from other artists on the web with no compensation or even acknowledgment. DO NOT USE AI. It’s not worth it, it will NEVER be worth it.

[@cyanified]

This, plus Ai is just soulless. I'd rather buy a humam drawn atick figure for 10 dollars than to get gifted an Ai Image.

[@Jacob-dk4gt]

Ai will be massive in the future for art. And fantastic art will be made using ai while you moralize about it

[@luftballonzz]

where is the beauty in art when its "creator" didn't care enough to actually make it? sure, ai could make some cool looking shit, but I'd rather something I can connect to on a human level than something churned out by a robot with no emotion nor care put into it.

[@Jacob-dk4gt]

@@luftballonzz I agree but it will have amazing utility in art forms like music or 3d modeling where the tech gets in the way of creativity. Just like any new technology it will have pros and cons in art but I think the top 1% of art will use it to great effect

[@ShrekOgrestone]

​@@Jacob-dk4gt Can you elaborate? I personally won't see myself enjoying the art industry oversaturated with soulless images being passed off as "real art".

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

honestly I love this bc other than drew and danny, like 100% of my youtube stuff is like gaming or educational. I've never heard of any of the people in this video in my LIFE. It's amazing to see the other side

[@svenbtb]

lol ikr? I'm so glad that I literally never see any of this shit on my feed and only am aware of it via danny drew and kurtis lol

[@flakky55]

Same, Danny and drew will be like "So you probably heard this already" and im here with almost 0 social medias and too busy fixating on Thats Not My Neighbor gameplay

[@beansandboarsontherun5762]

@@flakky55 Danny/Drew/Kurtis: I know im late to [topic] Me, 1200 hours into Rimworld and mentally still in August not having any clue wtf is going on: 👁👄👁

[@Skiman__]

There’s a lovely button called “don’t recommend this channel”, doing that a few times once has ensured my feed stays interesting and fun, like the old days of yt when not everyone were there to exploit every last second of your attention and optimising like mr great does like it’s a game

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

i like seeing everyone else's brainrot. I, personally, am playing a mediocre game from 2002 and bingewatching transformers

[@Oceanatornowk]

I’m very much enjoying the trend of KZbinrs I actually like and respect shitting on the ones I’ve always disliked and disrespected. It’s cathartic, even if I’m not holding my breath that anything changes

[@arminism3883]

people who need to convince others that what they are doing is "ethical" definitely have unethical intentions.

[@hannahdavis4256]

The OCD song feels so gross to me. I have OCD and even if I don't like Rhett and Link's song personally cause it's stereotypical, I can at least appreciate it because Rhett's wife has OCD so it's not like it was made in disrespect. And some other OCD havers don't mind it either. But then Brent comes in and just. Fully remakes the song. Because it was popular. And I can't say if he has or doesn't have OCD. But considering his main goal was, you know, taking the song from Rhett and Link, it's feel so gross. Like. It just comes off as extra gross considering OCD already has a reputation of being mocked and seen as "haha silly perfection disorder" online and treated as like "im SO ocd" which just...is so disrespectful and ableist. So for Brent to basically take the song with most like 0 understanding of OCD or even someone with it feels so extra gross to me. Not to mention it's just...straight copied. That is awful. How low do you have to go, Brent? What is your problem? Edit: Even the disclaimer feels hollow coming from Brent. Like he just put it in cause Rhett and Link did. Like it feels just like full on mocking in Brent's. Just check off all the notes to avoid and issue. Edit 2: And thank you repliers for mentioning the stereotypical part of Rhett and Link's song is to poke fun at people that say stuff like that. I did not know that as I have never really cared about Rhett and Link or ever really seen the song. But useful info. I did a bit of looking into what people thought of it before I commented, but just wanted to add this in an edit for people that may not read comment replies. So like. I can respect Rhett and Link's song. And I doubt Brent did any of that much thinking going into it. Just took it without a second thought and put in the disclaimer cause they did it. Absolutely shameless.

[@wirelessly__]

i mean to be fair, rhett and links song is stereotypical because its intention is to poke fun of people who like you said, throw around OCD as some silly unserious jokey mental health term. But i completely agree w everything

[@thechaddingo2677]

god forbid we laugh at ourselves

[@SladeMaybe]

iirc rhett and link’s song is actually intended to poke fun at people who say they have OCD because they like stuff to be clean or orderly, not people who actually have OCD

[@DavidWilliams-xk4eb]

@@thechaddingo2677 me when i dont read the comment im replying to

[@faline6458]

Feels similar, in a way, to how neurodivergent/autism in-jokes poking fun at themselves became more popular and then started being used as straight up insults. When someone is “laughing with you” from a place of camaraderie, it’s just a totally different vibe than someone making a joke because they think it’ll get them attention / it’s trendy, but they’ve taken no time to understand the community or to empathize. They still have all of those biases.

[@cerilious]

Danny. You are a LEGEND for getting banned from TURO.

[@titansaint]

it took me way too long to realize danny in the later part of the video was green screened into moist critical's room.

[@smokee1325]

THAT'S WHO IT WAS! THANK YOU

[@kaxiiillui9164]

Timestamp :3 17:38

[@HYPNOTICPATCHES]

35:13 I was listening to Danny’s video while playing some random ass game, and honestly, I was snapped out of my trance by the sound of Danny speaking in brainrot. Like, I had to do a double take making sure I was hearing things right.

[@chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327]

It’s weird how Brent has evolved backwards. Instead of starting out taking inspiration, to then create a recognizable image and entertainment people specifically would want from him, he was a teen with original content, to a lazy adult😭

[@Bigman-ff6eo]

He started working smarter not harder

[@placeholderdoe]

@@Bigman-ff6eoto quote a comment on this video by @ravenclawesome9093 “they (content creators who openly steal) think their actions are admirable solely by virtue of making money” so yes he is working “smarter” at making money. But it’s still theft, money isn’t the most important thing. Even if it was by stealing ideas he is still stealing views and therefore money from smaller creators.

[@scarlett6143]

im sure tons of his vines were stolen too

[@milloe]

I love that youtubers who have been on the platform for a long time are complaining so much about the amount of stealing, plagiarism, and ai use. Its making every social media platform so soulless and boring and im glad that they are bringing this stuff up.

[@sleeppyy..]

omg yes i've been eating it up !

[@OrgaNik_Music]

How do these copycats even enjoy life when they clearly don't have a single original thought in their brain? It would be fine if they used someone else's idea and then put their own twist on it, but they're not even capable of doing that. When you look into their eyes, you see nothing.

[@mooselove]

I’ve never felt more involved in something than seeing Danny’s weird tiktoks and then seeing the KZbin video explaining his strange new posting 😅