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[–] [email protected] 113 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I dunno, I liked seeing HBomberGuy absolutely ruin James Somerton over plagiarism.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Helps that HBomberGuy hasn't posted endless rounds of response videos. That's how you milk the drama for views.

Conversely, I'm getting a little tired of Karl Jobst mostly becoming a drama channel against fraudsters like Billy Mitchell or the Open Hand Charity. Those guys do deserve it, but it's sucking oxygen away from Jobst's usual commentary on speed running techniques. He's also working outside his specialty--these are American cases, and he's a lawyer under Australian law--and not all his claims carry weight.

[–] pancakes 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I haven't watched his videos in a while but isn't he being sued by Billy Mitchell? I assumed his videos were more out of spite than actually chasing drama.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

He was sued by Billy, yes, but the charity case is unrelated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much for this post, I thought I was the only one. The quality of his content has really gone down as a result of him fixating on the drama. I thought his deep dive into rating retro games was good, but he is becoming full of himself. Needs to step back and reevaluate what the channel used to be about. But I'm guessing the drama makes him more money. He wouldn't be the first youtuber to "go bad" because of the algorithm.

[–] starman2112 6 points 1 year ago

YouTube recommended me a Jobst video the other day, and I thought "I've already seen his Billy Mitchell video, haven't I?" And I had. What I hadn't seen were the fifteen other videos he's made about him. As I write this comment, his latest video about Billy Mitchell was uploaded 17 hours ago.

[–] Elderos 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think he's a lawyer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I could have sworn he said he had a legal degree in his home country of Australia, but I can't find any evidence of it now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No, he’s not

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Doesn't help the fact that his (Karl Jobst) latest video is of course AGAIN about Billy Mitchell: "I Just Exposed Billy Mitchell's DUMBEST LIE EVER!" I think I'm starting to see a bit of a patern here...

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

MoistCritikal pumps out a 12 minute video of him sitting in a chair going, “The recent YouTube drama with xXxBlorpkin and Tglof has gone too far” and generates millions of views.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

I’m probably just jealous I can’t upload a stream of consciousness down a camera and call it day while making hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Where did I go wrong in life?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's because it's Charlie, he's entertaining enough he could commentate paint drying and it'd be the best video I've seen all day lol

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I usually don't either, but when a YouTuber threatens the life of another YouTuber (in this case SSSniperwolf doxxing Jacksfilms), that's something that really makes me mad.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Jocat as well. Poor guy got bullied off the internet.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

And then there's Illumigaughtii who straight up financially abused several people and stole their belongings.

Like most of the recent "Drama" has been some pretty serious shit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

wait, what?

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering how lucrative drama content is, to the point where people orchestrate drama, I guess a lot of people care.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s basically a set of IRL crossover episodes. I’m assuming in at least some cases it’s manufactured for the views.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Jugglefruit and Krombusnombus aren’t actually mortal enemies because one said the others breath smelt like cat food and my attention is just being used for ad revenue that’s split between the two?!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Absolutely disagree. I didn’t know who Linus Tech Tips were till ’23 and then I was like 🎥🍿

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I found out who ProJared was on May 9th, 2019.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Isn't the current big drama someone literally doxxing another Youtuber and sending threats to their family alongside nasty parcels+visits?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you're talking about SSSniperWolf and JacksFilms. It's particularly interesting because it's not just two people arguing. SSSniperWolf very clearly violated YouTube TOS as well as possibly California law. YouTube's response essentially protected her because she's YouTube royalty, pulling in 1 million+ views on all her videos, which are all her "reacting" to tiktok videos.

It's beyond "drama". It's a giant tech/media company playing favourites with creators who break not only TOS, but copyright law, and US law. It shows they'll look the other way over any infraction so long as you make them enough money.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly. Calling it "Drama" is an understatement. Though I was also partially referencing Illumigaughtii who is known for abusing her employees and actually fucking other people over financially

People love to dismiss Youtuber serious controversies as "Petty drama" but then usually it's stuff like SSSW and Illumigaughtii which is very much serious shit.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thank you for saying it! I thought it was just me lol

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it wouldn't annoy me so much if I knew who any of them were. Seeing something about Globglopr having beef with Cronchstan just makes me think I've had a stroke.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

For other possible curious readers, the individuals that are being reference don't exist. I had to check just for the fun of it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You aren't alone, my brother.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Usually, yeah. But when Coffeezilla's involved, I'm here for it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The last video I saw related to coffeezilla was about some crypto scammer.

I didn’t really think that was drama, more just like an exposé.

If he is involved in a fight with blippyblop the commentator though over calling his mum a hoe, no thanks.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I'd probably care if I knew who most of the top youtubers are but that is not my case.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh sometimes I get surprised about who gets in drama (especially childhood YouTubers), but even then I just don't want to know what they did.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love it when people go out of their way to insist they don't care about something. "I don't care about politics" is the absolute gold standard, but this is pretty good too.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same as people who disagree on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I disagree vehemently with your take on this.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I disagree with your disagreement.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not only do I disagree with both of you, but I don't even care enough to make a meme about it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I can not believe that you really disagree with both of us, insert ad hominem attack.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

CEO drama or higher.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

People clearly do care, that's why they manufacture drama. It helps drive engagement and views.

Of course, it's hard not to look down on people who develop parasocial relationships with youtube personalities.

But some people are very lonely. So if anything we should be critical of the youtuber who knowingly cultivate unhealthy fanbases and profit off their misery.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don’t look down on them per se.

Id just appreciate if they could keep their interests within the bubble of those respective communities.

I.e. not invoking the spippycoo drama in comparison to actual news.

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