• rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Most of them are pretending that they aren’t corporate. YouTubers are generally trying to keep up the illusion of authenticity, which on YouTube usually includes pretending that you’re on your own.

    • Darren@sopuli.xyz
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      3 days ago

      I mean, the vast, vast majority of entertainment media is an act. Do you watch Top Gear and assume that everything they did happened organically?

        • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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          Its the same reason I hate “reality shows”. Give me reality or give me fiction. Dont try pretending its real when its not