by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 08/23/2017 at 23:46
by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 08/23/2017 at 23:46
Tags: Youtube
STARS: 7
Guys, trust me, I understand how important it is to build your brands and what a shortcut to a gold mine car ownership is for building your online brand and networking. That said, maybe we are getting to a point where we need to show how much we can enjoy what we have rather than how many stunts we can pull off with Youtube revenue in order to appease our frenzied audiences.
Remember that your life and happiness outside the lens is worth more than the clicks. I dont want to see people get depressed and harm themselves trying to keep up with what they’re seeing in their feeds daily.
New cars every 90 days, new mods every Tuesday, six cuts of the same “review” of your “friend’s” whatever-gets-a-click every other day, all the soap opera video titles and thumbnails, and rambling in order to hit that ten or twenty minute video length are all going to ruin cars for you and ruin someone’s financial life eventually.
There’s a difference between being an Entertainer and being the entertainment. One has the audience coming to see you, the other has the audience coming to see what you will do for them. You can leave a legacy or you can leave a hashtag. Be in control of your channels and your lives.
Also, buying a second new version of the same new car you own is weird. Ya’ll are doing stuff that even rappers dont do except in the case of owning a black X6 and a white X6. Oh, and get married already!
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
08/23/2017 at 23:53, STARS: 1
One of my life goals is to have a large collection of relatively regular BMWs. I’m not sure what I find appealing about the idea, but I like it. It speaks to me.
Gib Titanium Silver LCI E39 530i on Style 82 wheels pls.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/23/2017 at 23:53, STARS: 4
As the father of a girl who marvels at the lives of narcissistic youtubers, I approve this message.
"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
08/23/2017 at 23:59, STARS: 8
I’m a big proponent of “do what makes you happy,” but this whole phenomenon seems more showy-offy than truly fulfilling and satisfying. Care less what others think of your toys. It will only wear you down and consume you with nonsense thoughts and sadness. Just go enjoy them. Drive fast. Rip sweet burnouts. Do the good car things, if it pleases you. Or don’t. If polishing it up good is more your shtick, neato. But I’m not gonna think you’re any cooler if you’re bragging about what you bought all the time.
Then again, my favorite car YouTubes are the ones where people make stuff, break stuff, or get really amusingly weird.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
08/24/2017 at 00:20, STARS: 1
Hey now! I’d totally buy another smart 453! Manual and convertible, of course.
"6691 zapS" (6691-zaps)
08/24/2017 at 00:58, STARS: 3
You can drive two Smarts at once? I mean I know they are little ,but not that little.
"ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy" (ktfright)
08/24/2017 at 02:24, STARS: 1
Don’t worry, “Youtube Adpocalypse pt.2" is upon us, and that’s going to humble every YouTuber on the platform. Believe me, I used to work for a YouTube network (an was laid off due to the first Adpocalypse.)
"Elumerere" (elumerere)
08/24/2017 at 02:56, STARS: 1
Or RCR. Always fantastic. Jealous, Schrader?
"jimz" (jimz)
08/24/2017 at 07:12, STARS: 1
we’ve built a society where how much attention you can get determines your worth as a person. So every wannabe with a camera and a YouTube account thinks he’s a goddamned celebrity. and then we stick digital pacifiers like iPads in our kids hands then wonder why they say they want to be “YouTubers” when they grow up.
I for one am glad I don’t have kids in this day and age. if there’s one thing I wouldn’t do if I had any is give them smartphones, and I wouldn’t want to put up with the incessant whining about it.
"random001" (random001)
08/24/2017 at 07:16, STARS: 0
I’m kind of glad I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t watch much youtubes. RCR, Last week tonight, the occasional music vid or cyanide and happiness....
"random001" (random001)
08/24/2017 at 07:16, STARS: 0
Preach!
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
08/24/2017 at 08:14, STARS: 0
Ahem
Salomondrin are you listening
"TomServo (Resides on the Satellite of Love)" (mk7silkblue)
08/24/2017 at 08:52, STARS: 0
I think RCR falls in the “really amusingly weird” category. I like Demuro too, because he isn’t showy, and isn’t click-bait-y, If he’s reviewing a BMW M5, he says he’s reviewing an M5, and he’s about to surpass that dick vehicle virgins dude in subscribers. There are a lot of people in the auto realm that I just don’t watch or read, but there are only 2 that I truly can’t stand. Parker from Vehicle Virgins, and Alex Roy. One is arrogant and a moron, the other is arrogant and a dick because he “constructively” endangered millions driving at full warp speed in an M5 to break a pointless record, and is now an arrogant dick about everything, including driverless cars. As far as auto Youtubers, I only watch the Smoking Tire, Doug Demuro, and Nick Murray. Nick spends his own money on cars and stuff that he likes, and doesn’t do ads because he makes good money In his day job and doesn’t need to.
"marshknute" (marshknute)
08/24/2017 at 09:08, STARS: 0
Counterpoint: I won’t watch channels that feature the same old car for years.
A shitty POV video of a Centenario is more interesting than a quality how-to video on an old 5-Series.