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brb waiting for my conservative Catholic mom to watch that scene in Bridgerton’s S3 finale

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Just finished watching the new Watcher update video.

While I wish the plan they’d outlined in the video (releasing stuff on YouTube a month after the initial release on Watcher TV) had been the plan all along, I at least appreciate their willingness to compromise and take the audience feedback seriously when they screwed up royally.

I also appreciate them acknowledging the tactless nature of the “everyone can afford it” comment — $6 might not seem like a lot of money to them as successful business owners in a high cost of living city, but where I’m at that’s a gallon and a half of gas or a loaf of bread + peanut butter to make myself lunches for a week. I’m personally lucky enough that the price wouldn’t have been off-putting, but the attitude behind the initial comment definitely was.

Don’t get me wrong, they still burnt a lot of bridges with their audience + were definitely reading from prompt cards, (and there’s definitely an illusion of trust that has a nasty crack in the facade), but popping the bubble around their echo chamber and taking the weekend to understand why their fans felt hurt is a step in the right direction.

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I watched Charlie MoistCritikal’s video on the Watcher drama and he definitely has some good insight considering he runs a company that helps creators get sponsorships, and finding out that with their subscriber & view counts they probably get $15,000-$30,000 per ad read was like the final nail in the coffin for me. So they make $100k a month on patreon + an ad read a week + ad revenue + merch sales? Maybe slow down on making new shows. Cultivate what you have. Maybe remaking worth it… isn’t worth it.

(Charlie’s video is good if you want some deeper insight into the creator economy)

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How to spend a Friday night: watch a well-liked YouTube channel announce their plan to pivot away from YouTube while having the guts to put happy cheery music over the announcement like it’s not going to spectacularly backfire

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watcher leaving youtube... for a streaming service????

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POV: you check in on Smosh for the first time in a while yesterday afternoon

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Me today with AO3 not working:

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Me, watching Puppet History and finding out Steven played the clarinet as a kid: yeah okay that absolutely tracks

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quinta brunson winning an emmy, shane and ryan premiering ghost files and ned being kicked out of try guys all in a span of two weeks... what a time to be alive for people who were really into buzzfeed in like 2016

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Me, popping back into the fandom after a brief break (work’s kicking my ass and other Internet communities I’m part of have been filled with news/drama/etc):

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Everyone send your love, prayers, and best wishes to Keith, I can't imagine how hard this must be for him. He's uplifted so many of us, and I hope we can return the favour and show him so much support ❤❤❤

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damien put his nipple on instagram and now i don’t know how to function. 

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Gonna make a uquiz. that’s gonna blow tumblr wide open.

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Garrett: Remember that old saying, “if at first you don’t succeed…”

Spencer: “Try to pretend it never happened.”

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Forgot to post this on here but I made a Smosh quiz a few weeks ago...

Most of the Smosh cast and some crew members took it and posted about it on Twitter and I died lol.

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Did I do this right?