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> mindless consumption I'm uncomfortable with this characterization of consumption. I'm not doubting that most consumption is passive, but I think its a bit un
by nindalf 9y ago
> mindless consumption
I'm uncomfortable with this characterization of consumption. I'm not doubting that most consumption is passive, but I think its a bit unfair to most people. Even creators, including in this case, Tony and Taylor are consumers 99% of the their lives. Nor is consumption a bad thing - watching Every Frame changed the way I think - which is great.
- upvotinglurker 9y agoI think the mindless type of YouTube viewer would quickly get bored and cut short their viewing of Every Frame videos (they're long for YouTube videos and require some attention to get entertainment value from them).
- erikpukinskis 9y agoI thought twice about that word “mindless” but I stand by it. I was explicitly not talking about Tony and Taylor I was talking about creators who put in “an order of magnitude less effort” and get a million views per video. Much of that content is mindless. Not all. And I’m not judging mindless entertainment. Mindfulness is one thing, not everything. But I think it’s a fair characterization of the typical in the segment I described. It’s worth noting that to get to that level of viewership you typically need to be producing very consistent content daily.