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I was curious about the videos in question. This is Jake Pauls': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wO2RIEKMSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wO2RIEKMSg It's

• nkrisc 8y ago
  From the article: > Paul, for example, has acknowledged that the bulk of his fanbase is between 8 and 15 years old. An age range not known for taste.
  • gowld 8y ago
    It's not abouse taste, its about youthful ignorance and trust/gullibility and child-abusing predators who prey on them, and their caregivers (parents but also governments) that fail to educate and protect them. Let's also not forget that the Paul brothers fame was created by the Disney regime.
    • Freak_NL 8y ago
      Should a kid of 8 even be able to watch those video's without violating the terms of agreement Youtube requires users to accept? Or are these video's available on Youtube's kids channel as well?
• CSMastermind 8y ago
  https://youtu.be/fTu8jzVXTi0 https://youtu.be/fTu8jzVXTi0 It's popular among children who like the high energy, intense emotions, and jump cuts. They also mix in base humor while heavily cross promoting among themselves. So their viewers feel like they're part of team or a movement or whatever.
  • orf 8y ago
    That's a very interesting video, thanks for sharing.
  • pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    It's fashion, crossed with cult. The death of fixed-timetable broadcast TV feeds in to it too - as with soap operas it gives people some common ground to use in social situations (kids at school, for example).