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Huh, I'm glad it's not just me that finds the term "content creator" to be so vague as to be utterly meaningless. Most of the time it's basically synonymous wi

Huh, I'm glad it's not just me that finds the term "content creator" to be so vague as to be utterly meaningless. Most of the time it's basically synonymous with either "Youtuber/Video Creator" or "Streamer", but why not just say that instead?

msla 4y ago
Is Neil Gaiman a comic book artist, a graphic novel artist, a novelist, a writer, or a TV producer? It is, occasionally, useful to have a broad umbrella term.
- p1necone 4y ago
  I think the appropriate umbrella term for Neil Gaiman specifically would just be "writer" or "author" considering that makes up the bulk of his work. Calling him a "content creator" would communicate none of those things, he could be sculptor, juggler and flautist for all I know. (As an aside - the distinction between "graphic novels" and "comic books" is another pet peeve of mine - if a term can be summed up as "like this other thing, but but for grown ups", then maybe the "other thing" should just be respected by everybody instead of trying to reverse no true Scotsman the perceived good bits into another category)
  - msla 4y ago
    > I think the appropriate umbrella term for Neil Gaiman specifically would just be "writer" or "author" considering that makes up the bulk of his work. > Calling him a "content creator" would communicate none of those things, he could be sculptor, juggler and flautist for all I know. And some people are that madly multimedia, albeit none I can think of off the top of my head. > (As an aside - the distinction between "graphic novels" and "comic books" is another pet peeve of mine - if a term can be summed up as "like this other thing, but but for grown ups", then maybe the "other thing" should just be respected by everybody instead of trying to reverse no true Scotsman the perceived good bits into another category) I've certainly seen "graphic novel" used that way, but I prefer to use it to refer to works with defined end-points, as opposed to open-ended series; you can certainly talk about Neil's run on Miracleman as a distinct entity, but Miracleman itself is ongoing with no defined endpoint, unlike, say, Sandman or, to use another author, Watchmen. Of course, reality intrudes and decrees that both of those will get sequels, and might yet continue to get sequels, but I still think the distinction is useful enough. For one thing, in a graphic novel, the main character can get killed off for real because the property doesn't have to continue for another half-century or longer.
  - 988747 4y ago
    Yes, calling Gaiman "a writer" makes sense, since, even in the art forms that involve some graphical side (comic books, TV) his role usually revolves around WRITING the story. Someone else draws the comics, someone else films the TV shows. Gaiman's main skill is writing stories, not drawing, or acting, or directing.
sh4rks 4y ago
Those content creators often stream or upload on multiple platforms. Twitch, YT, Tiktok etc. So it's easier to just say "content creator" rather than "streamer and video creator".
matheusmoreira 4y ago
The number one C behind all of those Cs? Copyright. Replace all instances of "content creator" with copyright monopolist.
- classified 4y ago
  That‘s a bit simplistic, don‘t you think?
Shugarl 4y ago
Because people who weren't in the loop used to be fairly confused/hostile to Streamers and YouTuber (That's not a real job, and all that). It also helps not being associated too closely with their peers ('Oh, so you're like that Jake Paul guy ?')
bluescrn 4y ago
"Content commentator" would be more appropriate for many of them - when their streams are so reliant on other people's 'content' (gaming streams where all the footage comes from a game, or discussion of TV/movies with many clips, or political pundits commenting on news stories from elsewhere)
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msla 4y ago

Is Neil Gaiman a comic book artist, a graphic novel artist, a novelist, a writer, or a TV producer? It is, occasionally, useful to have a broad umbrella term.

p1necone 4y ago
I think the appropriate umbrella term for Neil Gaiman specifically would just be "writer" or "author" considering that makes up the bulk of his work. Calling him a "content creator" would communicate none of those things, he could be sculptor, juggler and flautist for all I know. (As an aside - the distinction between "graphic novels" and "comic books" is another pet peeve of mine - if a term can be summed up as "like this other thing, but but for grown ups", then maybe the "other thing" should just be respected by everybody instead of trying to reverse no true Scotsman the perceived good bits into another category)
- msla 4y ago
  > I think the appropriate umbrella term for Neil Gaiman specifically would just be "writer" or "author" considering that makes up the bulk of his work. > Calling him a "content creator" would communicate none of those things, he could be sculptor, juggler and flautist for all I know. And some people are that madly multimedia, albeit none I can think of off the top of my head. > (As an aside - the distinction between "graphic novels" and "comic books" is another pet peeve of mine - if a term can be summed up as "like this other thing, but but for grown ups", then maybe the "other thing" should just be respected by everybody instead of trying to reverse no true Scotsman the perceived good bits into another category) I've certainly seen "graphic novel" used that way, but I prefer to use it to refer to works with defined end-points, as opposed to open-ended series; you can certainly talk about Neil's run on Miracleman as a distinct entity, but Miracleman itself is ongoing with no defined endpoint, unlike, say, Sandman or, to use another author, Watchmen. Of course, reality intrudes and decrees that both of those will get sequels, and might yet continue to get sequels, but I still think the distinction is useful enough. For one thing, in a graphic novel, the main character can get killed off for real because the property doesn't have to continue for another half-century or longer.
- 988747 4y ago
  Yes, calling Gaiman "a writer" makes sense, since, even in the art forms that involve some graphical side (comic books, TV) his role usually revolves around WRITING the story. Someone else draws the comics, someone else films the TV shows. Gaiman's main skill is writing stories, not drawing, or acting, or directing.

sh4rks 4y ago

Those content creators often stream or upload on multiple platforms. Twitch, YT, Tiktok etc. So it's easier to just say "content creator" rather than "streamer and video creator".

matheusmoreira 4y ago

The number one C behind all of those Cs? Copyright. Replace all instances of "content creator" with copyright monopolist.

classified 4y ago
That‘s a bit simplistic, don‘t you think?

Shugarl 4y ago

Because people who weren't in the loop used to be fairly confused/hostile to Streamers and YouTuber (That's not a real job, and all that). It also helps not being associated too closely with their peers ('Oh, so you're like that Jake Paul guy ?')

bluescrn 4y ago

"Content commentator" would be more appropriate for many of them - when their streams are so reliant on other people's 'content' (gaming streams where all the footage comes from a game, or discussion of TV/movies with many clips, or political pundits commenting on news stories from elsewhere)

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