Yikes...so do you. I don't understand why it's ok for you to say something ugly to someone because you don't agree with them? That makes you wrong as well. YOU didn't just say something nice and move on. It goes both ways but everyone forgets that.
I've found that it seems to be the new form of entertainment and not just for people looking for information anymore. It's super strange to me that my 5 year old niece could spend 24 hours a day watching OTHER kids open up toys on youtube. Now when I was a kid, that was called torture and I would be hopping around the living room begging for whatever it was on tv....then getting a spanking. lol In fact, she would rather watch other people living their lives than to go outside and live her own. I certainly don't see the draw but there you have it. What I can't stand is that everyone and their goat are now trying to be vloggers. I have a former co-worker that thinks she needs to take to the camera to share random things with people and she is neither informative nor funny but in the world of social media we've convinced ourselves that everyone wants to know what we think or what we're doing constantly. Strange stuff IMO.
YES! I thought this exact thing today. I watch Mountain Men and live near the NC mountains and thought it would be fun to follow Eustace Conway on facebook to keep up with what he is up to and MY GOD the fans are strangely protective. They want to start Go Fund Me pages and they worry to death over him as if it's a family member. Last time I checked, he was on a tv show that he gets paid for, and is actually VERY well off. People believe anything and that freaks me out a bit. They were on there threatening to kick people off the page if they spread a false rumor etc...and I'm sitting here thinking good Lord, he's just some dude on a docuseries that doesn't even read this page! There's always someone that claims to be very close to the person that does all of their bidding lol. Boy do those folks take things seriously.Great point about integrity.
Their “devoted fans” also take every criticism of them so personally. They need something to do. I can’t imagine having such little sense of self and being so out of touch with reality that I get upset when “famous” people I don’t know are criticized
I think it's because back then we didn't know everything there was to know about a celebrity and we certainly couldn't contact them and speak with them or watch their daily life on a video. There was a mystique that is completely missing today. We simply know too much about people now and feel strangely invested in them. We think they are our friends.
AMEN! You said it all. The whole point of starting something is hoping that it will take off someday. No one goes into anything with the hopes that it will flounder so they can "keep it real" lol. There isn't a soul on here that wouldn't love to have his job and every single one of us would give a paid review and accept the perks. Let's not kid ourselves here. It's a dream job and we all know it.I don't believe they claim to be these things, so how can it be a conflict? Frankly, if they didn't do the sponsored videos, it would be a bad career and financial move for them. If this is their career that they are relying on to support their growing family, why would they want to decline these offers? I agree with you that they will promote any place that's willing to pay, but I guess I don't see what's wrong with that. They are still showcasing things about the destination people wouldn't have otherwise known, and the content can still be used by a person to determine if its the right vacation destination for them.
This topic reminds me of hipsters who fret when their favorite band is played on mainstream radio because it's "selling out". Like, isn't that the end goal? To make money and receive attention? If not, then why do it at all
Does it even matter? We've all had celebs that we couldn't stand or that irked us. It's allowed. Personal preference.
What's funny is when their wasted emotion irks someone else enough to point it out. Everyone tries to silence the other side. It's just conversation, it's healthy and normal but for some reason here lately it's become a crime to speak about not liking something because you're "being negative" then all of the people that think you shouldn't say anything unless it's nice, have a field day jumping on that one negative person. lol It's so friggin' backwards and mind boggling. I miss the days where people were allowed to just be jerks hahaha! Just let people be who they are. We all change from day to day anyway.
Everyone to entitled to an opinion, but it doesn't mean they have an obligation to express it. There are some posts in this thread from people who do and don't like the TT - for whatever reason. However, there are also some posts here that are using their own thoughts and facts to defend their opinion to the negative.
You just described the way of the world we live in today.I have no idea what hot takes are, but find it ironic you say no one cares about their opinion, while ragging on someone for not liking an opinion.
Well, people were asking for proof so....
Wait, this entire thread was because someone asked why there are so many people that don't like the Trackers. This person gave an example of one possibility. Seems on topic to me.
The difference between now and “before” is that the channel isn’t something they do for fun anymore. It’s now their full time job and primary source of income. Inherently, that means there are times the content will feel forced rather than done out of fun or enjoyment. It also means they have to make decisions that will yield them the most financially because this is how they are now supporting their lifestyle and family. Personally, I don’t think it’s good or bad but rather just a fact. There are still bloggers who do it just for fun, and there are others like Dis Unplugged who have multiple streams of income tied into a business that take a different approach with their content.
I'm in agreement with you here. There's no denying though that people feel invested and even protective of some of the people they follow because let's face it, celebrities are far more accessible than they have ever been. I've had little back and forths with some of my favorites and that can make you feel a little more connected but you have to remember that 99.9% of these folks are just out there promoting themselves, they're not our friends but you can't tell that to some people. We've seen the protective aspect even in this thread. You would think that some fans are related to these people by the way they react. It's weird to watch. I get liking celebs and such, but some people seem to think it's their job to defend and protect them. We certainly do live in a different world from when we were kids. Who would have thought? I remember asking a question to one of my childhood idols and getting a snarky response back and it kinda ruined my vision of him that I had made in my teen years. Sometimes it's better to just like people from a distance and keep some mystery left in there. I bet we wouldn't actually like half of the people we grew up idolizing if we really knew them in real life...then again there are others that we probably couldn't stand that we would think the world of if we knew them better.
You revived a zombie thread based on a comment about someone reviving a zombie thread. I was replying a person that replied to a post almost 5 months old, hence "dredging."
