"I Watched a Pewdie Pie Video and Liked It"
Jan 23, 2018 22:07:54 GMT
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Post by teddykongcountry on Jan 23, 2018 22:07:54 GMT
“I watched a Pewdie Pie video and liked it.” A string of words I never thought I would say in succession. But what do you know? I guess there’s a first time for everything.
I don’t know exactly what drew me to watch Pewdie Pie at this exact time of my life but it may have had to do with the recent uproar directed at Youtube for its automated promotion of provocative material, heh hem Logan Paul.
Now I don’t exactly know much about Pewdie Pie other than the fact that he is the most subscribed channel on Youtube and that he got famous from making crappy Let’s Plays -- I remember distinctly watching a video of his once and shutting it off within seconds due to shrill screams and the fact that it evinced unpleasant memories of exuberant boys in my high school. I think we’ve all heard a sentiment along the lines that “only teenage girls watch Pewdie Pie” and based on the hyper nature in his older content, it seems reasonable to draw that conclusion. Still, curiosity on the Youtube scare caught my curiosity and I turned to Felix to inform me. Rather than facing a cacophony of hyperactive cuts, edits and shrieks, I was met with a genuine discussion that adequately covered the topic from an authoritative perspective.
In the video, Felix recaps the events of Logan's original "suicide forest" travesty with appropriate footage and a balance of well-placed humor mixed with experience-driven commentary on the contagious power that comes with popularity. Felix is quick to admit that he is not the exemplar person to speak on morality in content-creation but doesn’t hesitate to criticize Logan for crossing an obvious line that should’ve been considered before clicking “publish.”
There is a major difference between the Pewdie Pie of old and the modern-day Pewds: while the format of an old Pewdie Pie video might seem to be done as something of a video to get views, his current format (as far as I've dared to click on) seems more catered towards actually provocative discussions. All the same, Felix doesn’t sacrifice any of the quip-induced humor that he has gained from previous years.
I am not saying that Pewdie Pie has stopped making his share of publicity stunts or exploitative content -- look no further than his “Deleting my channel” video -- but it’s clear that as of late, Pewdie Pie has matured quite a bit from the high-pitched Minecraft personality he was known for. I’ve since watched several videos of his ranging from Meme reviews to discussions on Youtube policy and have enjoyed a number of them. It may be easy to write Felix off under a number of negative connotations but as the number 1 on Youtube, he really is qualified at what he does and ought to be recognized for his authority in the position.
I don’t know exactly what drew me to watch Pewdie Pie at this exact time of my life but it may have had to do with the recent uproar directed at Youtube for its automated promotion of provocative material, heh hem Logan Paul.
Now I don’t exactly know much about Pewdie Pie other than the fact that he is the most subscribed channel on Youtube and that he got famous from making crappy Let’s Plays -- I remember distinctly watching a video of his once and shutting it off within seconds due to shrill screams and the fact that it evinced unpleasant memories of exuberant boys in my high school. I think we’ve all heard a sentiment along the lines that “only teenage girls watch Pewdie Pie” and based on the hyper nature in his older content, it seems reasonable to draw that conclusion. Still, curiosity on the Youtube scare caught my curiosity and I turned to Felix to inform me. Rather than facing a cacophony of hyperactive cuts, edits and shrieks, I was met with a genuine discussion that adequately covered the topic from an authoritative perspective.
In the video, Felix recaps the events of Logan's original "suicide forest" travesty with appropriate footage and a balance of well-placed humor mixed with experience-driven commentary on the contagious power that comes with popularity. Felix is quick to admit that he is not the exemplar person to speak on morality in content-creation but doesn’t hesitate to criticize Logan for crossing an obvious line that should’ve been considered before clicking “publish.”
There is a major difference between the Pewdie Pie of old and the modern-day Pewds: while the format of an old Pewdie Pie video might seem to be done as something of a video to get views, his current format (as far as I've dared to click on) seems more catered towards actually provocative discussions. All the same, Felix doesn’t sacrifice any of the quip-induced humor that he has gained from previous years.
I am not saying that Pewdie Pie has stopped making his share of publicity stunts or exploitative content -- look no further than his “Deleting my channel” video -- but it’s clear that as of late, Pewdie Pie has matured quite a bit from the high-pitched Minecraft personality he was known for. I’ve since watched several videos of his ranging from Meme reviews to discussions on Youtube policy and have enjoyed a number of them. It may be easy to write Felix off under a number of negative connotations but as the number 1 on Youtube, he really is qualified at what he does and ought to be recognized for his authority in the position.
