Any Homestar Runner fans out there?

[sardonicus87]

So many of the people who became big at that time, thought basically hey here is an easy way to show my friends the silly or cool things I have made.

Pretty much, most "creators" (did we even call them that back then?) weren't creating "content" for the sake of "ad revenue", they had ideas they wanted to make and made them.

It wasn't about "clout" or any of the crap today. And if they got popular enough, they could make merchandise to make money. And that's not to say there weren't some out there that were clout-chasing and going for fame and money, but it wasn't the majority.

But even a lot of the stuff that wasn't good or sucked, at least it was somewhat creative at minimum.

Now it's gotten so bad that even non-"creators" call their regular every day bullshit "content". I even see many people in the real world today constantly curating their image just in how they talk and act, very super contrived as hell and many are really conspicuous, like watching a bad actor ham-fisting it. And they're doing this without even filming themselves, almost like every instant must be camera-ready, or that anything they say has to be quotable and "momentous" like they're in a badly-written drama, spewing lines like bad poetry clichés.

And granted, everyone has always tried to "curate their image" in a way to be impressive or project themselves as part of this or that group or hip with the trends, but not quite like they are now, or in the same way that I can't quite put my finger on.

 

[anotherbob]

Pretty much, most "creators" (did we even call them that back then?) weren't creating "content" for the sake of "ad revenue", they had ideas they wanted to make and made them.

And not only that. They didn't have to worry about which videos would work and which would just sit there doing nothing. And there wasn't ad revenue. In fact I remember when they create this weird situation where they were making these websites rich and not getting a cent for their work out of it.

It wasn't about "clout" or any of the crap today. And if they got popular enough, they could make merchandise to make money. And that's not to say there weren't some out there that were clout-chasing and going for fame and money, but it wasn't the majority.

One of the saddest things are some of the people that get popular with younger audiences. They rarely can pivot when their audience ages out of enjoying their particular type of stupidity. It leads to a lot of insane flame outs. And clout should be listed as a drug. Weirdly I watched the classic movie Sunset Boulevard and thought man this movie from the 40's has a message and story that resonates with these fools that have an addiction to internet fame.

But even a lot of the stuff that wasn't good or sucked, at least it was somewhat creative at minimum.

A lot of it was genuinely interesting. I remember so many times asking what the heck kind of person made this? What kind of person puts that out in the world (looking and David Firth and Salad Fingers).

Now it's gotten so bad that even non-"creators" call their regular every day bullshit "content". I even see many people in the real world today constantly curating their image just in how they talk and act, very super contrived as hell and many are really conspicuous,

Glad I am not around those people. I mean there have always been people like that. I remember idiots that claimed to be artists because of just how "interesting" they are.

like watching a bad actor ham-fisting it. And they're doing this without even filming themselves, almost like every instant must be camera-ready, or that anything they say has to be quotable and "momentous" like they're in a badly-written drama, spewing lines like bad poetry clichés.

Yeah I think they have a name for that now. We used to just call them narcissistically inclined drama queens.

And granted, everyone has always tried to "curate their image" in a way to be impressive or project themselves as part of this or that group or hip with the trends, but not quite like they are now, or in the same way that I can't quite put my finger on.

Reminds me of how when you're single and ready to mingle you put your best foot forward. You try to be the most palatable or exciting version of yourself, but some people just straight out lie. Like so much in life the difference between healthy and "normal" and unhealthy and f-ed up is how far it's taken or how consistently and inappropriately it's done. Basically we all edit our personalities to some extent and choose what we show or don't to other people, but some people play act their whole way through life. And the worst part is they're not even usually interesting about the way they do it.

 

[sardonicus87]

Speaking of David Firth and bringing back to more on topic, anyone remember "Jerry Jackson Films"? I used to be a big fan of pretty much everything Firth did...

... and David OReilly

.. and more classics like:

 

[mortonbriar]

'Strong bad' and 'Salad fingers' ring a bell, although I would not have remembered them without prompting...i associate them with 'Burnt face man' which, I assume, was a similar era.

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Speaking of David Firth and bringing back to more on topic, anyone remember "Jerry Jackson Films"? I used to be a big fan of pretty much everything Firth did...

... and David OReilly

.. and more classics like:

'Strong bad' and 'Salad fingers' ring a bell, although I would not have remembered them without prompting...i associate them with 'Burnt face man' which, I assume, was a similar era.

Woah you guys unlocked some old suppressed internet memories for me

 

[sardonicus87]

Woah you guys unlocked some old suppressed internet memories for me