#need to actually figure out names for these guys but for now. low effort shitpost be upon ye

[starmagnets]

spent way too long editing this but anyways i got my agents on the brain again.

[riffmusicpony]

I just saw YouTube rewind 2018

And I gotta say it’s exactly how I pictured the climate of the site wants to be portrayed. Kinda over the top production as usual. Alot of these YouTubers I don’t even know. But, as I’m pretty sure the younger generation knows all about em more than I do. YouTube rewind is just not for me. And maybe I’m taking it at face value here but it just shows what can really make an ordinary youtuber or a celebrity youtuber famous. On a lighter note glad to see more animators getting spotlighted (Odd1sout, JaidenAnimations, Tabbes and more) yet some were left out. I guess that’s my problem with rewind as a whole; the inclination that some youtubers will be left out. Because you cannot produce a less than 10 minute video with all youtubers, yet despite the title clearly saying “Everyone controls Rewind”. Quite a farce I’m sorry but it’s obvious that major YouTube influencers, big companies and advertising sponsors have more control than the users and average content creators do.  So they picked the best of the best, I guess. But like, also Will Smith isn’t even a YouTube content creator in the sense that youtube being a platform where up and comers can have a chance to break even among the biggest stars of the site. It’s pretty clear to me that just hiring an A-list Hollywood star is easier to digest than say PewDiePie or anyone else idc. Truth is that nobody is really the face of YouTube. So in saying that everyone controls YouTube feels to me like you can do anything you want but you can’t really do anything you want because incentive to do so could have serious repercussions.  Okay so coming in from the start, did I hear that correctly? Did Will Smith actually say he wants Fortnite? Idk that just sounded kinda forced like he was paid to say that. Like, little to no genuine feelings of him actually wanting Fortnite. Which again, paid actor and “let’s paint YouTube in the best light possible”. I literally have no idea who any of the people in the Fortnite bus are aside from Ninja. So I’m going to assume they’re all big Twitch streamers. (Twitch streamers gaining fame on another website YT?) Bongo cat meme. How exactly is melting lipstick science or an experiment? I think that scene was mostly for the gratuitous slo motion sequence. I dunno I feel like they weren’t even in Korea for the mukbang shot, could have been green screened idk. Who are these people, wait. Are these, the Buzzfeed try guys? (a long moment of silence) They aren’t even youtubers blah blah blah. Of course. It wouldn’t be complete without Marshmello. Like any other DJ would just be a disgrace to rewind just toss Marshemello in for a brief moment. WHO IS MARSHMELLO. (Are we done yet) I like how the yodeling kids just standing there after one second of singing. 

this about sums up my thoughts thus far. It’s like 1/8 it just music video production and the rest is like a movie/skit.

You know who really needs to be in this rewind video?

I can name a few... Right because of promoting Better Help, alot of people ended up scammed and stuck with depression. Good job everyone.

is this Asian representation? All jokes aside I do actually like the multi-lingual parts of the video. For once I felt like there was a sense of global community in that everyone can participate in this journey called being a content creator. 

“I wanna thank everyone who supported me while I was sick” I’m not at all sure what illness you had but I’m glad you were able to overcome it. (Serious)  But it still felt out of place with the cheerful music in the background like I thought she was going to get deeper into her story but short limit of time budgets and moving on...

We’re forgetting something

LAMP

We should read the comments Dear God did they probably have to swift past all the hate speech, slurs, insults, bad reviews, shitposting and etc to just get all 12 actually positive comments. 

notice how none of the comments have actual avatars and are all somehow just default brand new account avatars, maybe and just a big maybe this was done in CGI to make it seem like these comments were actually requested.

at this point it took alot of effort to watch this video up until this scene. In the back of my mind I’m wondering do kids actually watch the original music video uncensored? 

what even is asmr anymore

and yet they failed because there’s more than just fortnite. 

I’m not even going to deny that baby shark is low key a bop. You’re lying to yourself if that damn song wasn’t stuck in your head for weeks.

I loved how Marshmello’s head is the only shot they filmed of him. And at the end he get’s one more frame of screen time.

And that’s the end of it. Ooga booga caveman makes a rewind button out of stone for an entire minute and fades to white.  I probably don’t understand any of this because I’m an aging geezer on the brink of dementia any day now but this is just such a bundle of overwhelming positivity. It does it’s job of distracting portraying YouTube as this happy family friendly website where celebrities and big names have a stronger role in how this website gets ad revenue. Because anyone else is just there. Just, there. Content creators? Pffft no no no. Memes, Fortnite and more Fortnite? YES MORE. I get it, it’s a baby shark eat baby shark business and controversial figures (who despite redeeming themselves or otherwise) don’t get a say in any of this. Basically an influencer who has ad revenue potential and isn’t controversial controls rewind. All ya’ll else is just there. Just, there.