This stupid shit has really reached levels of dumb that I can’t handle. Wtf is anything? Why does Forbes care?

  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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    27 days ago

    One thing i noticed about every online anglo place is that online stream/video drama is always incredibly overblown. If not for me sitting here i wouldn’t ever heard about any of those guys, even the bigger ones like Destiny.

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      27 days ago

      Most online spaces will have the majority of their content made by a tiny number of users. Those users are online a lot and post a lot. Because they (we) live online, they’ll pollinate opinions on online drama to places where it’s of limited relevance. Then because of the memetic nature of the drama, some critical mass of other online people in the pollinated spaces will become aware of the drama and form opinions on it, spreading them elsewhere and continuing the cycle. Notably, this can only really penetrate into spaces where a critical mass of very online people can possibly be accrued.