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maxwell · 3700 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Dark Side of Youtube's "Stars" (with commentary hubski-side by coffeesp00ns)
It really just re-illustrates for the digital age what some dudes will do with Audience and Influence. It doesn't matter if we're talking about rockstars or webstars, there's always gonna be a Gary Glitter or an Alex Day in their ranks. The only thing new here is the medium (and even that's not really that new). Talking like youtubers experience unique pressures reads like apologia—I found that quite an uncomfortable (and weird) angle for the writer to take. There's nothin' new under the sun, and hitting the big time without a support network, in an isolating industry, definitely isn't new. Creepers gon' creep. Let's not give them excuses or pretend like this is something new.