Vlogs and the Hyperreal

Clickbait Title: Warning Don't Use Dialectic Analysis Before You See This While meta-discussion of YouTube is hardly lacking, I think there's a lot of room for more serious analysis of YouTube as a broad subject and all the myriad subcultures in specific. Every time I've attended VidCon I've been as surprised by the subcultures that are represented as I have by the ones that are absent. I think it would be utterly fascinating to see an ASMR panel at VidCon 2018, to hear a bunch of ASMR creators talk shop about the specific nuances of their genre, the common needs and wants of their audience, what makes a successful channel, and how the genre is evolving. The other day I saw a five hour long, multi-part ASMR choose your own adventure. you always think you have a handle on what's out there, until you realize you really don't. Unrelated: Idea Channel is Ending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ1jUpetuDA Mike and the crew have been a huge inspiration over the years, and I've made many good and proper changes to my own work in order to try to rise to the bar they set. Written and performed by Dan Olson Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoldableHuman