I've read take after take about why reaction videos on YouTube are bad for the artist, fake, and whatever other horror they visit on the world. I made the mistake of watching a guy pontificate about the subject for an hour when he could've just done a tl:dr version in five minutes. But I get it - he's complaining about people who monetize someone else's work the way he monetizes blathering for an hour longer than he needs to. It's all about making a buck - I get that.
Here's my reality about them: They're entertaining. Period. I go on YouTube to mostly be entertained and occasionally informed about some political topic. However, it's all entertainment. Every damned bit of it. More importantly, I'm the customer - the end-user. I don't care about the blood, toil or sweat that went into anything, I just want to be entertained. Dance, ballerina, dance. If watching some lousy reaction video is my equivalent of watching pro wrestling then so be it. Yeah, it's fake. Some guy in his 40s has never heard of The Beatles - OK, I'll go with that. "Tribesmen" have never heard of fast food - whatever. Will I be entertained by the BS? That's what's important.
Look, I'm watching a cute woman react to Yes - that's about it. I'm watching some classical musician act all wacky like she just discovered that air exists. OK, whatever. Just entertain me.
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