well if sopa has their way i will not be able to see your very colorful personality. If we lived near each other i would hang out with you as much as possible. You have a way about you to keep it real or so you say so on your videos. Needless to say you have amazing videos and i have subed.
You seem to be confusing the term "community" with the term "friend." Let me explain.
A "community" can be defined as "a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests". Whereas, a "friend" is more closely related to what you've said in this video.
TROLLMODE - Sweet fuck skintags everywhere. Jesus christ. /trollmode You are one funny sonofabitch. And I agree. For what its worth, have my thumbsup. Hell, i might even subscribe.
Brilliant insight...perhaps in another video you can discuss (any) relationships between being FAMOUS and INFAMOUS. Some ppl will do almost anything to have their name remembered. This is not always healthy or right. I would love to hear your thoughts.
you could have not said it better this is a awesome point of view in regards to who you see on youtube and how they are viewed and YOUTUBE IS NOT A COMMUNITY ITS ENTERTAINMENT YEAH BABY ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!!!!!!!
A city isn't a community because no one knows everyone; their brief glimpses of other people are what form their opinion of them. But, within the city are groups of close friends, organizations, etc. who know each other for who they really are. Youtube can be either, depending on the viewer's experience and viewpoint. Well, that's my badly expressed opinion, anyway. Brilliant video, man!
@Prototype87 I can imagine Youtube was a lifesaver when you were in South Korea. It was also very enjoyable for us to watch your vlogs and get some new cultural experiences.
Youtube is an ONLINE community, there's a difference. Sure, you control what other people see as far as your physical appearance, but you do that in a real community too. What, you don't put on makeup to go have dinner with your neighbors but you put on makeup to make a video?I think it's an online community, but you can't compare it to a real community. The only thing I'm frustrated with youtube right now is the fact that I work really hard on my videos, and next to no one watches them :/
YouTube may not be a community as a whole (though it was a lot more like one 5 years ago than it is now), but there *is* community *within* YouTube. Get out and go to some gatherings, meet other Tubers outside the box, and you'll know what it's about. SouthTube 5 (yep, the 5th annual) is in Nashville, 1st week in October. A lot of great friends will be there, all of whom I met through YouTube. That's community. Real life community. YouTube community.
Man, I wish I wasn't stuck in Afghanistan for another month, I'd totally video respond to this one.
I get what you're saying about it not being a real community as opposed to a virtual community, but the reasons you stated are things we do in "real life" as well.
And not developing relationships with people? Really? Tell that to the email addresses and phone numbers I've gotten from ppl I've met right here on YT, not to mention one person who has become a good "real life friend....
well make believe or not I develope real affection for my youtube friends it may be a different kind of community but maybe i'm wrong but I feel it is a community at least im deluded into thinking so this video actualy made me kind of sad but most of what you said was true except i'm not looking to get famous and I have nothing important to say I just enjoy making and sharing videos and making friends thx though for letting me know why my hubby doesnt care to see my vids lol
my goodness man, you have ruffled up some feathers with this video, and seeing what BDM has said, I guess I'm going to do what only us people on youtube usually do, make a video with the same title and make my version and then hope to get the tags right so I can get flooded with all the same exposure so my meglo head will not cease to pulsate with self centeredness!! haha
Very well put Troy. As you were explaining different personas here on YT I was thinking that is exactly like some people I know here and of course I was in the mix also. :) Just now thinking, did you eat some bad pizza because this sounds an awful lot like Jerry McGuire. I meant that in a nice way though. Keep up the great work with the videos. I may not comment on them all, but I do watch them.
You're only about half rgt. Not everyone is fake. I don't know who pissed in your Cheerios, but you can't fit everyone into 3 convenient boxes. I like my friends that I've met here. I not a megalomaniac, I have no real info....OH W8! I did start uploading LPs for my daughters .. Whatever.... You make some good points, but again, not every person on YouTube fits conveniently into your "theory". I did however "like" your vid because you are "entertaining" 8-)
Very insightful vlog, Troy. That's the sad truth to some people who put on a mask on front of the camera. YouTube is a "make believe" community to you and many others. But I've met a lot of really nice people online. Heck, I may not live with them or know them personally in real life, but I consider them my friends. And so far, in my experience, no one has ever lied to me of their true personality. But I guess we're all entitled to our own opinions. I keep YT a positive and happy experience. :-)
and you should TOTALLY do a series where you use that side shot close up you used near the end of this video, that was a great angle for philosophizing :) it was great! lol
my friend, you are the most intelligent person on youtube right now. I totally hear you man, I am with you 100% and I don't like alot of people on here. but you make alot of sense, all the time. cheers, and thank you.
@biggydman no way man, if that can be my gift to you then it was worth coming up with it :) I wasnt being sarcastic either, it was pretty intense I am sure you can work it somehow I loved it lol
Interesting video, you make some very good points! I can only speak to my own experience on YouTube (only 3 months. When I first started vlogging (I do daily) I always wore makeup, contacts on camera and all that. But shortly after I started I thought, hey if I am sharing my life they are going to see me how I am. Sometimes I am all fixed up, sometimes I have no makeup and my glasses. Sometimes I am even wearing my pajamas, lol. I really try to keep it real because that is important to me.
@JustShellene You have just subbed to me a few weeks ago! love the fact that i have reconized your name on someone's channel that i have great respect for~ he has great wisdom and find his sock dock... :)
I am so pleased to hear that you have found new confidence in yourself, because I have too through this wacky world of the internet! take care~
Woops I missed that last part YouTube the make-believe community that answers the question grate videos looking forward to seeing more, till next time have a good one :)
Dam I must agree with you however my question is when was the last time you have watched TV, entertainment is what’s it’s all about keeping the viewers coming back for more not an easy task I must add, good work on this video if it wasn’t worth watching I would not have commented so keep them videos rolling, peace.
@mehquig You wanna know something funny. I actually did an Orson Welles impression in this rant and then I cut that part out in editing!! Hmmmmm.....interesting!!!
It does though get annoying when people argue that the community is dying. Usually some users use community base subjects to boost their views and comments even though they have really no community based content. Great video,I like channels that can be opinionated and speak their mind.
You're right,YouTube the website is not nor ever was a community based website. This sites purpose is for people to upload whatever they wanted to,within the guidelines of course.However,many people have uploaded videos that started discussions or entertain the masses.That being said,friendships were made,paths were crossed and communities were formed.Many interact online and offline.Its your opinion that community doesn't exist or is fake,but the reality is that its bigger than you can imagine.
i think your right man, i think people have been so burned and hurt in the real community, or sick of reality, and they would rather have a safe controlled reality, that lets them show the sides they want to and aviod the pain they hide and run from.
Yup.. cant get famous, thats why I dont make videos anymore. No one watches and no one cares.. so why waste the bandwidth? Yeah even my friends dont want to watch my stuff... haha... I say "hey look" and they say. "hey, NO" hmmm
I only think of Youtube as a place to entertain people and hoping one day to be picked up and make a name for myself like a lot of other youtubers have. Also to prove to people that just because I am deaf I have what it takes whether they agree or not. Plus...not to be an ass...but we all know it's about the money as well as that is what being a partner is all about so if making an ass out of yourself puts money in your pocket to pay the bills you sure as hell can't complain. =)
Great video ! I like your videos and I think that if I lived in your community , I would be a real friend of yours and not just a youtube and facebook friend.
Dude i love this video. it is truely honest and stuff and well I think you are amazing. Your opinion completes mine. you earned a sub cause well your content is great.
@biggydman u remind me of that guy with the donuts the big comedian... I cant rememba his name but hes funny! ^_._^ u 2! U even sound alike a bit ;D haha
@brickboys519 did you know some of the biggest tubers are powered by HATE!, it's an amazing force here on the tube and something many viewers can't control.
the more you hate someone the more money they make, FRED is a perfect example of this.
so now you can go to bed in the comfort that you have just helped the person you hate, well done
True. I took a break and came back. And now a bunch of people stopped watching my videos, in a communit, if came back from a vacation, people would still see me...and so right about the personality.
First, do 100 vlogs in 100 day. Seriously, IN REAL LIFE, I've taken food out of MrHollick's fridge, got my car worked on by TheOutlawVideoss, played in the snow in with JustShellene, windowshopped obscene monekys with xainathecoolest, got to know of all moomay1949 's cats, and had pizza and jive talk with RILEYTHEGGOFER, tomken8dy, and itsoverthemane. Viewers regularly come up to me at concerts and hug me. How is that not REAL? There are unwanted photos of me puking at Phish out there. REAL
@iBundangbear Seriously...how do you know if you're life is even real? How do you know if you're not a delusional madman in aslyum who has been hallucinating and feeling illusional sensations? How do you know if all of this, the universe, is some illusion? You might never know until you die...we might not even exist. It could all be a simple illusion.
I am currently making serious videos trying to entertain people. The only reason I do this is because I want to be famous too. I am sick of being a guy only getting on youtube to see videos instead of actually uploading some. That and I am sick of the ''upper class'' of Youtube actually being the most famous people here. I totally agree with you though.
Ha ha ... " you're outta control " ... But I love ya Troy. I wish I was living around the corner from you cause I want to visit to you at the drop of a hat.
Brilliant Video mate! I love the message and I believe every part of it. Be who you are and continue to provide me the medium that I can provide Item#2 ;P Oh and I do have Item#3 some times ;)
It's not real, but a "virtual" community, that is correct, I do agree, but real people, can still be hurt or helped on the other end of that lens, I do believe. Fantastic video.
What a fantastic video. I think you make valid points, and you're right, it's not a "real" community, but there are real people on the other end of that tink tink tink camera lens, and all too often we forget that, and the damage people cause to each other is real. In that sense, it is a community, or why do a shoutout to a friend, or a condolence video when someone passes? It's not real so F*** them, right? It's more real than that, I think.
Yeah - a lot of truth to what you said - but on the contrary side of things, I had an ex-mother in law that was the bride of satan (more or less) who manipulated her friends into believing she was a saint - but in reality, seeing and knowing her daily life - One Scary Lady! She would threaten, blackmail and harrass others and was such a control freak that only Charlse Manson would love. In short, do we really even know our friends & neighbors? Oh well, do good and let it all work itself out.
I could say the same thing for real life. Just because there's no screen doesn't mean you can't control the content you show other people. I know people who act all nice and sweet and kind when they're in public, when they feel like they have to. But if you really knew how they were, how little they care about anyone but themselves, you wouldn't dare hang out with them.
I think I KNOW why you made this video. I think people should think of YT as both. Because it is. I have met several of my YT friends in person. I got on YT because it was a creative outlet for me. I have shared some of the most intimate stuff about myself on here, just to share....but that is me.
i wouldn't want to help the people around my place.. they have a negitve attitude about me because of gossip.. to be honest if i were living closer to you when that flood happened i would have been one of the first people to be on the "help out" list...
I don't feel alone when i have replies or view counts on the videos i make. I feel like what i say may actually matter. if not to others, to me. Ego centered.. maybe.. i am only human lol.. love your videos!
@ravenwolfgang1969 But you are a sweetheart and you share your struggles and your talents. I guess this vlog was a rant dealing with a particular group of people who are always claiming they love the "community" aspect of youtube, but never sharing any of their personal lives. I throw out a lot of random stuff- but personal stuff. We'd of given you free pizza for helping out with the flood too!! :)
@biggydman you would have had to supply lots of soda too! lol.... i guess a "community" could be a "connection" to a persona.. as some do with t.v. with Regis and Kelly or the like? we get to only see clips.. but it is entertaining.. and vloggers like me would probably end up on Jerry Springer...lol
@MarkSKristensen Excellent observation. I love you in the way that I embrace and love humanity as a whole. I also see the button as a cheap plow to get people to my channel and lure them into subbing me over a false promise of love!
Well, for starters, I have some very entertaining, meglomaniacal information to share with you... ;-)
But seriously, you're right. I, for one, admit to trying to reach further than I can... with my "closed in" life that I HAVE to lead due to medical issues, I feel closer to certain people on YouTube than I actually am... Is that wrong? Nah... as long as I'm not stalking you...
PS- Turn those pork chops... you don't want them to burn... and tell your wife to change the channel back...
Even if this is virtual.... it's still nice to get to know you through this medium,.... even if it's the only way I can get to know you currently. Keep doing what you do Pastor Biggy. ;-)
You have a point. However, in the capital cities of Australia, some well known YouTubers have created a community by organising YouTube get togethers which has led to quite a number of collaborations and many real friendships have been born from this. Just don't live your life through a screen.
in all honesty, finding youtube gave me someplace to funnel all my ideas to but it's been a bonus that along the way, i came across some wonderful people i look forward to checking out and hearing from when i sign on. i'm glad you're one of them...we go back, way back like babies in pacifiers! heheheh...but so glad you're still around Brother Biggy!
@FuzzySoulTiger See, I've loved watching your growth on youtube. I remember the ol' Name that Tune days. I loved it because we listened to a lot of the same music growing up. Today you are making outstanding originals and doing some awesome art. Brother you've blossomed on youtube, because you had a forum. I totally see your point!!
I am famous. I am watched in 11 different countries and 7 different languages. Well, ok,, 3 different languages, but Youtube has subtitles. ha. Your videos are great.
I agree and disagree. People can pull together for something good (ie going to see Mike for a few days) and people can push each other apart too (ie meeting someone only to find out the whole idea that you met this person online freaks you out - so you shun them for no other reason than that).
on twitter, a youtuber attending the VidCon event made a statement. "youtube shouldn't be about asking for subscribers. it should be about creativity and content."
I couldn't help but think if that were true, why is it that some of the most popular partners have to resort to using suggestively sexual titles to their videos or have creative license to use copyrighted images?
i gotta applaud you on this slice of reality brother biggy & applaud you for your friendship since I 1st started.
you are right biggy.....this isnt real.....no one here is asking me to help them move, loan them money ect.....except for john'swackyworld......so i guess he's real.....lol.............but i do love ya biggy, and that"s real.
wat u said is true about youtube but my point of view on youtube is for myself to get entertainment & learn something different from the content Im watching
thanks bro u taught me something really good right now & Im glad that I subscribed u
The main difference I see between real community and Youtube, is that in real community you don't always get to pick and choose whom you interact with. you don't always get to pick your neighbors, and you CERTAINLY don't get to pick your relatives. It's easy to get along in Youtube community because if I don't like you, I can stop watching, and you magically disappear. I would like to point out though, that I COULD be just as fake in real community as I can be on Youtube if i chose to.
@biggydman hahaha....er....no, I didn't mean to imply that I AM fake with 'real' people...ahem...only that I COULD BE if I wanted to....lol. I certainly know where you are coming from with this video, but I do wonder if you and I and other people who are 'public property' in REAL life might have a different perspective on the issue, than people who live more private lives. Because of our vocations, like it or not, we are much more scrutinized by the public than your 'average' citizen, true?
@TheMinisterofDefence I actually prefer this media stuff because it's short and they can watch it over if they don't "hear what I said". Just this week I gave a message and a lady in town got bent over shape about something. Ironically, I NEVER SAID WHAT SHE CLAIMED I DID!!! Thank God for audio and video recordings. It's cool when a lynch mob comes after you and you can stave them off with an instant replay!
@biggydman Good point. My Church is very tiny. Even at this very low level of success that I have on Youtube (and we are talking 107 subs at this point!), if I should happen to post a sermon video (which I havn't yet) I would STILL get more 'views' than I would by giving a sermon in Church. And as you said, there is always instant replay if someone missunderstands what I have said etc. I think there is ministry opportunity here, which I think falls under one of your 3 motives. i.e 'information'.
@TheMinisterofDefence I'd rather deal with an angry Troll anyday than a ticked off church lady!! I'd love to watch one of your messages on youtube! I haven't posted any of mine lately, but it's just laziness. I'll be doing some Sock Dock stuff soon.
@biggydman The closest I came to posting a sermon was 'Palm Sunday in Under Four Minutes' which to date has like 50 views and is one of my lowest viewed videos, so I suppose 'ratings' speak for themselves. I am still vascilating between the idea of creating a sock account for that, or just starting a sermon series regardless of the fact that few will watch it. It's not like I am going to lose a thousand subs if they are offended! lol.
i dont share my personal life on youtube. like my personal battle with fibermiagia that make me not well on certain days..or my date with a girl..or the fights i've had with bundangbear..i've ben told i'm what i am in the real on youtube when i interview people. true. except fore the multiple personality entertaining character disorders.
I see what your saying. However,I see another side of you tube. I came on here because I am a mom that lives with chronic pain,&suffers from infertility.I support others like me&give gifts of supporting words,&when I am having a bad day,I receive gifts in the form of the most kind and up lifting words I could never here from a friend or a family member.Because they R not going through what I am.Yes I do understand what you R saying, about not really knowing someone on here.You make a great point
i'm into entertaining and giving out information for people to enjoy. youtube was once a community when it started. people in massena love my vids when i run into them. i love my youtube screen when angie makes a vid. yum yum yummy
I am very very honest in my videos. For a very long time I was sick during my daily vlogging.... I looked bad in like all of my videos. I do not like editing myself because i believe that makes me seem fake.
@megaACM123 It's a bird, it's a plain, it's Captain Obvious!!! Hey, don't forget to mention the nasty skin tabs that look like warts on my neck or tell me about my pending heart attack!
@megaACM123 it's crap like you who really bring a shine to these networks, lets hope the weighted club of fate falls heavily on your soul and renders you unable to log onto the tube
i remember a time well before tubers like you appeared, we all wish those days returned
Haha, I agree with this video 50%. I DON'T agree that a community has to be limited to real life, but I do agree that Youtube is not a community.
I came to Youtube because I like making videos. When I started making friends here and was getting Skype calls constantly I kinda just bailed. I hate calls.
But really, I don't see anyone in a community being like "YOUR COMMENT QUESTION OF THE DAY IS..." The 'community' is a subtle excuse to sell out, if you ask me.
well if sopa has their way i will not be able to see your very colorful personality. If we lived near each other i would hang out with you as much as possible. You have a way about you to keep it real or so you say so on your videos. Needless to say you have amazing videos and i have subed.
oriamch 2 months ago
This reminds me of The Jimquisition.
SpeedyDrawMcGraw 2 months ago
You seem to be confusing the term "community" with the term "friend." Let me explain.
A "community" can be defined as "a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests". Whereas, a "friend" is more closely related to what you've said in this video.
TheTiamarth 2 months ago
TROLLMODE - Sweet fuck skintags everywhere. Jesus christ. /trollmode You are one funny sonofabitch. And I agree. For what its worth, have my thumbsup. Hell, i might even subscribe.
GhostsOfKrysmasPast 2 months ago
You might want to see this dude. /watch?v=64cWzSaiaWQ
Renax111 2 months ago
nice view
Renax111 2 months ago
this guy is just, FUNNY
SuperLaneproductions 2 months ago
Brilliant insight...perhaps in another video you can discuss (any) relationships between being FAMOUS and INFAMOUS. Some ppl will do almost anything to have their name remembered. This is not always healthy or right. I would love to hear your thoughts.
gounderus 5 months ago
You ARE entertaining....You ARE so fun to watch...and dang it, I LIKE YOU! Preach on, brotha!
gounderus 5 months ago
Very Zen-Archer esque.
CalebGolstonMusic 5 months ago
Gee I'm so sorry I haven't checked in on you for a while. . . and now I'm just scared to ask how your doing. Well I hope your doing ok at any rate.
Bluwhodesign 6 months ago
@Bluwhodesign I'm doing great!!
biggydman 6 months ago
How could you possibly dislike this video. Straight Shooter. Big ups!
Mispriint 6 months ago
You did so great with this material. What a debate.
TirarADeguello 6 months ago
@moomay1949 @iBundangbear got to know all of your cats!
MichaelEppinetteTV 6 months ago
You're still getting a lot of feedback on this, what a debate we've got here. Great job, BiggyDMan.
couchpotatotheatre 6 months ago
I think it is just a place to post your videos, not a community site like facebook.
4QED 6 months ago
I love you man !!!! you are too funny !
Donatillo1961 6 months ago
I tell em all the time Welcome to pretend land.
jefferyrowe1960 6 months ago
You are absolutely correct.
I'm a guido with a brain, the son of a deceased
Brooklyn mob guy.
I ain't Irish.
FLARRG the Witness Rejection Pogrom.
That's what I am and how I present myself.
As for those 2 guys involved with that p*ss drunk
video of me, they edited out a few things.
They were in control of the content and the context.
Sorry, just had to vent that steam...
tomken8dy 7 months ago
by the way...
Ilike your videos ;)
Ruthvivian 7 months ago
In art , the artist is not the most interesting, or entertaining. Real life is something else.
Ruthvivian 7 months ago
you could have not said it better this is a awesome point of view in regards to who you see on youtube and how they are viewed and YOUTUBE IS NOT A COMMUNITY ITS ENTERTAINMENT YEAH BABY ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!!!!!!!
funnyfatguyonline 7 months ago
@spicyxeskimo Thanks for telling me that. I'll take some maturity pills and try to be less of a dullard!! In the meantime- STAY IN SCHOOL!!!
biggydman 7 months ago
A city isn't a community because no one knows everyone; their brief glimpses of other people are what form their opinion of them. But, within the city are groups of close friends, organizations, etc. who know each other for who they really are. Youtube can be either, depending on the viewer's experience and viewpoint. Well, that's my badly expressed opinion, anyway. Brilliant video, man!
IdiotFest101 7 months ago
@Prototype87 I can imagine Youtube was a lifesaver when you were in South Korea. It was also very enjoyable for us to watch your vlogs and get some new cultural experiences.
biggydman 7 months ago
Youtube is an ONLINE community, there's a difference. Sure, you control what other people see as far as your physical appearance, but you do that in a real community too. What, you don't put on makeup to go have dinner with your neighbors but you put on makeup to make a video?I think it's an online community, but you can't compare it to a real community. The only thing I'm frustrated with youtube right now is the fact that I work really hard on my videos, and next to no one watches them :/
theresnotmuchtosay 7 months ago
@TomCruiseHaterClub Yes, yes indeed he does!!!
biggydman 7 months ago
It is definitely true that you never know if the person you are seeing is being genuine or not. There is definitely a form of community here though.
FunnyHaHa312 7 months ago
Gotta say i agree with the dude,and i think he may be a jack nicholson fan eeheheh
but you forgot to focus on the internet troll plague wich is far worse than the 3types you mentioned above
vlodvek777 7 months ago
YouTube may not be a community as a whole (though it was a lot more like one 5 years ago than it is now), but there *is* community *within* YouTube. Get out and go to some gatherings, meet other Tubers outside the box, and you'll know what it's about. SouthTube 5 (yep, the 5th annual) is in Nashville, 1st week in October. A lot of great friends will be there, all of whom I met through YouTube. That's community. Real life community. YouTube community.
anmoose 7 months ago
Man, I wish I wasn't stuck in Afghanistan for another month, I'd totally video respond to this one.
I get what you're saying about it not being a real community as opposed to a virtual community, but the reasons you stated are things we do in "real life" as well.
And not developing relationships with people? Really? Tell that to the email addresses and phone numbers I've gotten from ppl I've met right here on YT, not to mention one person who has become a good "real life friend....
Braehawk 7 months ago
Yeah, I definitely wish I could upload a video right now. Grrrr. I might have to stick this one on my watch later list and respond when I get home.
Still thumbed ya up though and it's good to see ya! :)
Braehawk 7 months ago
couchpotatotheatre asked me to send this vidoe responce so here it is, thanks.
Skylinerealities 7 months ago
@Skylinerealities proud to see our videos side by side, bro.
couchpotatotheatre 7 months ago
@couchpotatotheatre Just like I said in the video description, I’m happy to be a part of the team.
Skylinerealities 7 months ago
well make believe or not I develope real affection for my youtube friends it may be a different kind of community but maybe i'm wrong but I feel it is a community at least im deluded into thinking so this video actualy made me kind of sad but most of what you said was true except i'm not looking to get famous and I have nothing important to say I just enjoy making and sharing videos and making friends thx though for letting me know why my hubby doesnt care to see my vids lol
ditalydo 7 months ago
my goodness man, you have ruffled up some feathers with this video, and seeing what BDM has said, I guess I'm going to do what only us people on youtube usually do, make a video with the same title and make my version and then hope to get the tags right so I can get flooded with all the same exposure so my meglo head will not cease to pulsate with self centeredness!! haha
Nice video homie!!
Peace, Ace77man
ace77man 7 months ago
"Having an opinion makes people angry." LOL Ain't that the truth! I'm about to have one :)
If community means being physically around people and dealing with reality, then yes, YT is NOT a community.
If community means feeling a sense of fellowship with others as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals, YT can be a community.
Being fake doesn't only happen on YT. It also happens in reality. YT just makes it easier due to its virtual nature.
That's my two cents :)
victorwonder 7 months ago
Very well put Troy. As you were explaining different personas here on YT I was thinking that is exactly like some people I know here and of course I was in the mix also. :) Just now thinking, did you eat some bad pizza because this sounds an awful lot like Jerry McGuire. I meant that in a nice way though. Keep up the great work with the videos. I may not comment on them all, but I do watch them.
Thumbs Up ~ Eric
joehandsome99 7 months ago
i have no friends . thats why im on youtube
steviejacko 7 months ago
@steviejacko stop by, I'll be your friend.
couchpotatotheatre 7 months ago
dude! you need to get outside!
your black and white!
AllenGraph 7 months ago
You're only about half rgt. Not everyone is fake. I don't know who pissed in your Cheerios, but you can't fit everyone into 3 convenient boxes. I like my friends that I've met here. I not a megalomaniac, I have no real info....OH W8! I did start uploading LPs for my daughters .. Whatever.... You make some good points, but again, not every person on YouTube fits conveniently into your "theory". I did however "like" your vid because you are "entertaining" 8-)
WambliPeta 7 months ago 6
one of the most interesting videos i have ever watched...
JAWSHorTEASE 7 months ago
Very insightful vlog, Troy. That's the sad truth to some people who put on a mask on front of the camera. YouTube is a "make believe" community to you and many others. But I've met a lot of really nice people online. Heck, I may not live with them or know them personally in real life, but I consider them my friends. And so far, in my experience, no one has ever lied to me of their true personality. But I guess we're all entitled to our own opinions. I keep YT a positive and happy experience. :-)
chinaeyes22 7 months ago 14
@chinaeyes22 I'm a hot blonde chick who is shy and reserved. Now you know that I just lied about my true personality. Please forgive me!! :)
biggydman 7 months ago
Awesome. I love your videos.
LIFT4POWER 7 months ago
Dude you should do voice over work.Not kidding!!!! Even you facial reactions could be used for animators!!! Great stuff!!!
escapefrmla 7 months ago
cool video
perrywinkle67 7 months ago
and you should TOTALLY do a series where you use that side shot close up you used near the end of this video, that was a great angle for philosophizing :) it was great! lol
shawnio 7 months ago
my friend, you are the most intelligent person on youtube right now. I totally hear you man, I am with you 100% and I don't like alot of people on here. but you make alot of sense, all the time. cheers, and thank you.
shawnio 7 months ago
@shawnio Thank you. Maybe I'll start a series entitled "Sideshot Philosophizing". You should trademark that name so I'd have to pay you to use it!!
biggydman 7 months ago
@biggydman no way man, if that can be my gift to you then it was worth coming up with it :) I wasnt being sarcastic either, it was pretty intense I am sure you can work it somehow I loved it lol
shawnio 7 months ago
@Cheer12324 Thanks. Most people just say I look funny!!
biggydman 7 months ago
Interesting video, you make some very good points! I can only speak to my own experience on YouTube (only 3 months. When I first started vlogging (I do daily) I always wore makeup, contacts on camera and all that. But shortly after I started I thought, hey if I am sharing my life they are going to see me how I am. Sometimes I am all fixed up, sometimes I have no makeup and my glasses. Sometimes I am even wearing my pajamas, lol. I really try to keep it real because that is important to me.
OHtheFAM 7 months ago
@JustShellene You have just subbed to me a few weeks ago! love the fact that i have reconized your name on someone's channel that i have great respect for~ he has great wisdom and find his sock dock... :)
I am so pleased to hear that you have found new confidence in yourself, because I have too through this wacky world of the internet! take care~
Raven
ravenwolfgang1969 7 months ago
Woops I missed that last part YouTube the make-believe community that answers the question grate videos looking forward to seeing more, till next time have a good one :)
Skylinerealities 7 months ago
Dam I must agree with you however my question is when was the last time you have watched TV, entertainment is what’s it’s all about keeping the viewers coming back for more not an easy task I must add, good work on this video if it wasn’t worth watching I would not have commented so keep them videos rolling, peace.
Skylinerealities 7 months ago
It took me this long to realize that you remind me of Orson Welles... "We will sell no wine before its time."
mehquig 7 months ago
@mehquig You wanna know something funny. I actually did an Orson Welles impression in this rant and then I cut that part out in editing!! Hmmmmm.....interesting!!!
biggydman 7 months ago
It does though get annoying when people argue that the community is dying. Usually some users use community base subjects to boost their views and comments even though they have really no community based content. Great video,I like channels that can be opinionated and speak their mind.
Myfkduplilworld 7 months ago
You're right,YouTube the website is not nor ever was a community based website. This sites purpose is for people to upload whatever they wanted to,within the guidelines of course.However,many people have uploaded videos that started discussions or entertain the masses.That being said,friendships were made,paths were crossed and communities were formed.Many interact online and offline.Its your opinion that community doesn't exist or is fake,but the reality is that its bigger than you can imagine.
Myfkduplilworld 7 months ago
.. right there with you bro ..
GeoffJennyOliver 7 months ago
i think your right man, i think people have been so burned and hurt in the real community, or sick of reality, and they would rather have a safe controlled reality, that lets them show the sides they want to and aviod the pain they hide and run from.
truckingsonofagun 7 months ago
Yup.. cant get famous, thats why I dont make videos anymore. No one watches and no one cares.. so why waste the bandwidth? Yeah even my friends dont want to watch my stuff... haha... I say "hey look" and they say. "hey, NO" hmmm
FlamEffect 7 months ago
I only think of Youtube as a place to entertain people and hoping one day to be picked up and make a name for myself like a lot of other youtubers have. Also to prove to people that just because I am deaf I have what it takes whether they agree or not. Plus...not to be an ass...but we all know it's about the money as well as that is what being a partner is all about so if making an ass out of yourself puts money in your pocket to pay the bills you sure as hell can't complain. =)
PrankandSpank 7 months ago
Great video ! I like your videos and I think that if I lived in your community , I would be a real friend of yours and not just a youtube and facebook friend.
gumper5242 7 months ago
Congratulations, sir! You're totally right!
SeekerNami 7 months ago
It's about starting conversations and provoking original thought, not a literal community like a neighborhood. Your opinion is a pretty negative one.
Zsmart 7 months ago
@Zsmart It's just my opinion. I'm a very negative individual.
biggydman 7 months ago
Dude i love this video. it is truely honest and stuff and well I think you are amazing. Your opinion completes mine. you earned a sub cause well your content is great.
odenhome1 7 months ago
Clearly this guy has never heard of the Pogo Tribe, Craftnation, or the Shaytards rebellionites..
NocheeseSherlock 7 months ago
14 people thought this was going to be a beber video :) hehehe...
Good vid Troy.
AxeMoose 7 months ago
Nobody borrows a cup of tea silly....
audrinaINchains 7 months ago
i really do hate the look of your face no efence
brickboys519 7 months ago
@brickboys519 I hate the way you spell efence- no offense!
biggydman 7 months ago 2
@biggydman u remind me of that guy with the donuts the big comedian... I cant rememba his name but hes funny! ^_._^ u 2! U even sound alike a bit ;D haha
KopaleKopale 7 months ago
@brickboys519 did you know some of the biggest tubers are powered by HATE!, it's an amazing force here on the tube and something many viewers can't control.
the more you hate someone the more money they make, FRED is a perfect example of this.
so now you can go to bed in the comfort that you have just helped the person you hate, well done
leokimvideo 7 months ago 2
lol~good vid~i agree with a lot of what you said~i fall into the category of entertainer btw~(musician)~but as i said you make good points sir.
TheCionTheory 7 months ago
A community doesn't necessarily mean that you see the people every day in real life...
retardproduction626 7 months ago
I guess I never thought of youtube as a community. Mostly I think of it as a place to store my crappy videos.
oldvision 7 months ago
fat fatty fat fat
TompanX 7 months ago
True. I took a break and came back. And now a bunch of people stopped watching my videos, in a communit, if came back from a vacation, people would still see me...and so right about the personality.
cooleo505 7 months ago
tocuhing :')
everyone here knows that youtube isn't a Community, but but they can't Accept the Truth!
Congratulation man!
finally some real Video <3
rasfi1 7 months ago
First, do 100 vlogs in 100 day. Seriously, IN REAL LIFE, I've taken food out of MrHollick's fridge, got my car worked on by TheOutlawVideoss, played in the snow in with JustShellene, windowshopped obscene monekys with xainathecoolest, got to know of all moomay1949 's cats, and had pizza and jive talk with RILEYTHEGGOFER, tomken8dy, and itsoverthemane. Viewers regularly come up to me at concerts and hug me. How is that not REAL? There are unwanted photos of me puking at Phish out there. REAL
iBundangbear 7 months ago 5
@iBundangbear i no >.<
craig134Gameplay 7 months ago
@iBundangbear I think your time with Pops is the best thing you've done in real life on youtube. Tommy's drunk punch was a low point!!
biggydman 7 months ago
@iBundangbear Seriously...how do you know if you're life is even real? How do you know if you're not a delusional madman in aslyum who has been hallucinating and feeling illusional sensations? How do you know if all of this, the universe, is some illusion? You might never know until you die...we might not even exist. It could all be a simple illusion.
You should never trust anything as real.
avrilrocks55 7 months ago
this video alone made me subscribe!!!!! this is soooo true
iaintalks 7 months ago
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craig134Gameplay 7 months ago
LOL!!! X2
frankymush 7 months ago
lol
rasfi1 7 months ago
fat ass
kylerowdybusch 7 months ago
nice video man. You have a very animated face for a fatty :P
Rusty511 7 months ago
Word homes
capnjax19 7 months ago
I am currently making serious videos trying to entertain people. The only reason I do this is because I want to be famous too. I am sick of being a guy only getting on youtube to see videos instead of actually uploading some. That and I am sick of the ''upper class'' of Youtube actually being the most famous people here. I totally agree with you though.
jaycarmine 7 months ago
Ha ha ... " you're outta control " ... But I love ya Troy. I wish I was living around the corner from you cause I want to visit to you at the drop of a hat.
Brilliant Video mate! I love the message and I believe every part of it. Be who you are and continue to provide me the medium that I can provide Item#2 ;P Oh and I do have Item#3 some times ;)
Jordmate 7 months ago
awesome video
1BlazinEagle1 7 months ago
It's not real, but a "virtual" community, that is correct, I do agree, but real people, can still be hurt or helped on the other end of that lens, I do believe. Fantastic video.
couchpotatotheatre 7 months ago 2
@couchpotatotheatre This "real" person has just realized that when you put "YOUTUBE" in the title- it takes awhile to get your video monetized!!
biggydman 7 months ago
What a fantastic video. I think you make valid points, and you're right, it's not a "real" community, but there are real people on the other end of that tink tink tink camera lens, and all too often we forget that, and the damage people cause to each other is real. In that sense, it is a community, or why do a shoutout to a friend, or a condolence video when someone passes? It's not real so F*** them, right? It's more real than that, I think.
couchpotatotheatre 7 months ago 3
excellent!
BogansUnited 7 months ago
Yeah - a lot of truth to what you said - but on the contrary side of things, I had an ex-mother in law that was the bride of satan (more or less) who manipulated her friends into believing she was a saint - but in reality, seeing and knowing her daily life - One Scary Lady! She would threaten, blackmail and harrass others and was such a control freak that only Charlse Manson would love. In short, do we really even know our friends & neighbors? Oh well, do good and let it all work itself out.
ImTheDaveman 7 months ago
@ImTheDaveman I know that lady....she goes to my church!! LOL
biggydman 7 months ago
@ImTheDaveman I think that lasy lives upstairs from me now, now she's my mom-in-law :/
SteveMMartino 7 months ago
@ImTheDaveman you're married to my wife's sister?
couchpotatotheatre 7 months ago
I could say the same thing for real life. Just because there's no screen doesn't mean you can't control the content you show other people. I know people who act all nice and sweet and kind when they're in public, when they feel like they have to. But if you really knew how they were, how little they care about anyone but themselves, you wouldn't dare hang out with them.
RialVestro 7 months ago
Yep!.... your right a lot of people won't like this video. I will still watch our videos....hehe
DawndeeDALLAS 7 months ago
possibly the best form of community here is the oz tuber communitychannel, give her a PM and see what happens..!
leokimvideo 7 months ago
Youtube has never been a community.
Its been a bandwagon of trolls. People's lives have probably been scarred for life by youtube.
avrilrocks55 7 months ago
I think I KNOW why you made this video. I think people should think of YT as both. Because it is. I have met several of my YT friends in person. I got on YT because it was a creative outlet for me. I have shared some of the most intimate stuff about myself on here, just to share....but that is me.
LisaJMoore 7 months ago
wtf? how did this get on my history.
Acdeportivo2 7 months ago
Borrow a cup of tea?
DjOrangeTactics 7 months ago
i wouldn't want to help the people around my place.. they have a negitve attitude about me because of gossip.. to be honest if i were living closer to you when that flood happened i would have been one of the first people to be on the "help out" list...
I don't feel alone when i have replies or view counts on the videos i make. I feel like what i say may actually matter. if not to others, to me. Ego centered.. maybe.. i am only human lol.. love your videos!
ravenwolfgang1969 7 months ago
@ravenwolfgang1969 But you are a sweetheart and you share your struggles and your talents. I guess this vlog was a rant dealing with a particular group of people who are always claiming they love the "community" aspect of youtube, but never sharing any of their personal lives. I throw out a lot of random stuff- but personal stuff. We'd of given you free pizza for helping out with the flood too!! :)
biggydman 7 months ago
@biggydman you would have had to supply lots of soda too! lol.... i guess a "community" could be a "connection" to a persona.. as some do with t.v. with Regis and Kelly or the like? we get to only see clips.. but it is entertaining.. and vloggers like me would probably end up on Jerry Springer...lol
ravenwolfgang1969 7 months ago
It´s funny that your banner says ''I love you'' but you just said that you don´t know us
MarkSKristensen 7 months ago
@MarkSKristensen Excellent observation. I love you in the way that I embrace and love humanity as a whole. I also see the button as a cheap plow to get people to my channel and lure them into subbing me over a false promise of love!
biggydman 7 months ago
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@biggydman I like that you are being honest
MarkSKristensen 7 months ago
Well, for starters, I have some very entertaining, meglomaniacal information to share with you... ;-)
But seriously, you're right. I, for one, admit to trying to reach further than I can... with my "closed in" life that I HAVE to lead due to medical issues, I feel closer to certain people on YouTube than I actually am... Is that wrong? Nah... as long as I'm not stalking you...
PS- Turn those pork chops... you don't want them to burn... and tell your wife to change the channel back...
MZMStudios 7 months ago
Even if this is virtual.... it's still nice to get to know you through this medium,.... even if it's the only way I can get to know you currently. Keep doing what you do Pastor Biggy. ;-)
gorikuri 7 months ago
The aliens have already taken over at my house, with or without Youtube! BDM just invites them right in.....
candleburner 7 months ago
@candleburner Lucky he's not into vampires. Of course, Vampires eat less than teenagers!!
biggydman 7 months ago
You have a point. However, in the capital cities of Australia, some well known YouTubers have created a community by organising YouTube get togethers which has led to quite a number of collaborations and many real friendships have been born from this. Just don't live your life through a screen.
TheNakedWombat 7 months ago
This man speaks truth!
lumpmasta 7 months ago
elbrookman its national go phuke yourself day on youtube. i'm not giving you back that money i owe you!
wackyworldnews 7 months ago
in all honesty, finding youtube gave me someplace to funnel all my ideas to but it's been a bonus that along the way, i came across some wonderful people i look forward to checking out and hearing from when i sign on. i'm glad you're one of them...we go back, way back like babies in pacifiers! heheheh...but so glad you're still around Brother Biggy!
FuzzySoulTiger 7 months ago
@FuzzySoulTiger See, I've loved watching your growth on youtube. I remember the ol' Name that Tune days. I loved it because we listened to a lot of the same music growing up. Today you are making outstanding originals and doing some awesome art. Brother you've blossomed on youtube, because you had a forum. I totally see your point!!
biggydman 7 months ago
I am famous. I am watched in 11 different countries and 7 different languages. Well, ok,, 3 different languages, but Youtube has subtitles. ha. Your videos are great.
Talljim01 7 months ago
@Talljim01 I know you are famous. I learned a lot about how to do youtube from watching your vlogs!!
biggydman 7 months ago
I agree and disagree. People can pull together for something good (ie going to see Mike for a few days) and people can push each other apart too (ie meeting someone only to find out the whole idea that you met this person online freaks you out - so you shun them for no other reason than that).
BroBryce2009 7 months ago
It's all real I tell ya!! The special effects are just to play with your head! How's that for being community oriented?? Uhhh, never mind.
jantheempress 7 months ago
on twitter, a youtuber attending the VidCon event made a statement. "youtube shouldn't be about asking for subscribers. it should be about creativity and content."
I couldn't help but think if that were true, why is it that some of the most popular partners have to resort to using suggestively sexual titles to their videos or have creative license to use copyrighted images?
i gotta applaud you on this slice of reality brother biggy & applaud you for your friendship since I 1st started.
FuzzySoulTiger 7 months ago
On the edge
rico9648 7 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
You speak true words :)
doctorwhogreat 7 months ago
you are right biggy.....this isnt real.....no one here is asking me to help them move, loan them money ect.....except for john'swackyworld......so i guess he's real.....lol.............but i do love ya biggy, and that"s real.
elbrookman 7 months ago
@elbrookman i have lost track on how much i owe you. thanks for loaning me 500 for that hooker. she gave me a great time.
wackyworldnews 7 months ago
wat u said is true about youtube but my point of view on youtube is for myself to get entertainment & learn something different from the content Im watching
thanks bro u taught me something really good right now & Im glad that I subscribed u
keithharveyjr 7 months ago
biggydman? Are you telling me its over? :'(
squashy22 7 months ago
@squashy22 This fat lady ain't singing!!
biggydman 7 months ago
I am not entertaining...
Hate the sound of my voice....
And have no information to share :(
squashy22 7 months ago
The main difference I see between real community and Youtube, is that in real community you don't always get to pick and choose whom you interact with. you don't always get to pick your neighbors, and you CERTAINLY don't get to pick your relatives. It's easy to get along in Youtube community because if I don't like you, I can stop watching, and you magically disappear. I would like to point out though, that I COULD be just as fake in real community as I can be on Youtube if i chose to.
TheMinisterofDefence 7 months ago
@TheMinisterofDefence Oh, your church people talk to you too, eh!
biggydman 7 months ago
@biggydman hahaha....er....no, I didn't mean to imply that I AM fake with 'real' people...ahem...only that I COULD BE if I wanted to....lol. I certainly know where you are coming from with this video, but I do wonder if you and I and other people who are 'public property' in REAL life might have a different perspective on the issue, than people who live more private lives. Because of our vocations, like it or not, we are much more scrutinized by the public than your 'average' citizen, true?
TheMinisterofDefence 7 months ago
@TheMinisterofDefence I actually prefer this media stuff because it's short and they can watch it over if they don't "hear what I said". Just this week I gave a message and a lady in town got bent over shape about something. Ironically, I NEVER SAID WHAT SHE CLAIMED I DID!!! Thank God for audio and video recordings. It's cool when a lynch mob comes after you and you can stave them off with an instant replay!
biggydman 7 months ago
@biggydman Good point. My Church is very tiny. Even at this very low level of success that I have on Youtube (and we are talking 107 subs at this point!), if I should happen to post a sermon video (which I havn't yet) I would STILL get more 'views' than I would by giving a sermon in Church. And as you said, there is always instant replay if someone missunderstands what I have said etc. I think there is ministry opportunity here, which I think falls under one of your 3 motives. i.e 'information'.
TheMinisterofDefence 7 months ago
@TheMinisterofDefence I'd rather deal with an angry Troll anyday than a ticked off church lady!! I'd love to watch one of your messages on youtube! I haven't posted any of mine lately, but it's just laziness. I'll be doing some Sock Dock stuff soon.
biggydman 7 months ago
@biggydman The closest I came to posting a sermon was 'Palm Sunday in Under Four Minutes' which to date has like 50 views and is one of my lowest viewed videos, so I suppose 'ratings' speak for themselves. I am still vascilating between the idea of creating a sock account for that, or just starting a sermon series regardless of the fact that few will watch it. It's not like I am going to lose a thousand subs if they are offended! lol.
TheMinisterofDefence 7 months ago
i dont share my personal life on youtube. like my personal battle with fibermiagia that make me not well on certain days..or my date with a girl..or the fights i've had with bundangbear..i've ben told i'm what i am in the real on youtube when i interview people. true. except fore the multiple personality entertaining character disorders.
wackyworldnews 7 months ago
I see what your saying. However,I see another side of you tube. I came on here because I am a mom that lives with chronic pain,&suffers from infertility.I support others like me&give gifts of supporting words,&when I am having a bad day,I receive gifts in the form of the most kind and up lifting words I could never here from a friend or a family member.Because they R not going through what I am.Yes I do understand what you R saying, about not really knowing someone on here.You make a great point
hartrose33 7 months ago
Amen to this ...
M4dMo77o 7 months ago
i'm into entertaining and giving out information for people to enjoy. youtube was once a community when it started. people in massena love my vids when i run into them. i love my youtube screen when angie makes a vid. yum yum yummy
wackyworldnews 7 months ago
I am very very honest in my videos. For a very long time I was sick during my daily vlogging.... I looked bad in like all of my videos. I do not like editing myself because i believe that makes me seem fake.
allthelostones 7 months ago
I respect your opinion.
allthelostones 7 months ago
well said and correct
can you do a video on the real meaning of a partner..! because from what I see there are some partners who get lots more love
leokimvideo 7 months ago
your fat
megaACM123 7 months ago
@megaACM123 What about his fat? Oh wait....did you mean YOU'RE??? Maybe you should use proper grammar if you're going to insult someone.
ledzkreep 7 months ago
@ledzkreep actually im not fat i play sports so you need to think before you right
megaACM123 7 months ago
@megaACM123 o_0 .... Nobody called you fat. I take it that English isn't your friend, huh?
ledzkreep 7 months ago
@ledzkreep lolol.... good 1, "What about his fat?" hahaha.
You're a good commenter.... i like your comments.... lolol
McFucer 7 months ago
@megaACM123 It's a bird, it's a plain, it's Captain Obvious!!! Hey, don't forget to mention the nasty skin tabs that look like warts on my neck or tell me about my pending heart attack!
biggydman 7 months ago 10
@biggydman no shit thats why i put that comment but yea i
megaACM123 7 months ago
@biggydman anyways i unsuscribed
megaACM123 7 months ago
@megaACM123 It's no loss to him. It's like...getting rid of a fungus. He probably feels better now.
TheRockinRaven 7 months ago
@megaACM123 it's crap like you who really bring a shine to these networks, lets hope the weighted club of fate falls heavily on your soul and renders you unable to log onto the tube
i remember a time well before tubers like you appeared, we all wish those days returned
leokimvideo 7 months ago
@megaACM123 it's "you're fat", can you at least spell your insults correctly, please?
couchpotatotheatre 7 months ago
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@megaACM123 Why hello there troll with no life.
TheLegendOfAri 7 months ago
Haha, I agree with this video 50%. I DON'T agree that a community has to be limited to real life, but I do agree that Youtube is not a community.
I came to Youtube because I like making videos. When I started making friends here and was getting Skype calls constantly I kinda just bailed. I hate calls.
But really, I don't see anyone in a community being like "YOUR COMMENT QUESTION OF THE DAY IS..." The 'community' is a subtle excuse to sell out, if you ask me.
JohnsonTheBlack 7 months ago