Part 2: Jumpcut (On Internet "Fame")

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[coolgeek2751]

"I put my pants on just like you, one leg at a time. Then I go and make gold records."

[passionfruitjolt]

I think that what you were saying about people who are visible getting shit for speaking their opinions goes back to what you were saying about youtube communities a while ago. A lot of times people forget that just because they're part of the same community as someone doesn't mean they like ALL the same things. I'm very far from being the same as everyone in any "community" I identify with, but for a lot of people who are more invested than I am, maybe that's a hard thing to reconcile.

[pbjellybeanful]

(sorry my comments are so late)

[pbjellybeanful]

I would say i want a relationship like yours and hayley's, and it's not because i think it's perfect, it's funny how sometimes (from what I've seen) you guys bicker, and you have little back and forths that make you like normal humans, and when i see videos with you together, you seem like good friends, while you're also dating, and it's cute and nice. I wouldn't actually want a perfectly happy marriage with NO fights, because then it wouldn't be fun and i would be looking forever.

[pbjellybeanful]

nice hair :D (I'm not being sarcastic)

[DreamerRealist]

Everything you said was/is very intelligent and well thought out and on Part One I sent one of my most thought out comments to date. Yet as soon as you said "He has every right to not like music or cake..." all I could think was "Who doesn't like cake?!" Ah well, I guess some people prefer pie.

[SiriusSurvives]

I think that I get your point but you can't actually control your emotions, I was nervous when I met you (If you count that brief conversation a meeting hehe), but I'm also terrified the first day of school of people I already know~ So I guess its hard to know, its weird what you feel and its hard to control who or what we are. ^.^

[baloneyandtrees]

I really can't say anything with any certainty but it seems to me that if you decide ('you' being a general term) to become "visible" then you have to realize the influence that you have. And that doesn't mean you should be inhibited but it's something you have to take into account. If there's something you're going to say to someone that they may or may not like/agree with you have to be prepared for the consequences of that, and it's just on a much greater scale when you are "visible."

[KokoKringle99]

one thing you said was something like "why are people who are more visible held to a higher standard?" and i think something important to remember is that when you're putting yourself out there for people, you're gonna end up being a role model. it's kindof unavoidable. so i think there is a higher standard and that it really makes sense for there to be, because while you're allowed to be human and be you, you have to know that whatever you do is gonna have a big influence on some people

[fecklessman]

for me, i feel like the jumpcut is a more accurate way of representing myself to other people than a one-take video. i'm too lazy to memorize the content of a video and work out pauses and timing, it's much easier to do it in post. but you know me, mike, you've talked to me in person... i talk pretty fast. probably overwhelmingly so. i dunno, maybe it's just my own perception of myself.

[coyote463]

A majority of your viewer watch you because "OMG HES SO HOT" or, "you're very pretty to look at", and, coupled wth your musc, that s why they lke you.

If you acted more "awkward" (in the "charlieissocoolike" sense), you would be on the most subscribed list in no tme. I am not saying that you should.

Now let me ask you a question, do you consider yourself a "nerd". Both in the old, derogatory form and in the new "cool, socally akward nerd"

[orangesho13es]

Those things get equated because chances are you know the same amount of stuff about that kid in class as you do that kid on YouTube. You might have a few things in common, even one thing. You hear them say funny things. You enjoy those aspects of them. The moment the person, whether someone in real life or in a box on the Internet, does something contrary to who you thought they were, its time to criticize. Its the same response because the amount of information known about each person is equal