Authenticity on the Tube

Draft video of how authenticity is determined on the tube.

This video is a compilation of videos used to discuss authenticity on YouTube. LonelyGirl15 is an example of authenticity or lack thereof, as her vlogs helped shape how vloggers define authentic and inauthentic, despite the ability to create new identities, enviroments, and so forth. We are all creative producers with the ability to act to some degree and manipulate. However, how candid we are seems to reflect our authenticity.

again, all videos are content from the users of this site. This is a draft, so feel free to comment, suggest, etc!



(intro credit to user ChannelReviews, Lonelygirl song credit to DeeMontreal)

(more vlogs when i finish moving in)

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• youtube
• vlog
• lonelygirl15
• lg15
• real
• fake
• reality
• authenticity
• digital
• ethnography
• ksudigg

[alterdragon]

I forgot to mention, thank you thepoasm for the great video. It brings up a bunch of questions and gets people thinking.

[thepoasm]

hah at first i thought you were trying to be sassy! i only used her because she was a good example, it wasnt intended ot be all lonelygirl all the time....just a big example that most tubers are familiar with in regards to acting

[crud4]

Too bad most of us live in bad faith and don't even know who our authentic selves are.

[BusBoyIsBack]

What's the name of the guy with the cowboys hat and sun glasses on at the beginning?

He was one of the first to expose Lonely girl as a fake lol

[Aarym2]

It 's the same for televison and If you don't like something don't watch it..

[PoeticRocker]

So you guys are really angered that lonelygirl15 is fake huh? Seriously how do you guys define REAL?? So if you were in the afterlife and you found out how fake your existence was, are you gonna complain then? We edit ourselves constantly in writing, films, and our own personal mistakes in life so lets get over it and just live. :)

[pearsoncrz]

What is honesty? Sometimes a work of fiction is more "honest" than real life.

[realize2actualize]

It all comes down to the age old question about indentiy: Who am I?

[yidaki53]

I guess you've looked into "Culture and Authenticity" by Charles Lindholm. Not only is the idea of authenticity a historical construction, it is no more then an experience. A painting with Picasso's signature feels authentic, but really it's still only oil on canvas. Same thing with vloggers, it doesn't matter if it is real, as long as it feels authentic. The important part is how it is recieved, not how it is transmitted.

[SeventhSun]

Doing a good video is the most important thing. All else are secondary.

A good video is a work of art. I would even do propaganda videos of myself to re-educate you all if I think I can do very funny, meaningful, interesting and or simply narcissistic ones AND THAT they are all artistic as well.

[googooghost]

I like it the cowboy man.

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[truevidz]

Wow..you make some great videos. I love how you break it all down...you know what I mean.