Talking About Current YouTube Drama

So a couple days ago I uploaded a video called The Good, the Bad and The Insane YouTube Reaction Channels A video where I basically went into a bit of detail on my thought and opinions on the YouTube reaction community and some channels in particular that stood out for either really good reasons or really bad reasons. "What the heck is that? A hippopotamus?" Now the video itself was really well received especially for not being an all caps click bait cancer title. It did pretty well, and the dislike bar is only the size of the creepy uncle's penis. So overall, it was a success.

But unfortunately I've got to make a followup to the video, because a fair few people weren't happy with the video and especially how I portrayed a certain youtuber BlastphamousHD. In the video I put Blastphamous in the 'bad category', I guess you could say because I thought, in my opinion, he didn't really add that much substance to his videos, all he really did was react to a video and it was entertaining, I'll be honest, but still it's not adding any kind of substance in a sense. You are just watching a totally unfiltered, unedited video. And if we've learned through Jinx's YouTube channel the only reason he grew to relevancy was because he ripped incredibly viral videos and they were basically re-uploaded on his channel in their entirety.

Which of course would garner you a lot more views than something original you could craft yourself. But then a lot of people started to bring up the comparison saying that me and Blastphamous were basically the same and we're both reaction channels, so I have no right to put myself on the soapbox and talk about reaction channels as a whole. And this is honestly a really broken argument in my opinion. Now what it really boils down to does Blastphamous react to videos? Yes.

Do I react to videos? Yes. Then surely I'm in the wrong, we both react to videos and therefore we can't really put each other on a pedastal and talk about the other one in a negative light. Well that really isn't the case. You see, that's a really flawed point because honestly I see quite a lot of difference between and individual taking a viral, a trending YouTube video reacting to it in its entirety or for the majority of it, and then that said individual chooses the extreme amount of quantity over quality in their video production, are able to upload four videos in a single day reaction to pretty much unaltered, unedited, original viral or trending YouTube videos.

While also failing to credit the original videos that he ripped from other channels and reacts to in their entirety without any major editing or emphasis on the video itself. There are no sources in his video or in his video description linking to the original videos, just a bunch of plugins for his social media links. I think that's slightly different to an individual who would break down the video, analyze the video, critique the video, compare it to other things and them implement other things in the video - which is what I do. Also I always credit the sources I use, so people can actually go to the video I used or referenced and view it in its entirety.

Plus as well, on top I probably spend more time constructing my script to fit each video than collecting the video or reacting the video itself. I've got to form a script for each video just to make sure that the content stays as far away from being bland or stale as possible. I mean it's questionable whether my content is shit or not, if you don't enjoy my content that's totally fine, but at least I put effort into my videos. My videos take up to six hours a day, seven hours sometimes, to make.

That's collecting the footage, editing. It doesn't look like it but a lot of production goes into a single YouTube video. And the thing is right, if you compare my channel status to Blastphamous, Blastphamous generates more income from reacting to videos unaltered and unedited. Mass uploading these viral reaction videos while I upload one carefully edited video a day and he generates more income and more growth than I do.

I mean if I wanted to, I could literally do a face reveal, stick my face cam on top of my computer, and then pretend and force a bunch of horrible fake laughs to a bunch of vine laugh out loud compilation videos. And I'd probably get more income and more growth on my channel than I do now. But I don't wanna do that, because I want to bring you guys content that you enjoy. Content that you're able to watch, not these horrible washed out videos with no substance, that are not edited in any way, shape or form.

There is no production value put into these videos. Solely quantity over quality with this reaction style of video. Now I'm sure a lot of you are gonna make the point that "Pyro, you used to make montage parodies. You used to do those weeks and months apart that are more high in production value than your commentary now.

And yeah, you're totally right. But the reason why I quit them was totally different. I didn't enjoy making them. I literally lost all motivation to make the mlg videos.

And honestly they had an incredinly short shelf life. So anyone that is doing mlg videos today, god bless you, because it is a dying trend. It is incredibly hard to get any form of attraction or attention on putting so much effort into a video. Now people seem to be making this really stupid assumption, that simply because I've reacted to a video, I'm exactly the same as, let's say Jinx, except that I don't do a face cam, I just have game play in the background.

Now what you're doing with that statement is, you're overwhelmingly oversimplifying the point of what a reaction channel is. For example compare my channel to Jinx, Jinx would literally watch an entire video unedited and emit some kind of human expression that looks more like an alien wearing a human suit every five seconds and apparently that is "content". Quality content. Comedy, for the YouTube community.

Meanwhile I on the other hand would analyze the video, break it down, critique it, give good and bad points and give an overall conclusion on the video. And both of those completely different content creators fall under the same word 'reaction' because the people massively oversimplifying the word itself. Now hear me out, in no way am I putting myself on on a pedestal, I know a lot of people out there don't enjoy my content and they find it incredibly boring, dull or they just don't like me as a person. And that's totally fine.

I'm not saying that you have to enjoy my content. If you think it's utter shit, then fair enough, power to you. You're allowed to have your opinion on YouTube. What I think has, personally, happened is simply because I included Blastphamous in a video who I think out of the entire group of people I talked about he was probably one of the most successful ones in the video.

I mean take for an example Jinx, his channel is basically dead at this point, so there's no way he could've ever made any kind of response video to that. Now the problem is what's happened, that a lot of people seem to think that me and Blastphamous are having some kind of a feud down. We basically wanna kill each other. Even Keemstar's tweeting out, saying he might organize an interview between me and Blastphamous on his DramaAlert channel.

Unfunnily enough after the past experience I've had with Keemstar I probably wouldn't ever appear on his show, ever again, as long as I have the freedom of my own body. You can cut the passive-aggressive bullshit, Al. We all know it, we've all seen it- Now what I do wanna say is, in conclusion I do not have a problem with Blastphamous as a person. I.

I don't even fucking know the guy as a person, so I don't see how I could have a problem with him. I don't enjoy his content. I really think he values quantity over quality hence he mass uploads these reaction videos where he rips unedited, unfiltered videos and gives no credit. That annoys me yeah, and I personally don't enjoy his content because of that.

But do I have a problem with him as a person? No. No. And if any of you have watched this video and enjoy his content, then keep enjoying his content. I'm not trying to send a message to say stop watching his videos just because I personally don't enjoy his content doesn't mean that  you shouldn't either.

I'm just giving my opinion and my synopsis on why I don't think it's one of the best channels out there. But if you enjoy his content and it brings a smile to your face, then keep watching it by all means. There is no reason why you should stop watching a channel if it entertains you personally. Unfortunately I don't have that flare where it entertains me but if it does for you, then power to you.

Go ahead and keep watching his content. In no way am I compromising for what I originally said, of course, the original video where I did blast him a bit, that totally stands, you know. I think his content, well it's not even really content, is it? He rips a video, reuploads it in its entirety and then reacts to it. And of course the guy has more flare and more of a personality than say, Jinx.

But the problem with Jinx is that he pretty much had the personality of a bucket hat. And guys, let's be real here. If you go and watch 'The Good, the Bad and the Insane' again where I talked about Blastphamous, did I really say anything that bad against him apart from his content? I said he was a fucking descendant of the Stomedy family tree. If you take that to heart as an actual insult, you are pretty fucking retarded.

No offense to Stomedy of course. He's a YouTube legend and will live forever in our hearts. Bless his name. Okay here's the doll.

Okay. Look how cute she is. Hey guys, my name is Stomedy. Shut the fuck up.

My name is Stomedy. So to conclude this video; if you enjoy a descendant of the Stomedy family tree reacting to viral videos failing to credit them and watching the video pretty much in its entirety without any kind of editing or any kind of major changes to the video itself so it's more transformative, then go for it! If watching those videos genuinely brings a smile to your face and makes your day better then there's no reason for my pessimistic, horrible cynical attitude to shit on your parade. And that's pretty much all that needs to be said. Blastphamous is a malteaser, Keemstar is a gnome and I'm a massive fucking faggot..