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- Sep 21, 2021
To some extent, I'm not surprised he tried to incorporate more of his personality into his content. Following niche internet lawsuits is okay when you don't have any competition, but when you attempt to cover more exposed cases like Johnny Depp you're against a dozen other people doing the same thing. So either you have to come up with a unique perspective/take (potentially difficult and might end up backfiring) or you can rely more heavily on your personality (easier and also encourages parasocial behavior).
I'd say he struck a good balance during the Johnny Depp case. He appeared somewhat-respectable and just edgy enough to appeal to your more cynical or edgy Gen-X/Late boomer demographic. My retired mother stumbled upon his channel because she wanted to watch the case and actually liked him up until I pointed out the 40k stuff in the background. Of course, she and many others stopped as soon as the case was done but he was still able to collect a decent gaggle of paypigs.
However, for some reason, he's decided to go full retard-death-spiral to the point he's just off-putting. The edge works when you have a somewhat relatable persona. People like a family man who goes to Church somewhat regularly. People don't really want to watch an alcoholic scarecrow man drink themselves to death unless you're going the shoenice route.
I'd say he struck a good balance during the Johnny Depp case. He appeared somewhat-respectable and just edgy enough to appeal to your more cynical or edgy Gen-X/Late boomer demographic. My retired mother stumbled upon his channel because she wanted to watch the case and actually liked him up until I pointed out the 40k stuff in the background. Of course, she and many others stopped as soon as the case was done but he was still able to collect a decent gaggle of paypigs.
However, for some reason, he's decided to go full retard-death-spiral to the point he's just off-putting. The edge works when you have a somewhat relatable persona. People like a family man who goes to Church somewhat regularly. People don't really want to watch an alcoholic scarecrow man drink themselves to death unless you're going the shoenice route.