I was about to get started on last week's Spec Check when I came across this:
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I guess my assumption up until this point was that Sean was getting paid $5, maybe $10, per intro. And keep in mind, he really only does one intro a day, two on the rate occasion. But to hear Jeremy is paying him better than full time retail... WOW.
I hate to repeat myself, but damn, why does Jeremy even pay for this? Like, I can understand why Ben would get this kind of salary as it's his thumbnails that can make or break a video's performance in YouTube searches, but who the hell actually cares about the weeaboo intros? The only significant purpose they serve is to pad out the video, but there's a dozen other ways Jeremy could do this.
1) Producing a intro than be used for every video, maybe even having several variants for different topics (e.g video games, Marvel, Twitter, etc )
2) Including the thank-you videos he supposedly offers privately to his supporters every month at the end of his videos.
3) Simply speaking for an extra minute, something he had no problem doing prior to hiring Sean.
Like, it would make sense to me if Sean was editing Jeremy's videos to the extent you would see on channels like Ludwig or Markiplier (dramatic zoom-ins, transitions, music mixing, etc.), but all he does is shit out low-effort meme videos (I even recall a few that got re-used only with new applied faces and/or text) that you could probably find on Reddit for free and recycle the same sponsor ads (extremely poorly, might I add).
Hey Jeremy, if you want to waste that kind of money on what is a considerably low-tier service, be my guest. But boy, if I didn't think you were a glutton for punishment before, I sure do now!
Edit: Well it didn't take long for Jeremy to turn his sights on the Serfs again.
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I like how Jeremy justifies making 70+ videos on Brie Larson (I think it might even be higher now), but somehow thinks 10 videos is obsessive? Even if he is right about there being more, it doesn't even come close to how many videos he's done on Brie.
My theory? Jeremy's getting pissed off at how much he is now getting scrutinized, and wants people to "move on" AKA leave him alone. He likely realizes now that these hit pieces do him no good when trying to branch out his brand, maybe even causing him to lose out on lucrative sponsorship deals.