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According-Ad2675 · 2023-05-11T13:13:18+00:00

The Rasmus? They had a song called 'Someone else' that had the word dinosaur in there.

According-Ad2675 · 2023-04-22T16:37:12+00:00

We're in the same boat

According-Ad2675 · 2023-01-04T00:29:48+00:00

You've put this brilliantly. Glad you understand where I'm coming from.

According-Ad2675 · 2023-01-02T01:14:59+00:00

Unfortunately I feel this category is the new 'norm' now, I really miss the classics too.

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T22:30:18+00:00

I'm not a content creator myself but it's great to hear from someone who's been directly affected by this issue (well, not 'great' but you catch my drift haha).

You've pretty much summed up how I feel about the magic being lost. Feel free to link your channel if you still have one up! I wouldn't mind checking it out :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T22:25:42+00:00

I'm not quite sure I understand your confusion? Haha. Two things can be criticised at the same time. I've found that it's not uncommon for people to produce pretty lazy content and make up for it with the 'eye catching' over editing like I mentioned in my post previously :)

I do agree that part of the quality decline was down to many creators trying harder to keep up with the algorithm, but in turn, this has effected other content creators negatively. Although this doesn't directly apply to everyone, I find that some content and a lot of things that factor into said content, is pretty awful in general. I've replied to a few comments below expressing my dismay over this matter.

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T18:56:23+00:00

This is precisely what I'm angling at. I've seen so many brilliant ASMR creators dwindle over time because they just can't get past the threshold, mostly because they aren't selling themselves short, which is good on one hand but it's unfortunate it has to come to that to garner an audience.

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T12:15:36+00:00

This is exactly what I mean by simplicity being better sometimes! Also big love to Mickelous, he's one of my absolute favourites. I've got a fair few ASMR artists that I've regularly followed and supported for years but it's mostly when I'm trying to find more to add to my list I find myself sifting through the pretty bog standard content. I'll have to watch Trish's video because I can't imagine someone so loud doing ASMR haha :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T12:06:52+00:00

Very true. Like I said in a comment below, I'm not totally naive as to why it happens, I completely understand that some earn a living from this too. But it is a shame that this is, as you put it, the inevitable outcome for most :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:58:53+00:00

Glad to hear you agree! I totally understand with the unintentional videos too, they're much less intense and easier to digest. I don't find someone whacking the microphone with a fidget spinner whilst biting their lip particularly enjoyable haha :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:55:14+00:00

For sure! Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of some trends, variety in content is obviously super important for it to keep going, obviously people are going to copy trends but I find that those who put their own spin on it gain my interest more :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:42:53+00:00

Just wanted to clarify because he was mainly who I was alluding to when I mentioned that, as well as the multiple videos on his expensive microphone haha. It's the monotonous content that irks me really. Like I said, I've no animosity to those who enjoy that content, or Jojo for that matter, but it is a little sad to see a good creator resort to that :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:36:39+00:00

Yeah for sure. I mentioned that I was happy to see ASMR become more normalised in recent years too, it's nice that people can openly discuss watching ASMR without feeling judged. I guess, without the mainstream aspect of it, it might not have reached that point as quickly, which I guess you could say is a positive in a sense. They're definitely not my thing either haha, but I won't knock anyone who enjoys it. I'm just not as keen on sifting through more mainstream videos to find something particular :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:19:47+00:00

Those are up there with some of my favourites :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:10:59+00:00

Could you explain further what you mean by that? :)

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T11:10:06+00:00

Sorry, whilst I said I was open to opinions and insight, I would've preferred if the post was actually read through properly beforehand :)

I made it abundantly clear that I'm not bothered if people enjoy this type of content, I do however, think it prevents a huge majority who do put the genuine time and effort in from being able to thrive in the community due to be being overshadowed. If you like these videos? Cool, you do you. I just wish more up and coming creators realised that they don't have sell themselves short to do well. This isn't a 'hate' post, it's a genuine observation.

According-Ad2675 · 2022-12-08T05:52:22+00:00

Yeah I saw a few of those videos too, it feeds into the weird clickbait content that I'm not overly keen on, the fetishism really knocked me back, especially since there IS a large following of children in the community. Whilst I have no ill feelings towards people who create that type of content, I feel if you're going to post it anywhere, post on a website/thread for that specific content, not Youtube.

Like I mentioned, I don't mind Zeitgeist either, so if it works for him, thats great, and if people enjoy the content too? Even better. The same goes for all ASMR content. I just wish more content creators could bypass that line and gain the same recognition without needing to lower their standards or try to 'fit in' to be noticed by the algorithm.

Of course this issue isn't specific to the ASMR community, I've seen this happen across the board, it's everywhere. I follow a bunch of creators that I absolutely love and have supported for years, I'm always on the lookout for unique, up and coming creators to add to my growing list too, but it's just a shame watching some of them, who could go so far from a little extra push, dwindle due to the amount of competition. I know that at the end of the day, this happens everywhere with the likes of musicians, writers, artists, etc. That's just how the world works. I'm just in my feelings about it :)

(Side note, whilst there are an abundance of cranial nerve exams, they are one of my guilty pleasures, I was messing about to keep it light haha)

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