Watcher Responds To Backlash Over Streaming Service

[hisjulliet]

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YouTube channel Watcher has responded to the backlash they received a couple days ago after they announced they would put all content going forward on their own streaming service where people had to pay $5.99 a month to access instead of keeping it on their Youtube channel where it had always been free. Safe to say their fans weren’t too happy

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[just444]

honestly the best way they could respond imo

[hazypink]

ia. also i wish we could make all the streaming services that have jacked up prices/made shitty production choices scared enough to drag out the couch to apologize and promise they won't do it again lol

cancelling subscriptions is not enough, we need to have parasocial relationships with the netflix executives to generate power, we must make execs' careers reliant on our stanning lmao

[artemisofluna]

I really thought it was a good apology. I subscribed. I could always afford it but I was waiting to see what their reaction would be because everything they apologised for is valid. And I love their content so I will support them.

[xdecadentx]

Given how a lot of YouTubers are moving it seems like YouTube isn't a big money maker anymore. A lot of the older YouTubers I used to watch barely post anymore and when they do it's only ads.

[xtinkerbellax]

Yea other platforms are way less effort for more money.

[glitterslugs]

yep, they can make twice as much on tiktok for half the amount of effort

[hazypink]

i have like five favorite youtubers (and i bet anyone can guess who they are if i say i'm a 30 year old white woman who likes longform media commentary/crit lmao) and only one of them uploads once a month-ish, the others have all but bounced. they're not on tiktok either though...sometimes youtube just feels empty in general but it may just be my algorithm

[frejasface]

like the Try Guys scandal, I have barely heard of this and now it is everywhere.

[trowa]

they even in the same pose, except this guy on the far left can't pull off Eugene's pissed off face.

[pepsi_twist9]

I feel like that was on purpose which is super fucked up considering what actually happened with the Try Guys. I know the response for what they're doing is the best direction but I'm still side eyeing

[seishin]

I cynically agree with you. Nothing they've done in the announcement video (and this one) is by accident. Every aspect (music, wording, where they're sitting, etc) has been a choice.

[therearewords]

Looking very serious for a couple of clowns.

[sandstorm]

ole boy's hair in the middle like....no one wanted to help him out, huh

[therearewords]

Can it be helped?

[merci_beaucoup]

Oh, he chooses this on purpose. It gives him real “I sell cocaine to high schoolers” vibes.

[saybonjour]

the people acting like shane is some innocent baby boy (he is almost 40) who was bamboozled and led astray (he wanted $$$) into this decision need to log off and seek help!

[cherrynorth]

the fanfic ass comments some ppl were writing...whew

[asnindie]

Not my Shane. He was forced in to this. You can tell from his micro expressions that he didn't mean what he was saying!!

[opera_darling]

hdu he said 'eat the rich' like twice okay???