IT'S ALL GOING DOWN! THE SHIT'S GONNA HIT THE FAN! THERE'S A YOUTUBE VIDEO!

[MineralMan]

Actually, there are many YouTube videos saying similar things. Who is posting them? Who knows?

There is a lot going on today. It all bears close watching. So, any number of people are getting in front of their cameras and making YouTube videos to build up their subscriber list and get lots of clicks and interactions. It's how they are trying to make a living, see, and everyone deserves a chance to make a living. Riling people up, scaring people, putting people in a panic? All tried and true marketing strategies on YouTube.

Meanwhile, there are legitimate sources discussing what's going on. Some of those sources actually know real information they can share. But, if you can't wait...

WATCH FOR THE ALL CAPS HEADLINES AND CLICK ON THOSE LINKS. WHO CARES WHO IS TALKING? BE AFRAID! BE VERY AFRAID!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. DU needs a Disinformation Forum where these videos can all be stuffed.

Or, seriously, a way to alert on a post that is out and out disinformation. The number of disinformation posts on DU is headed up.

And good afternoon.

[Ponietz]

3. YouTube videos and conspiracy theories

Enshittification has many disguises.

[Butterflylady]

50. Iran has just launched over 100 missles. The iron dome is not working.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Too bad Creative Speculation was retired.

A mis/disinformation forum would be more on target.

It's the disinformation that bugs me the most. Deliberately spreading misinformation should be a felony.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Retired? OR ABDUCTED???????????? NT

[MorbidButterflyTat]

16. .

[littlemissmartypants]

20. Snort...

Best laugh I've had in a while! Thanks, my hat, my cane, jeeves!

[littlemissmartypants]

21. DUzy!!! 🥇🏆

[11 Bravo]

48. Well done! Bring back the DUZYs for that post alone!

[LiberalArkie]

41. Wouldn't that be where NY Times, Washington Post etc links would be?

[littlemissmartypants]

74. CNN.

[chouchou]

2. NO..NO..Mr. Bill. I can't have reasonable, intelligent input. It..it doesn't scare or torture me.

Wait. I CAN go shopping! Thank you! ...and eating...lots..

[OC375]

4. BREAKING NEWS

Yes, corn is indigenous to the Americas!

Our exclusive report is coming up on the hour. Stay tuned here for the latest developments!

[GB_RN]

5. The Caligula/Iran Thing...

Is a headliner on NBC News’ website.

[littlemissmartypants]

14. It has been every where. For three days now. Yawn.

Does anyone remember that expression, "don't believe the hype" and when did it go out of style?

[angrychair]

39. Gosh, thanks

We are at peace and everything is great. Yay us.

[Initech]

38. I find it really disturbing that he's siding with Netanyahu...

And then slamming anyone who disagree's with Netanyahu's warmongering and genocide as "anti-semitism". Fuck both of them.

[ananda]

6. I always just ignore those.

However, the rising rhetoric among the nations
is very disturbing.

[Initech]

43. Look at how many are leaning fascist, flirted with fascist, or flipped fascist.

Poland (flipped)
Hungary (flipped)
Argentina (flipped)
Germany (flirted)
France (flirted)
Canada (flirted)
Italy (flipped)
The USA (flipped)
El Salvador (flipped)
Brazil (flirted)
India (flipped)
Philippines (flirted)

I could go on and on. But seriously, fuck fascism.

[ananda]

51. That is pretty creepy.

Immigration seems to affect people in western countries
negatively.

This is a direct result of the colonial mindset. It's a real
catch-22 for both the immigrants and the host countries.

IOW, lose-lose for both of them.

[Initech]

64. It's also crazy how close modern democracies are hanging on by a thread.

And how many elections can decide the entire fate of a country. So much of this is the doing of social media and elevating garbage humans like Steve Bannon and giving them a platform to spew their hate.

[erronis]

7. And make sure to watch the videos with the bright yellow arrow pointing at something!!!

You know it's IMPORTANT!

I know nothing about monetization that is behind this crap. How much does some poster make per click? If I stupidly click on a video and immediately leave it because of crappy content, does the poster still get denari?

[MineralMan]

23. YouTube monetization is very complex. I don't do it, but I've read about it.

It's all about numbers.

How many clicks your video gets is just one of the numbers. From there, it's engagement that counts.

Positive engagements by viewers include things like:

Subscribing to the posters channel.
Getting notifications of new videos from that channel.
Liking the video.
Commenting on the video.
Watching the entire video counts.
Clicking on ads that are imbedded in the video is terrific.

YouTube tracks all of those things and more. Then, it all goes into calculating the value of your channel to YouTube viewers and YouTube's bottom line.

You're not going to make much money from videos unless you get the subscriber count into the six digits. Once you do that, all of those other factors help to determine how much you earn. The more videos you have that generate great numbers, the more money you make.

No matter what you do, though, the amount your channel generates for you is not enormous, unless you have millions of subscribers and an aggregate of the engagement factors that is larger than most other channels on YouTube.

I wouldn't get involved with any of that. It's too much work for too little reward, really.

[erronis]

26. Thanks for some details, MM. It makes my brain tired. I guess it's all about making google (youtube) even richer.

[MineralMan]

29. Yes. It's all about that in the end.

What's funny is how weird some of the most successful YouTube channels are. One of my favorites is this guy in Ohio who is a trash picker. His videos are about his trash picking, scrap metal selling, flea market selling, and that's about it. He has 300+ thousand subscribers and lots of engagement. He makes money from YouTube. The channel is called "Taco Stacks."

Another is a 30-something woman who rides her motorcycle around different parts of the world. She's very engaging and the places she visits are interesting. She has been wildly successful and now even has a best-selling book about her travels that is also making money for her. Her channel is "Itchy Boots."

There are many others, as well. Most are things you've never heard of. But hundreds of thousands of people follow those channels. It's freaking amazing.

[Initech]

44. I love how all the food channels are inter-connected.

And how you'll occasionally see one chef / food Youtuber pop up on another's channel. That's pretty awesome.

[mucholderthandirt]

35. I hate those pointing arrows! They're on all kinds of videos.

Seriously, you won't believe what you're missing if you don't check out this video about the awesome thing that Dollar Tree has now! I mean, for real. It will change your life.

Or what about the reaction the homeless dog had the first time he was called a good boy? With arrow pointing to the dog's head, hung down in shame.

I mean, I don't know how I survived all this time without giant pointing arrows showing me how incompetent and stupid I really am. Thank GOD someone has shown me the error of my ways! Jeezus loves you!

[Silent Type]

9. +1. I'm tired of podcasters, etc., using sensational headlines with words like bombshell, shocking, devastating, gut,

scandal, slash, and the like. Even worse is when the podcast or video doesn't come close to supporting the hyped headline.

[PatSeg]

47. Same here

The Internet is oversaturated with videos that are redundant, unnecessarily lengthy, and as you say, don't support the headline.

For the most part I'd prefer to read about something than sit and listen to someone talk for 10-15 minutes. There are a few stories where video is an important addition, but most of them are just endless commentary. I am on commentary overload these days.

[JMCKUSICK]

11. I start worrying when Josh Marshall starts worrying.

I just don't know enough to make these judgements without help.

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Who's he?

[JMCKUSICK]

17. Talking Points Memo

[littlemissmartypants]

25. 👍❤️

[stillcool]

12. I give up watching cable 'used-to-be' news

only to be accosted by the same stuff online. Has the same effect. Arguing about the past and the future, in supposition and presumption. Defending humans for being human. So useful for nothing.

[ForgedCrank]

13. But Trump

said "we". And apparently that means we are the ones attacking Iran.
Yea, the hyperbole isn't just on YT

[MorbidButterflyTat]

22. He always says "we"

Avoiding personal responsibility for anything.

[ForgedCrank]

28. Sorry, I was

being sarcastic and poking a little fun at all the frenzy posts every time that idiot says something.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

55. Totally got ya

[Amaryllis]

33. THe royal we. He does fancy himself a king.

[littlemissmartypants]

18. A measured voice in the wilderness.

Gawd bless you, MM. ❤️

[dweller]

19. DISAPPOINTED 1!1

The OP provided NO YouTube video !!






✌🏻

[littlemissmartypants]

24. Hahaha!! That's my friend, dweller! Well played. ❤️

[PatSeg]

49. Ha, ha, ha!!!

[Grokenstein]

27. BREAKING WIND!! THIS WILL STICK A FORK IN PUTIN/TRUMP/DEMOCRACY!!

And it's always bullshit.

[yellowdogintexas]

30. I do not have cable, so I have to rely on YouTube for the MSNBC highlights

of Nicole, Rachel and Lawrence, but even those have the sensationalist headlines. Some of them are posted by strange foreign looking entities, not MSNBC . These usually end with a cute little Asian girl of about 9 demonstrating coloring book techniques. Sometimes I get a Middle Eastern family cooking dinner or an international soccer something.

Since the content is fine, and it is Lawrence, Rachel or Nicole I watch them anyway.
I also watch Meidas Touch despite their own version of sensationalism because the content itself is worth my time.

Even the crochet people have clickbait headlines. That to me is hilarious

[Amaryllis]

34. What is that with the little asian girl doing art work?

[Kid Berwyn]

31. TRUST GARLAND

LOL

[Daigan]

32. TRUMP'S DONE FOR NOW. NT

[Oopsie Daisy]

36. OMAGERD! All caps, big yellow letters and ARROWS pointing to something circled!!

[IA8IT]

37. Just for fun......and a break.....Chad and Jeremy - Yesterday's Gone (live)

[slightlv]

52. I've had "Eve of Destruction" as an earworm all day! And I can't even remember who sang it!!

[dchill]

54. Barry McGuire.

[bagimin]

75. We opened for Barry in the 70's

surprisingly nice guy. I would tune his 12-string for him.

[dchill]

76. I liked Barry McGuire - but not enough to tune his 12-string! 😁

I don't like ANYBODY that much!

[IA8IT]

73. Good pick for meeting with my money mismanagers tomorrow.

[usonian]

40. ALL HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE. WARS, HURRICANES, TORNADOES, EARTHQUAKES. you MUST SEE MY UPCOMING VIDEO AT 11 PM Pacific.

And don't forget to buy my fusilli figurines on Amazon while you're waiting.

[madinmaryland]

42. CALL YOUR CONGRESSCRITTER! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

[WarGamer]

45. k&r

[Initech]

46. When Kramer finds out about this, the shit's gonna hit the fan!

&pp=ygUSYWlycGxhbmUgZmFuIHNjZW5l

[Gore1FL]

53. Are you upset that people post YouTube videos, or that people are concerned about the Middle east?

What makes Jake Tapper better than Meidas Touch?

[MineralMan]

56. None of those upset me.

What upsets me comes straight from the top. The rest is just amusing.

None of it, though, is anything I can influence. That's the most upsetting of all.

I pay zero attention to Jake Tapper or Meidas Touch. "I ain't got time for that now..."

[Gore1FL]

69. So what amuses you, people posting YouTube videos, or that people are concerned about the Middle east? nt

[MineralMan]

71. Many things amuse me.

That's important.

[Gore1FL]

77. I thought that having a point to your OP was important, too.

I assume this is just about getting your post count up. Clearly, there is no value that even you can see.

[MineralMan]

79. The point is a cautionary one.

It's a commentary about breathless "BREAKING!" OPs. All too often, they are posted to alarm, but have little basis in actual information. Maybe you have seen posts like that.

In any case, my post has been well-received here. Most readers have understood its intent, too.

[Gore1FL]

80. Thanks for the explaination. Perhaps 6 or 7 posts ago would have been a better approach.

I don't have the time to spend on DU to get every inside joke. I'm glad for you that it was well received and understood by people awesome enough to be in on it.

[orangecrush]

59. My question also.

[orangecrush]

57. ***yawn***

I guess I should be flattered, but I'm just bored

[MineralMan]

58. Sounds like you need a nap.

That's OK.

[IcyPeas]

60. Yeah, I'm tired of getting my hopes up.

[greatauntoftriplets]

61. I'm SCAIRT of ALL-CAPS headlines.

So I want my Mommy!

[MineralMan]

65. Me too.

But she died at 96. I'm just an old orphan now.

[greatauntoftriplets]

68. Same here.

Mine's been gone for nearly 20 years.

[MineralMan]

70. Their generation is gone.

We're next.

[DownriverDem]

62. There are many

pretty good liberals on YouTube (free one). Here's a few I listen to MeidasTouch, Farron Balanced, Keith Edwards, Adam Mockler, Legal AF. They have saved my sanity.

[MineralMan]

66. OK .

.

[Lucky Luciano]

72. Meidas Touch is one of the worst offenders.

TRUMP DONE FOR AFTER BOMBSHELL REVELATION…

[DENVERPOPS]

63. You can always trust BumRushDaShow

First thing every morning, I read his comments and also Heather Cox Richardson.........THEN and only then, do I read other stuff....

You tube is also filling up with click bait wannabe's

[IronLionZion]

67. OMG !1!! BIGllY

[Cheezoholic]

78. If it looks like a Tennessee Firecracker Stand it probably is ;) n/t

[AZProgressive]

81. I know already many YouTube hosts are grifters and in it solely for the money

They're especially prevalent on the right and they are well funded no matter how stupid they are.

There are grifters on the left but those tend to be sheep dogging people toward Trump. There really isn't a lot of money to be made being on the left compared to the right because at the end of the day right wing politics is good for big business but it is examples like TYT who complained Obama wasn't to the left enough but now they are saying Democrats are too far left and bringing on the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene on their show as an example of someone they think they can work with.

Channels I watch are Novara Media, Owen Jones, Secular Talk, Olurinatti, The Bitchuation Room, Democracy Now, Zeteo, The Majority Report, The Rational National, The Humanist Report, LegalEagle, The Vanguard etc

I realize all of them are in it for money but I already avoid most of the grifters on the left and don't watch Right Wing Youtube Hosts at all.