Victorofhavoc
Senior Member
- First Name
- Gordan
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2024
- Threads
- 5
- Messages
- 415
- Reaction score
- 234
- Location
- Kansas City
- Car(s)
- Integra type s
In general I put nearly zero stock into YouTube creators. Often times they present themselves as experts, but they know about as much as the average person... Not to mention I'd rather take 5 mins reading an article than spend 30 mins watching a video. This is a generational thing... It seems to come and go. It's like people watching fox News and CNN and thinking it's actual "news"... It's just entertainment television and they're there for attention. The same is true for many content creators. With the groups I instruct with, we've seen several creators come out (Jackie Ding is a great one and decently knowledgeable - probably a 6/10 in real driver/mechanic knowledge and that's a HUGE compliment) and we've even had the gran turismo movie tech people come out for audio, track, and other stuff. There is a MASSIVE difference in the way creators vs actual movie tech people conduct themselves, the questions they ask, and how they capture. It's not just about money and gear either; there's a huge element of professionalism and humbleness.As for this guy- again, I'll apologize in advance because this is going to come off as harsh criticism and I understand he's just doing his best trying to be a content creator...
But his content is trash. He wants to move on because he's not getting the clicks he expected, but his takes are horrible, he rambles incoherently about irrelevant bullshit, and I will not give him the opportunity to waste another 30 seconds of my time ever again. Frankly I'm glad he's moving away from the platform, so hopefully he won't come up in my feed any longer.
Before I start getting the hate mail, just know that I hold people who try to 'create content" and have dedicated YouTube channels to a higher standard. If he was just another enthusiast who made a few vids on his car, or maybe contributed to this board a little besides trying to host his own platform about the car via his YT channel, maybe I'd be less inclined to take this hardline approach to calling his vids "trash". But for now, it is what it is.
I understand that automotive YouTube/online content is drying up across the board, and it's not a realistic expectation for this car, as much as I personally love it, to continue to generate the volume of attention that literally puts money in these guys' pockets.
I can live with that.
The exception can be looking for something specifically visual or audible in a video, like exhaust sounds. The problem also becomes how they record the sound, and God forbid they forget to use a mic with a wind sock. Then your playback also matters. On one of my home theatre systems I can crank the volume appropriately and get a real feel for the sound, but that's putting out up to 1400 real watts. A cellphone, laptop, or headphones will never playback the sound like you'd feel in real life.
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