If you only watch trash reality TV then "Television is dead". Whereas, if you only watch prestige TV on FX and AMC you'll complain that "the sitcom is dead". And if you only watch NBC or whatever the fuck... you'll wonder why tim allen hasn't had his legs broken by the dealers he narced on. Err, where was I?

Anyway. It is the same here. If you just watch whoever has the most views you are going to get the bottom of the barrel trash entertainment because it is specifically designed to cater to people who are browsing, watch for five minutes, then leave it on while it is still going.

Whereas you can also put a bit of work in. Find creators you do like. Yes, there is a massive discoverability problem (that gets worse with every major update...) but watching a VOD that appeals to you and maybe googling to find out if they were "cancelled" yet goes a long way. And, in that regard, people like Mortismal and Iron Pineapple are WAY better than anything we saw a decade or two ago.

Which is no different than TV. Nobody expected the TV show about the dad from Malcolm in the Middle becoming a drug dealer to be one of the greatest shows ever made (in that it gave us Better Call Saul but...). But people watched an episode or two and then listened when everyone else on the planet said "the first season is weird but it gets REALLY good by like episode five or six".

Or... we can just do clickbait "Everything new sucks except for me" content.

All shit like this does is indicate how little the creators think of their viewerbase... And the fact that people think this is "true" means said creators are right to assume the worst.

[–] ocassionallyaduck 3 points 3 weeks ago

Major difference is that TV and your examples aren't a firehose free for all of content. There is at least a minor barrier to entry. Which helps stem some of the tide at least.

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