there seems to be this push back against the idea of personal vlogging in favour of what could be called spectacle vlogging. frankly, i think the reason for this is that vlogging is pretty male-dominated, and personal expression is kind of perceived as an exclusively female space. that is, there's this idea floating around that vlogging about feelings and ideas is boring; people want action. this is just because dudes are holding all of the cameras. it's not actually true.

i find spectacle vlogging to be a waste of time. boring. i want a vlogger to develop a personal relationship with the audience and open up and be real and share feelings. but, i don't exist, because i'm ignored by this exclusively male chain of logic that thinks this is effeminate or "gay".

i've been over this a bunch of times. it's just a question of different demographics. to suggest that women don't watch youtube - or that they're not interested in anything besides product placement for beauty products - is just really kind of stupid. there's a gigantic market on tv for drama. teen drama. soap operas. these shows are huge. and, while i'm not particularly salacious, or interested in becoming that way, it doesn't discount the idea that a personal narrative can be compelling if the character is.

so, if you're bored, that's ok. there's lot of content designed for people with short attention spans and that are easily distracted by flashing lights. this isn't for you. but, if you can help me market it a little, that'd be swell.

...although, i bet this is true: if you were to study who these cable scragglers are, these people that still pay out to watch tv, i think you'd find far more women than men. and, the reason for that is that youtube isn't meeting that demand. which is the biggest market on the planet. because heteropatriarchy....