hbomberguy & the Economy of Plagiarism
203As I'm uploading this, I have finished the entirety of hbomberguy's video "Plagiarism and You(Tube)" and I can confidently say that hbomberguy himself is saying much more than "hey these guys suck and are stealing content". There is a lot that I personally related to as far as being a creative and working on things that may never see the light of day as they are buried under the hours and hours of content uploaded to Youtube every day, made even more frustrating by the fact that I'm not just competing with other genuine creators, but also with people generating content at an inhuman speed because they are using "tools" like AI or simply and flat out stealing others content in order to more efficiently put out something that is "theirs".
The internet is a difficult place to have a voice in to begin with, and every creator big and small that you enjoy is constantly in a battle against plagiarism, awful drivel that beats them to the punch and thats not to mention the mental toll that it takes sharing parts of yourself to an audience that you cannot physically see.
Hbomberguy's video on plagiarism is connecting with so many people simply because there is a fatigue that's set in with so many of us, creators and consumers alike, where we are all *so* very tired of having to parse through trash to find something worthwhile.
While I did not talk about it in the video, both because I was talking at length without a script or bullet points, and moreso sharing what I found to be the experience of "the little guy", Hbomberguy's video does largely talk about a creator that, to me, seems like a big old shithead named James Somerton. There were a lot of creators mentioned, not the least of which being Internet Historian and AVGN (AngryVideoGameNerd). I didn't think I would have a personal investment in the video, but I love AVGN and it makes total sense to me now why I fell off watching his more recent content. :(
The point of my posting this video is not to show how horribly tangential I can be when not following a script, but to hopefully point in a direction that we should all strive, which is to support people doing cool things. It is important to call out bad behaviors, or straight up theft like Hbomberguy's video is about, but it is equally important to lift up creators of all sizes that are trying so very hard to communicate and share with you.
In case you have not already seen it, this is a link to the video that I am talking about in THIS video. It is very high quality and worth watching simply for the entertainment value, even forgetting the more important aspects of it. If somehow Hbomberguy sees this, thanks for saying what needed to be said.
Plagiarism and You(Tube): https://youtu.be/yDp3cB5fHXQ?si=NNz-swg2Y_Xg4M6S
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Aquatic Ambiance - Donkey Kong Country
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