I wanted to write this post because I feel like this is where some people have gone over board with not just trying to control things but also by exasperating fear among the masses. I am not going to comment much on the events of what took place, but what I will say is that this is just another occurrence of mainstream media showing just how un-trusting they can be and how they only care about having "click bait title" and not reporting real issues. Currently I am reading a book called Fools Rush In by Nina Munk and she speaks about the merger between AOL and Time Warner. Before Time Warner merged with AOL two other companies came together that being Time Inc. and Warner Communications. I am unsure of their standing at this time, but back in the day for decades following founding of any Time Inc. magazine they valued the real story and the same could be said for the early days of CNN or when it was owned by Ted Turner.
Now well let's not talk about that because everyone knows how much of a laughing-stock one of the those names are. What I mean is that there was a time not too long ago when companies would actually report the real story and not just change the facts to make the story more interesting. But this isn't just the case in News Media it has also spilled over into the online industry particular on a certain video sharing site. Look if you are that desperate to get views that you will put a click bait title on your post or video or what have you than you might think you're helping yourself, but your damaging the credibility of your entire field and profession. In my opinion anyone who does any of the following things to get views should be ashamed:
You Change facts from the real story to make things more interesting but untrue
You make a title on a technicality just to bait people in
You try to damage credible and respected people's brands or names for your own gain.
I could keep going forever about this, but I won't because I feel very strongly about certain things and this one of them. I have always said that if you don't like what I am saying then leave as nobody is forcing you to stay and read something I write. I also say that I will NEVER change FACTS to make a story more interesting because then I am damaging the credibility of an entire field by doing that. This is because one bad egg can damage the whole litter! Seeing this video and watching how different PewDiePie is in this video is kinda sad, because I have been watching his videos for years and he always had been this spirited and energized character, but not it's almost he's broken.
I am not saying that he is a broken man, but more that he seems hurt that someone he respected would go out of their way to try to damage his name. I for one still have just as much respect for Pewds as I did before all this crap came out, because I feel like I know the real PewDiePie and that the media is just trying to strike a credible and respected name from the list of well people who know the media for what it is and that's a Joke!! I don't mean all media is a joke, but I do mean that for the most part that most main stream media especially in the states is a JOKE and that's unfortunate because so many people still look to main stream media as their only source of knowing what is happening the world.
WOW! I had a lot more to say then I thought I would. Good Luck Felix! Everything will blow over eventually because people nowadays forget very easily and I hope that your fans and members of the Youtube community stand with you in this complete disregard for respect and reporting of REAL NEWS
Note:
If you have to change the real facts to a story to make people want to read it then maybe the story isn't worth reporting, because if your not going to give the real story then your not reporting anything. I maybe too small to really mean much, but I do have a voice thanks to the internet, if you want to hear or not that's up to you nobody is forcing you too.
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