What is it about online videos that make the youth of today tune into them and give them such a huge amount of views, comments and the like?
I'm not even talking about the promo clips that huge productions release, I'm talking about casual homemade vlogs and vines and the like.
Maybe it's because they're talking about relatable things in an honest manner. It is kinda like one of those conversations you have with your friends when no one else is watching. They don't pretend to be politically correct or nice or smart, they just talk about the stuff they like in whatever fashion they like. Ain't no one going to censor a vloggers opinion, unless too many people flag it down.
People spend more time on their computers/smart phones than a few years ago. Most social media keep talking about one thing till it gets exhausted or a new topic crops up. Also, the uploads online take place almost at the speed of thought and hence it's easier to flow with whatever is trending on other social media.
The videos are usually short snack bite sections of entertainment. In 5-10 minutes, the vlogger puts forth their thoughts in the best, most entertaining way possible for them. Most people can't really listen to something for more than 20 minutes (it's proven to be the normal human attention span) and these are the perfect length for people with possible attention deficits like me.
But then again, it's for people with stable internet connections and varying schedules like me I suppose. The ability to bend my entertainment schedule around my work schedule is a huge plus.
Tl;dr - online uploads are the fast food of entertainment. Quick, easily available, momentarily satisfying and quickly forgotten.
I'm not even talking about the promo clips that huge productions release, I'm talking about casual homemade vlogs and vines and the like.
Maybe it's because they're talking about relatable things in an honest manner. It is kinda like one of those conversations you have with your friends when no one else is watching. They don't pretend to be politically correct or nice or smart, they just talk about the stuff they like in whatever fashion they like. Ain't no one going to censor a vloggers opinion, unless too many people flag it down.
People spend more time on their computers/smart phones than a few years ago. Most social media keep talking about one thing till it gets exhausted or a new topic crops up. Also, the uploads online take place almost at the speed of thought and hence it's easier to flow with whatever is trending on other social media.
The videos are usually short snack bite sections of entertainment. In 5-10 minutes, the vlogger puts forth their thoughts in the best, most entertaining way possible for them. Most people can't really listen to something for more than 20 minutes (it's proven to be the normal human attention span) and these are the perfect length for people with possible attention deficits like me.
But then again, it's for people with stable internet connections and varying schedules like me I suppose. The ability to bend my entertainment schedule around my work schedule is a huge plus.
Tl;dr - online uploads are the fast food of entertainment. Quick, easily available, momentarily satisfying and quickly forgotten.
