I work within the realms of advertising and we have what we like to call Influencers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influencer_marketing
We use high-profile celebrities within the community of the demographic we wish to reach to generate interest (and hopefully sales).
Now, I had posted a topic of negative narative generating a feedback loop of negative perception on things we might actually be okay with, and then adding to the chorus of negativity.
A commander had pointed out in the discussion C & P and OA's video, that people will watch and parrot fashion regurgitate (without thought) what was said and I'm in agreence in the human element of suggestion.
Just watch the first couple of minutes about the size of the circles and how easily corruptible our perceptions and opinions are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7JE8j5Ncmw
So Commander Woakes are you trying to suggest, Youtubers need to edit themselves, and not have opinions because they can sway public opinion?
NO!
Rather the oposite. They can continue to be the personalities we have grown to love.
It is we the viewers need to remain critical. And that's even if the influencer is say someone who makes a useful tool or web app. It's not just content creation with regards to videos.
I love Obsidian and for me he's a valuable part of my Elite Dangerous experience (if not one of the major cornerstones) as I have my little "sandbox" and playstyle, and he helps keep me informed on things in Colonia, Inara, and lots of things I don't have the time or skill to pull off. AND give tips to other peoples channels.
And he keeps it reasonably impartial (and excited about the future of elite) when it's so easy to go down the Route of Angry Gaming Nerd or Zero punctuation and just throw criticism.
But this is the thing he's not without bias, and I don't agree with him on everything and so it should be
Even if two people share a lots of comon ground, there will always be some areas of disagreement. Come on, grumpy old Farts here!
Just watching a video of his about landing on a 9.7g planet directly after horizons ships, he points out that material collection in his SRV is not his favourite thing.
Personally, I LOVE material collection in the SRV when it's unfocused, however just waiting on the that elusive rare to appear AND THEN dropping that rare into the casino wheel afterwards for what more than likely is a negative roll tainted the whole experience.
And I know many people over the years complained about SRV material collection, but it's so awesome, easy and now thanks to the material traders super rewarding.
I wanted SO much to make a video about the joy of material collection on planets, using the scanner, and flying with the SRV but then got bored of the footage collection, editing etc
and then I Remember my Son's favourite Dan from the Diamondminecart showing his packed schedule for video creation and the experience terrified me into not trying ever again
So again, I got a lot of respect for these hard working individuals, creating quality content (I've only just started to use Inara) that we consume free of charge, but that doesn't mean to say we can't remain uncritical to idea's based on that individual's knowledge and private bias's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influencer_marketing
We use high-profile celebrities within the community of the demographic we wish to reach to generate interest (and hopefully sales).
Now, I had posted a topic of negative narative generating a feedback loop of negative perception on things we might actually be okay with, and then adding to the chorus of negativity.
A commander had pointed out in the discussion C & P and OA's video, that people will watch and parrot fashion regurgitate (without thought) what was said and I'm in agreence in the human element of suggestion.
Just watch the first couple of minutes about the size of the circles and how easily corruptible our perceptions and opinions are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7JE8j5Ncmw
So Commander Woakes are you trying to suggest, Youtubers need to edit themselves, and not have opinions because they can sway public opinion?
NO!
Rather the oposite. They can continue to be the personalities we have grown to love.
It is we the viewers need to remain critical. And that's even if the influencer is say someone who makes a useful tool or web app. It's not just content creation with regards to videos.
I love Obsidian and for me he's a valuable part of my Elite Dangerous experience (if not one of the major cornerstones) as I have my little "sandbox" and playstyle, and he helps keep me informed on things in Colonia, Inara, and lots of things I don't have the time or skill to pull off. AND give tips to other peoples channels.
And he keeps it reasonably impartial (and excited about the future of elite) when it's so easy to go down the Route of Angry Gaming Nerd or Zero punctuation and just throw criticism.
But this is the thing he's not without bias, and I don't agree with him on everything and so it should be
Even if two people share a lots of comon ground, there will always be some areas of disagreement. Come on, grumpy old Farts here!Just watching a video of his about landing on a 9.7g planet directly after horizons ships, he points out that material collection in his SRV is not his favourite thing.
Personally, I LOVE material collection in the SRV when it's unfocused, however just waiting on the that elusive rare to appear AND THEN dropping that rare into the casino wheel afterwards for what more than likely is a negative roll tainted the whole experience.
And I know many people over the years complained about SRV material collection, but it's so awesome, easy and now thanks to the material traders super rewarding.
I wanted SO much to make a video about the joy of material collection on planets, using the scanner, and flying with the SRV but then got bored of the footage collection, editing etc
and then I Remember my Son's favourite Dan from the Diamondminecart showing his packed schedule for video creation and the experience terrified me into not trying ever again
So again, I got a lot of respect for these hard working individuals, creating quality content (I've only just started to use Inara) that we consume free of charge, but that doesn't mean to say we can't remain uncritical to idea's based on that individual's knowledge and private bias's.
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