Does anyone have any idea why these youtubers did this?
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Anonymous
PP you replied to. Most YouTubers operate on multiple channels and ask for money via others platforms, because there is no way for them to accept money from viewers directly on YouTube. You are encouraged to like and subscribe, since that drives up viewership and thus ad revenue, but other platforms are also mentioned so you can interact with the influencer, and pay them directly for more engagement and services. Patreon is good example of such a platform. For ex, I follow a bass singer and a diorama artist on YouTube. They both have Patreons where you can request certain songs or artworks, and the singer makes himself available for private chats if you're a donor. They monetize their access and artistic direction. At the end of each of their YouTube videos, the Patreon donors for that particular performance or artwork are displayed. It's a whole business ecosystem. |
Anonymous
| How many times did you plan on commenting on unrelated videos that your sister died? Who wants to see that in the comments? They could be talking about pants, leather cleaner, cars, pets, or whatever, and you're commenting about dead people. No wonder they blocked you. They are probably actually nice people but no one wants random viewers commenting about dead people under their content. |
Anonymous
| Why would you do this? They didn't know your sister. There's no reason for them to comment. |
Anonymous
+100 |
Anonymous
| YouTubers are not your friends. |
Anonymous
This is really the only point to make here. They are not your friends and your comments were off topic and inappropriate OP. |
Anonymous
But do you think it was unkind of them to ignore me and block me like that? |
Anonymous
OP, these people are strangers. You triggered a response in them and they blocked you. It’s a business for them. You are more than toeing the line of parasocial relationship here, and it’s not healthy. |
Anonymous
It's not personal, it's business. Mentioning death is a big no-no for such platforms, it brings down the mood. Essentially you harshed their vibe. They're not sensitive to the fact that this was a real person who died. They are trying to protect their business. Is it unkind? Well, you shouldn't have expected kindness in the first place, OP. |
Anonymous
No. Your situation has nothing to do with them or the content they create. They. Are. Not. Your. Friends. |
Anonymous
They don't need to pay attention to you. Since you can't take a hint they silenced you. |
Anonymous
Yes, they don't know you. |
Anonymous
IMO, it is weird in the sense that they engaged with you the first time, and they are sort of holding themselves out as quasi-celebrities seeking to have meaningful engagement with fans, and the easiest thing to do would be to just say "I'm sorry." Seems like a mistake to me to go out of their way in the first case (actually writing to your sister, which they weren't obligated to do) and then ignore in the second case instead of dashing off a quick reply. I do think the difference here is cheering up a sick fan is considered "positive and hopeful" while talking about death on their page is something negative and sad, so they don't want that on their page. I suppose they could have just said I'm sorry in a DM but I don't think YouTube allows DMs anymore. But yeah, I would say it's not excellent customer relations for their business since their business is supposed to be tied to their personality. It's not a great way to treat a fan. I know you're seeking a sort of closure for your sister, and I am sorry for your loss, so I hope you can let it go. |
Anonymous
No, not at all. |
Anonymous
| Your tone seems accusatory. Maybe they were off put by your insinuation that they were somehow at fault for the death of your sister. |