Asmon is very adaptive to a wide range of content, and it is his ability to pivot and share perspectives that may be hard to describe for some, but still simplifying it for his audience is something I admire.
I’ve been enjoying his content more and more. I still think RUclips needs to give creators some more tools to help them benefit more from a react, because the demand for a react isn’t going away, and I think that’s fine.
I kind of disagree about how react content harms the creator. I lost count how many channels I subscribed to because of Zack's takes, like Legendary Drops or Sungrand Studios. While they didn't get my views the first time, they did on other videos - a lot of other videos. Case in point, I only found out about you because of Grummz. My recommendations are actually turned off completely. You should thank him too. If your channel is getting negatively blasted by Zach's followers because of something he reacted to, it's probably because you had an awful take. And if you didn't have an awful take, then you clearly benefitted from it.
This is very similar to artists whining about their art losing views on their main gallery because their art was posted on a public booru The issue is content creators think that a view on someone else's react video is a view that was taken from them. Most of the time, in fact for virtually all case, people who found the react video first instead of the original would have never watched/found the original video to begin with
The mistake is basically assuming that react videos "take over the momentum" of the originals by overshadowing it in the algorithm. So for example, someone makes a video about fast food: RUclips starts pushing this video: but then bam... a much bigger channel makes a reaction video, and suddenly the algorithm is pushing that video instead. But I really don't think it works this way: I think what happens is, people release a video that is going very well (view wise), but when those views slow down... they think there's something wrong or some external reason for it, and then they pin the blame on reactors. The reality is, Asmon's content is the only reason we're even watching half of these videos that we otherwise wouldn't be interested in... and when he _does_ react to something we find interesting, we subscribe (like you said). I do think _good_ react creators like Asmon who do not hold back at all on commentary are a net positive for creators.
Good video, asmongold is correct quite often. He gets allot of hate, but imo is a pretty smart guy. And, honestly I found a few good creators because of him.
He will also not react to peoples' videos if they ask him not to. That's what Josh Strife Hayes did. But more often than not, Asmongold brings attention to people who would've otherwise not gotten it. The boost varies immensely though, but it has been enough to carry some channels to success like with kasii, which is why there's a joke about Asmongold having adoptive kids now.
He has great general logic and he will admit it if he is proven wrong. I don't always agree with him but if you think about it all of his reactions are basically hot takes he had on stream. I respect him for being able to express himself so well on the spot and often have valid takes without having to think deeply about the subject.
I mean, just an observation, but I don’t think Zack really needs any help from any of us in regards to engagement and business practices. People hate to hear this, but he has an absolutely brilliant intellectual mind.
The very poor assumption that people make when their videos slow down that it must be because of reaction videos is not only false pattern recognition but also biased as the alternative is something that they would prefer not to believe - that their video was slowing down because it was going to slow down as videos inevitably do. It's a kneejerk surface level assumption with no data and reeks of willful ignorance. It's a very similar misconception like how so many people used to think piracy hurts video game sales then studies came out suggesting that it wasn't only not hurting it, it was helping it. What looks to be more accurate is that the react content is helping them reach audiences that would not have watched their content and gets them not only short term but long term viewership increases.
Reaction video sure does give you reach to bigger audiences, but it sure doesn't give them long-term viewership. I have no hate towards Reactor or Asmon, but you can see someone called Narc. People used to watch his content, but since Asmon would react to it, people would not watch his video and wait for Asmon to react to it. also asmon would get 100K+ views on narc video and he would get very less also he won't gain much subs from asmon video and very little who does sub to his channel they won't sub to him for his content but because asmon react to it and they will just be like dead subscriber that won't come back watch his videos or anything.
I would agree, but we're not talking about a slow down, that does happen, we're talking about a cliff dive timed to when a reaction gets posted. Hope that clarifies.
I think it's pretty normal for a video to slow down after 5 days. You see it with even the largest content creators. Look at a playthrough of "Oxygen Not Included" from Markiplier. Each episode gets like a 50% reduction in viewership, and after about 5 episodes, it stabilizes at like... 700,000 views which is extremely low by Markiplier's standards. The first 3 days is most of the typical video's growth unless you've made a video with ongoing historic value like an insane video game guide that remained relevant years later or a wild funny cat video that people go back to watch years later.
What I sometimes do when I watch an asmon react video is... well, he always includes a link to the original video in the description so I open it up in a new tab and simultaneously play it on mute while I watch the react video. From what I looked up, it still counts as a view (even though it's muted). It'd be pretty good if we just established a new online etiquette of just playing the OG video in a separate tab while watching the react video. It really works out perfectly because the react video is always going to be longer than the original so it'll be done playing by the time you finish the react video. But yeah, if we could somehow make the etiquette of react videos always including a link to the OG video AND the viewer always opening it up in a separate tab (muted) while watching the react video. Everyone wins and no one is really inconvenienced.
I exclusively watch the original videos since I literally don't care what "content creators" have to say. They're pretty good at finding worthwhile content tho.
you consistently speaking in an honest voice is one of the reasons I keep up with your videos. thank you for asking everyone to have more integrity as well. tho, imo, a lot of people need social skills classes. the amount of people who don't have basic "active listening" skills is embarrassing. people have opinions. so even if everyone was honest and rational: if someone can't understand another person's perspective, you're still looking at a pointless argument about to start. there are so many different elements required for healthy communication. if you ever need more ideas for your message of hope, healthy communication skills is a good place to start. bad communication causes so so much unnecessary damage to people's mental health and their relationships. being a decent human being is hard tho. challenges like "be honest" are supremely difficult. people are impulsive and egotistical by nature. learning how to keep true to what you believe you should be is a lifelong project. regardless of what your ideal self is. if you can break big challenges like "be honest" into explicit tasks, I'd recommend doing so. since it's so hard to notice your own progress in these things.
What a great topic, healthy communication. Thank you, 🙏 and also for the kind message too, but you’re so right, and that’s one thing we have to learn online because we don’t have body language to help queue us into what is being said.
@@GingerPrimeGaming DarthMicrotransaction, Legendary Drops, ZepLIVE, and hoe_math (😅 not as bad as he seems). There are probably others, but I can't think of them. I probably wouldn't have ever watched some of these if I hadn't first seen them on his channel.
I watched this whole video and I watch Asmon's content regularly. You can disagree with Asmon or hate the game of youtube, but to insinuate that him watching someone else's content is tanking their viewership is wild. He always talks very highly about video's he feels are well done, he engages with them, he posts the link on his live stream and encourages his audience to give the video a watch. It's devoid of logic to assume this is stealing views. I would argue in most cases this is shining a very bright light on lower popularity streamers and actually increasing their views. Also, Ginger, I think you should familiarize yourself with a realistic view of mental health. I recommend Jordan Peterson on this subject. Mental health's definition has been butchered in our zeitgeist and most people severely misunderstand this concept. I would venture to say you as well given your breakdown at the end of this video.
Asmound gold while not always right, usually has something intellectual to say. As far as Grummz(Mark), look, politics aside he has been painted as a torn in peoples sides in gaming, the progress of this game hes working on and how long it has taken, which seems to reflect that.
Honestly if anyone has a problem with reaction videos, they should take it up with RUclips. There’s no reason that RUclips can’t credit both creators with the views from the reactors video. Seems like a simple fix. You have to fill a bunch of stuff out before you upload anyways, why not ask for a link to the original video if you’re uploading a reaction video? And that video can automatically share the views.
RUclips does have a kickback system. It's the algorithm. I don't know how ScouterVee's video landed in my recommended. But, it did right after I watched Asmon's react. So, I subbed and gave it a rewatch. I listen to hours of youtube at work, so I just let the auto-play do its thing.
I've found and subbed to quite a few content creators I didn't even know existed through Asmon's react videos. I don't always agree with him, but he is often right. Besides, even if I disagree with someone, it's good to see and listen to different perspectives. Echo chambers don't benefit anyone.
@@koishi08legally He can watch the Video No Problem and if you would know anything about RUclips you would know that after 5 days RUclips doesnt Push your Videos anymore , even earlier ASMON pushes the Video No one knows this Guy WHO Made the OG Video and i would have never watched it without asmon
I'd PAY to have the free engagement to millions of people that would otherwise never ever hear a word from me. That's how you gain brand recognition and some of Asmon's viewers might come along there and actually subscribe to your content.
The problem asmongold is that he delivers information is a consistently abrasive manner... And he doesn't need to. Hes also incessantly arrogant to the point when even when he's absolutely wrong about something, he'll either ignore nuance for the sake of a quick argument or just outright block people.
the reality about react channels (like it or not) is that people want to listen to the opinions of the reactor and not the actual video itself people whove watched the video would like to see someones opinion on it but for the most part there are people who were NEVER going to the watch the reacted video without the reaction video
People need to stop taking themselves so seriously all the damn time. You are *NOT* the main character of this world and need to understand that life is about constant learning and self improvement!
The problem is a lot of the topics that he and his fans complain about are things that don't really matter, if people get mad over gender, colour of a character, if a person is gay, looks ugly etc but the game is enjoyable and fun to play then who cares? Most of these people are finding anything to complain about instead of enjoying what's there, woke is mostly a buzz word to use when someone doesn't like something. Star Wars outlaws while flawed is not a bad Star Wars game but because the female lead isn't attractive enough that means it's bad? The dragon age game looks decent but of course the characters aren't attractive so it must be bad? This stuff is overblown
Yeah, if the characters aren't attractive, that's an automatic "pass" for me. Easiest $60 I've saved. I could buy plenty of other stuff with that and wait for a game that has both attractive characters and enjoyable gameplay.
A million %. The whole war is just buzzwords, it reminds me of the SJW days, or the youtube Atheist days, it's an online thing. The main reason people didn't buy concord is because it's another stupid hero shooter and it isn't even free like every other game in the genre and it looks silly. The main reason people are not buying star wars outlaws is because people are quite simply TIRED of star wars. It's not getting by on brand name anymore and Ubisoft games are so formulaic. Most people will probably end up getting it on sale. Meanwhile, games like Spider-man 2, God of War, Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldurs Gate 3, all of these games were decried as 'Woke' and all of them have done extremely well. If you bring up these games as being woke now people will go "NAH UH!" but you can look back pre-release to the discussion surrounding these games. All of this is just youtube and twitter crap. Most people open up their Steam launcher, buy something that looks cool, and play it.
You don't get to complain that it's no big deal, when you are the ones who went into other people's hobbies and started forcing changes. If it isn't a big deal, then why force the change to begin with?
I haven't watched your videos in a few years because I thought you went off the deep end and were one of the people infected with the "woke mind virus" as mark would call it. I'm glad to see you publicly voicing your opinions and feelings. great video
I didn’t write this video with the intent that he would react to it, but I’m not pretending like there isn’t that as a possibility. I think there is something more important going on that he is able to shine a light on, and it’s important to highlight that my views on that have changed.
I've been watching your content for years. Including your stand-up comedy. Keep doing what you do! Love your vids! By the way, are you going to play New World on Xbox or just stick to PC?
Lol, true. I like Mark, but other gamers calling him out are right, like Mugen Lord. So I do like Mark Kernz to finish the demo so we can test out and talk about improvements.
No you weren't he's a troll who only lives in a echo chamber. It's one thing to pine for nostalgia and another to encourage hate because you don't like what a creator has put in their game.
You know I am a firm believer if the DEI crowd could write a compelling story it would not get so much hate. The problem I see is the writing for most of the games pushing DEI have horrid stories. Sexual preference should not be the focal point of a game it should be more then one of the many choices a gamer makes. Good writing can make and decision better. IMO
Isnt that essentially what Baldurs Gate 3 did? That game was extremely woke and deviant in many way but it was able to still get a ton of love becuase people thought the game was so well done. Destiny 2 has been extremely woke and has stuck around and remained relatively popular for a decade. Last of Us 2 also very popular and extremely woke. So, it is possible. Although I think a lot of people didnt know what was coming.
@@kingcurmudgeon8685 Exactly! Great Writing, great story telling, and a beautiful game. The DEI was not the focus of the game and that makes a huge difference.
I think the irony is that many movies and games in the past that existed before DEI was a mainstream practice handled diversity in a very authentic and meaningful way that actually makes sense to the story and was derived out of a creative choice. The problem with the concept of DEI is that its based on fulfilling a quota(for pandering or meeting an investor requirement) or pushing a dichotomous narrative. They say they push inclusiveness but they instead direct exclusion and hate towards white people and men. Like you said if they could make something that works well story-wise then it would be better. Also if people from these industries didn't focus so much on censoring and bullying those who don't align with their point of view.
Which makes sense because that's the audience asmon has cultivated with all the anti woke culture in video games and various other things. Gotta hand it to his editor though he knows how to farm views.
Nice vid Ginge! Zack is alright with his reactions and nuanced takes. The issue I have with him is he always thinks he's right and has a chip on his shoulder. Though, I'll give him credit because he does admit when he's wrong, but only if he can't say much otherwise. As for Mark (Grummz), him I can't stand. He behaves exactly the same way as far leftists and believes that any piece of media that has ANY diversity in it is woke which is ridiculous. That's the same thing as some like Melissa Merchante saying that all criticism of her beliefs are "cists" and "phobes". They are no different and bring no value to the conversation. I'd say Legendary Drops is the best out of who you discussed. He doesn't lean in any particular direction and just talks about the issue directly from a nuanced and logical standpoint. That's what the social space needs to listen to, not Mark.
@@DerelictSong Yeah, he's extremist in his opinions and narrative which isn't productive. It's why I consider him the exact same as the far left who, well... do the exact same thing he does; try to use what they see to spread their agenda.
A yea ago I got a email from my daughter's school trying to get me to sign a permission slip so they could teach her about DEI.. My daughter was in fkn KINDERGARTEN.. My daughter doesn't even know what it means to be a kid yet let alone a gir.. I immediately pulled my daughter out of that school after I ripped the principal and the teacher a new one.. shit is getting out of hand
What happened to this channel? I was listening every week but then it just vanished off my feed despite being subscribed and now when it comes back up in my feed and opens with complaining about the left and wokeness?
Who knows, sometimes the algorithm favors me, and other times it doesn't, that's just the nature of it, however standing up for gamers and against the radical left and right isn't anything new, if that surprises you, I'd bet you might have missed something. :)
@GingerPrimeGaming oh so you radicalized to the right and lost what critical thinking you had. Cool. I'll unsubscribe from you and work to game. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for the unsub, I've found you can't reason with unreasonable people and it's best to let them go. God bless you, and you're in my prayers as a former viewer.
I will never understand people who care about any of this stuff on either side. Let the creators make what they want to make and play what you want to play. End of story. Culture wars are stupid.
This take misses a lot of important context. We don’t live in a world where game developers are completely free to make the art they want. Many face real pressure from woke activists on social media or from media publications, who sometimes use bullying tactics or threats of bad coverage to force creators to conform to their agenda. Look at the difference in coverage between a game like Dragon Age and others-it’s often clear that towing the party line plays a big role in how certain games are received by the media. People invest a lot of time, money, and emotion into their favorite franchises. When those franchises are altered for political reasons-reasons that the core fanbase doesn’t agree with-it’s natural to feel upset. What’s worse is that media outlets and developers often dismiss any criticism as if you’re the problem for not agreeing, resorting to ad hominem attacks rather than engaging in real dialogue. Diversity of thought took a massive hit during all of this. Before Elon Musk took over Twitter, it was difficult to see real debates or diverse opinions because anything dissenting was removed or banned. During the lockdowns, the woke mobs had such a tight grip on public discourse that it felt like there was only one “acceptable” way to think. We’re only just starting to see a recovery from this kind of censorship. These woke ideas have also harmed minorities. While activists claim to push for inclusivity, many people have become more hostile toward minorities, wrongly blaming them for these changes instead of the activists responsible. As a result, the world has actually become less safe and more divisive. This alone is a reason to fight against these ideas, to avoid living in an increasingly polarized and hostile world. And finally, the range of “allowable opinion” seems to shrink more each day, with the majority being increasingly sidelined in favor of extreme, narrow views. This isn’t just about gaming-it’s a broader cultural issue that’s affecting how people engage with entertainment, and it’s not something you can just brush aside.
@@Katie-hb8iq The only reason the world is increasingly hostile and divided is because people like yourself fall for the culture war trap. Divide and conquer. Keep the ignorant masses fighting over nonsense so they don’t band together and hold the politicians and corporations accountable. Stop falling for it. The market will correct itself based on what people buy. You don’t need to worry about it.
After watching asmond gold for years I unsubscribed from him 2 months ago when he began more of grifter type content. Maybe was all along but the mask slipped a little too much for me. Once a creator starts using woke and DEI in their everyday content is when i turn it off.
So do you consider yourself right wing because you disagree with DEI? I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what DEI it is. It’s just been co-opted by right wing loons. And what is ultra far left I keep hearing the far left. The far left the far left, but no one has defined what’s so objectional to being left-wing.
Let me simplify it for you: DEI and the far left is a political ideology that champions the interests of visible minorities to such an extreme degree that it becomes a supremacist movement that actively discriminates against what is perceived to be an oppressive majority. Despite the acronym DEI standing for "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," the on the ground reality of these programs is ultimately *Exclusion* and *Conformity* in order to achieve Equity, which demands that all minorities have equal outcomes of success and an equal share of representation regardless of actual statistical prominence (IE, demanding 50% POC representation in an area where only 12% of the population is POC). The only way such Equity can be achieved is via nepotism and discriminatory hiring practices.
DEI is inauthentic and is just racism aimed at another group of individuals. The problem isn't dei itself it's the way people on the left wield it. None of them have the emotional maturity to be ambassadors of diversity.
asmon is the only channel ive ever told youtube to not show me because of his reacts i dont want to support someone who thinks its okay morally to do that.
Homie with all due respect, if you're unironically using "the message" as a term, I'm afraid you're starting to dive straight into the deep end and some re-evaluation would probably be advisable
Problem with Asmongold is that he doesnt really take a hard stance on anything until he feels like the wind is blowing in his direction. And of course, he never admits when hes wrong, he just moves on to the next thing.
I disagree. Asmongold is about as good for us as fast food chains. Use corporate strategies to steal money from others. If his videos didnt exist more people would have time to watch others videos and find people like legendary drops. There is a reason big streamers are apart of a talent agency like night media and I do not trust them. Dei is bad but I find this other side to be just as corrupt we just have not addressed it yet.
People have time if they wanted to watch other stuff they would. No one wants to watch that channel you mentioned as they suck. Simple as. No need to construct elaborate copes.
@@TheShadowOfHumanity No instead they watch whatever is pushed to the top of the algorithm just like fast food. If you think youtube is not influenced by money, I got a bridge to sell you.
Grummz is another "westener" (west EU and USA+CAN) who think, he is best and he makes never mistakes. He even block me on twitter when i call him out, for telling him problem is not P2W games/studios but "impotent" parents on west who allow kids access to they finaces, because for normal person is no way kid can buy sometimes from your card w/o knowing.... from that time is totaly fraud for me.
I think this whole gender hysteria is kinda ....a nothingburger. People are whining about ohhhhh they took out the pronouns ahhhhh the sky is falling. Didn't say a damn thing about Elden Ring doing it. I think in upcoming games like the new dragon age.... it's a RPG... if you're not forced to use it, I don't really see the outrage. like.... just don't use it. You can be a manly man if that's how you want to create your character, I don't get why you would care about why they give the option. It's 2024, the whole LGBT thing in gaming has been here for decades. Baldur's Gate 3, all of the dragon age games, mass effect, and many many more. Japan itself has kind been on the forefront of it for a very long time, with the whole cross dressing or trans characters being a feature in anime as far back as the 90s from my recollection. It's just a nothing burger I don't understand why the anti-woke crowd whips themselves in to a frenzy over something they don't have to use. They can be male or female, straight, white, whatever. If they had made it so you COULDN'T be those things, then yeah okay i'd get it then. On the main subject of react content, i'm very pro reaction content, I love seeing people discover new things and listening to their thoughts and impressions on whatever it is they are reacting to, like seeing all the tears of joy from the new linkin park single. But i've been saying for years now that youtube should implement a system where it adds the views and such to the OP algorithemically, so if their video gets 500k, and a reaction gets 1 mil, the algorithem sees it as the OP getting 1.5mil.
Yeah, I don't really care if there's a genderless option for you to create a character. I'm pretty conservative in how I view the issue personally, but I don't understand or care about the outrage when the options to be whatever you identify as are given to you. I think, in fact, that when I do finish my character creation system, that I will give everyone the option to be themselves, because why wouldn't I? I'm a mixed-race straight guy, but why should I tell you that you have to be a mixed-race straight guy when you play my game? I don't see the point.
@@charlespierro8048 especially in an RPG where you can create damn near anyone you want. Who cares right? let the trans have their options represented; I can still build my character the way I want. (i'm fairly center myself and I find the culture war to be the most mentally exhausting thing going on in our culture. Goddamn people just let the other one be!)
Come on, Dragon Age Veliguard allows you to have top surgeries, pronouns and has no straight characters. In the charcater creator the sliders for increasin breast and butt size do literally nothing. You can give vitiligo to a black person but not a white person. If you think its not one sided I dont know what youre playing.
Familiarize yourself with the "Slippery Slope" concept. Your comment screams of ignorance. Understand who created the LGBTQ movement, what his goals were, and what the tenants of the ideology are, then follow how it his crept into all facets of our society and has recently made it into LAW in Canada. Compelled speech is required in Canada for pronouns. If you don't see that as a problem, you don't deserve to live in a free country. Also, not sure why I waste my time. You are probably 12, lol.
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Asmon is very adaptive to a wide range of content, and it is his ability to pivot and share perspectives that may be hard to describe for some, but still simplifying it for his audience is something I admire.
I’ve been enjoying his content more and more. I still think RUclips needs to give creators some more tools to help them benefit more from a react, because the demand for a react isn’t going away, and I think that’s fine.
I kind of disagree about how react content harms the creator. I lost count how many channels I subscribed to because of Zack's takes, like Legendary Drops or Sungrand Studios. While they didn't get my views the first time, they did on other videos - a lot of other videos.
Case in point, I only found out about you because of Grummz. My recommendations are actually turned off completely. You should thank him too.
If your channel is getting negatively blasted by Zach's followers because of something he reacted to, it's probably because you had an awful take. And if you didn't have an awful take, then you clearly benefitted from it.
Oh? Groomz recommended this man?
Channel must be covered in breast milk.
This is very similar to artists whining about their art losing views on their main gallery because their art was posted on a public booru
The issue is content creators think that a view on someone else's react video is a view that was taken from them. Most of the time, in fact for virtually all case, people who found the react video first instead of the original would have never watched/found the original video to begin with
The mistake is basically assuming that react videos "take over the momentum" of the originals by overshadowing it in the algorithm. So for example, someone makes a video about fast food: RUclips starts pushing this video: but then bam... a much bigger channel makes a reaction video, and suddenly the algorithm is pushing that video instead.
But I really don't think it works this way: I think what happens is, people release a video that is going very well (view wise), but when those views slow down... they think there's something wrong or some external reason for it, and then they pin the blame on reactors.
The reality is, Asmon's content is the only reason we're even watching half of these videos that we otherwise wouldn't be interested in... and when he _does_ react to something we find interesting, we subscribe (like you said). I do think _good_ react creators like Asmon who do not hold back at all on commentary are a net positive for creators.
Good video, asmongold is correct quite often. He gets allot of hate, but imo is a pretty smart guy. And, honestly I found a few good creators because of him.
He will also not react to peoples' videos if they ask him not to. That's what Josh Strife Hayes did.
But more often than not, Asmongold brings attention to people who would've otherwise not gotten it. The boost varies immensely though, but it has been enough to carry some channels to success like with kasii, which is why there's a joke about Asmongold having adoptive kids now.
Its usually far leftists with insane views who hate him.
I feel like half the time i compeltly agree and half the time i completly disagree, there is no middle ground with him each time
Eh he’s correct like 30% of the time. The other 70% he just gives the general accepted opinion.
He has great general logic and he will admit it if he is proven wrong. I don't always agree with him but if you think about it all of his reactions are basically hot takes he had on stream. I respect him for being able to express himself so well on the spot and often have valid takes without having to think deeply about the subject.
I mean, just an observation, but I don’t think Zack really needs any help from any of us in regards to engagement and business practices. People hate to hear this, but he has an absolutely brilliant intellectual mind.
He’s a millionaire that lives with cockroaches. He’s not brilliant, nor does he have an “intellectual mind”.
The very poor assumption that people make when their videos slow down that it must be because of reaction videos is not only false pattern recognition but also biased as the alternative is something that they would prefer not to believe - that their video was slowing down because it was going to slow down as videos inevitably do. It's a kneejerk surface level assumption with no data and reeks of willful ignorance. It's a very similar misconception like how so many people used to think piracy hurts video game sales then studies came out suggesting that it wasn't only not hurting it, it was helping it. What looks to be more accurate is that the react content is helping them reach audiences that would not have watched their content and gets them not only short term but long term viewership increases.
Reaction video sure does give you reach to bigger audiences, but it sure doesn't give them long-term viewership. I have no hate towards Reactor or Asmon, but you can see someone called Narc. People used to watch his content, but since Asmon would react to it, people would not watch his video and wait for Asmon to react to it. also asmon would get 100K+ views on narc video and he would get very less also he won't gain much subs from asmon video and very little who does sub to his channel they won't sub to him for his content but because asmon react to it and they will just be like dead subscriber that won't come back watch his videos or anything.
I would agree, but we're not talking about a slow down, that does happen, we're talking about a cliff dive timed to when a reaction gets posted. Hope that clarifies.
I think it's pretty normal for a video to slow down after 5 days. You see it with even the largest content creators. Look at a playthrough of "Oxygen Not Included" from Markiplier. Each episode gets like a 50% reduction in viewership, and after about 5 episodes, it stabilizes at like... 700,000 views which is extremely low by Markiplier's standards.
The first 3 days is most of the typical video's growth unless you've made a video with ongoing historic value like an insane video game guide that remained relevant years later or a wild funny cat video that people go back to watch years later.
People uploading things on the Internet, expecting to have ANY control over the content whatsoever have to be the most entitled people ever.
What I sometimes do when I watch an asmon react video is... well, he always includes a link to the original video in the description so I open it up in a new tab and simultaneously play it on mute while I watch the react video. From what I looked up, it still counts as a view (even though it's muted).
It'd be pretty good if we just established a new online etiquette of just playing the OG video in a separate tab while watching the react video. It really works out perfectly because the react video is always going to be longer than the original so it'll be done playing by the time you finish the react video.
But yeah, if we could somehow make the etiquette of react videos always including a link to the OG video AND the viewer always opening it up in a separate tab (muted) while watching the react video. Everyone wins and no one is really inconvenienced.
This is a great idea. I hope I remember to do it.
good to know muted views count. it's hard supporting channels that post really thought out multi-hour documentaries. 😂
I do exactly this...
i do the same i always like sub and watch OG video
I exclusively watch the original videos since I literally don't care what "content creators" have to say. They're pretty good at finding worthwhile content tho.
you consistently speaking in an honest voice is one of the reasons I keep up with your videos. thank you for asking everyone to have more integrity as well. tho, imo, a lot of people need social skills classes. the amount of people who don't have basic "active listening" skills is embarrassing. people have opinions. so even if everyone was honest and rational: if someone can't understand another person's perspective, you're still looking at a pointless argument about to start.
there are so many different elements required for healthy communication. if you ever need more ideas for your message of hope, healthy communication skills is a good place to start. bad communication causes so so much unnecessary damage to people's mental health and their relationships.
being a decent human being is hard tho. challenges like "be honest" are supremely difficult. people are impulsive and egotistical by nature. learning how to keep true to what you believe you should be is a lifelong project. regardless of what your ideal self is. if you can break big challenges like "be honest" into explicit tasks, I'd recommend doing so. since it's so hard to notice your own progress in these things.
What a great topic, healthy communication. Thank you, 🙏 and also for the kind message too, but you’re so right, and that’s one thing we have to learn online because we don’t have body language to help queue us into what is being said.
I found so many good content creator's through Asmongolds reaction videos lol.
Which ones?
@@GingerPrimeGaming DarthMicrotransaction, Legendary Drops, ZepLIVE, and hoe_math (😅 not as bad as he seems). There are probably others, but I can't think of them. I probably wouldn't have ever watched some of these if I hadn't first seen them on his channel.
I don't think I've seen DarthMicrotransaction going to have to give them and hoe_math a look.
I watched this whole video and I watch Asmon's content regularly. You can disagree with Asmon or hate the game of youtube, but to insinuate that him watching someone else's content is tanking their viewership is wild. He always talks very highly about video's he feels are well done, he engages with them, he posts the link on his live stream and encourages his audience to give the video a watch. It's devoid of logic to assume this is stealing views. I would argue in most cases this is shining a very bright light on lower popularity streamers and actually increasing their views.
Also, Ginger, I think you should familiarize yourself with a realistic view of mental health. I recommend Jordan Peterson on this subject. Mental health's definition has been butchered in our zeitgeist and most people severely misunderstand this concept. I would venture to say you as well given your breakdown at the end of this video.
@cultivate5 did you get your degree at armchair university?
@@DaClaptain I bet you're fun at parties.
Asmound gold while not always right, usually has something intellectual to say. As far as Grummz(Mark), look, politics aside he has been painted as a torn in peoples sides in gaming, the progress of this game hes working on and how long it has taken, which seems to reflect that.
Honestly if anyone has a problem with reaction videos, they should take it up with RUclips. There’s no reason that RUclips can’t credit both creators with the views from the reactors video. Seems like a simple fix. You have to fill a bunch of stuff out before you upload anyways, why not ask for a link to the original video if you’re uploading a reaction video? And that video can automatically share the views.
RUclips does have a kickback system. It's the algorithm. I don't know how ScouterVee's video landed in my recommended. But, it did right after I watched Asmon's react. So, I subbed and gave it a rewatch. I listen to hours of youtube at work, so I just let the auto-play do its thing.
I've found and subbed to quite a few content creators I didn't even know existed through Asmon's react videos. I don't always agree with him, but he is often right. Besides, even if I disagree with someone, it's good to see and listen to different perspectives. Echo chambers don't benefit anyone.
back in the day. RUclips used to have Video Replay playlists, they got rid of it around 2010.
that was a thing?
Should post receipts of asking for permissions. Should shut everyone up.
Why? The burden of proof relies on the one that makes the claims.
@@DerelictSongtrue so true, he claims he asked permission so? receipts?
No RUclipsr does this and doesnt need tho
Crybabies
@@koishi08legally He can watch the Video No Problem and if you would know anything about RUclips you would know that after 5 days RUclips doesnt Push your Videos anymore , even earlier
ASMON pushes the Video
No one knows this Guy WHO Made the OG Video and i would have never watched it without asmon
I'd PAY to have the free engagement to millions of people that would otherwise never ever hear a word from me. That's how you gain brand recognition and some of Asmon's viewers might come along there and actually subscribe to your content.
The problem asmongold is that he delivers information is a consistently abrasive manner... And he doesn't need to.
Hes also incessantly arrogant to the point when even when he's absolutely wrong about something, he'll either ignore nuance for the sake of a quick argument or just outright block people.
the reality about react channels (like it or not) is that people want to listen to the opinions of the reactor and not the actual video itself
people whove watched the video would like to see someones opinion on it
but for the most part there are people who were NEVER going to the watch the reacted video without the reaction video
mad respect for you bro. subbed
Edit: I’d also like to add that you are god tier with the timestamps
Sweet Baby Jesus is also the name of a beer.
Once I can drink again I’ll have to give that a try
People need to stop taking themselves so seriously all the damn time. You are *NOT* the main character of this world and need to understand that life is about constant learning and self improvement!
Asmon and Groomz will never improve.
Funny how X just funneled me here, earned my sub...
Welcome in :)
I don't agree with everything you say but I've never been offended by anything you've said.
Only 5 days? The First ,24 hours Count the Most after 48 the Hype is over on any Video.
Most PPL are thankful He watches their Video.
The problem is a lot of the topics that he and his fans complain about are things that don't really matter, if people get mad over gender, colour of a character, if a person is gay, looks ugly etc but the game is enjoyable and fun to play then who cares? Most of these people are finding anything to complain about instead of enjoying what's there, woke is mostly a buzz word to use when someone doesn't like something. Star Wars outlaws while flawed is not a bad Star Wars game but because the female lead isn't attractive enough that means it's bad? The dragon age game looks decent but of course the characters aren't attractive so it must be bad? This stuff is overblown
Yeah, if the characters aren't attractive, that's an automatic "pass" for me. Easiest $60 I've saved. I could buy plenty of other stuff with that and wait for a game that has both attractive characters and enjoyable gameplay.
@@GitGudFox Lol go watch porn if you want attractive characters dude
A million %.
The whole war is just buzzwords, it reminds me of the SJW days, or the youtube Atheist days, it's an online thing. The main reason people didn't buy concord is because it's another stupid hero shooter and it isn't even free like every other game in the genre and it looks silly.
The main reason people are not buying star wars outlaws is because people are quite simply TIRED of star wars. It's not getting by on brand name anymore and Ubisoft games are so formulaic. Most people will probably end up getting it on sale.
Meanwhile, games like Spider-man 2, God of War, Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldurs Gate 3, all of these games were decried as 'Woke' and all of them have done extremely well. If you bring up these games as being woke now people will go "NAH UH!" but you can look back pre-release to the discussion surrounding these games.
All of this is just youtube and twitter crap. Most people open up their Steam launcher, buy something that looks cool, and play it.
You don't get to complain that it's no big deal, when you are the ones who went into other people's hobbies and started forcing changes. If it isn't a big deal, then why force the change to begin with?
@@dogmilk9651 What you talking about I didn't change anything. It's just video games at the end of the day, not that deep
I haven't watched your videos in a few years because I thought you went off the deep end and were one of the people infected with the "woke mind virus" as mark would call it. I'm glad to see you publicly voicing your opinions and feelings. great video
"Woke mind virus" is not a real thing you know
the reverse glaze is crazy. hopefully u get the traction u wanted and in turn, he gets another video to farm. 👍
I didn’t write this video with the intent that he would react to it, but I’m not pretending like there isn’t that as a possibility. I think there is something more important going on that he is able to shine a light on, and it’s important to highlight that my views on that have changed.
I've been watching your content for years. Including your stand-up comedy. Keep doing what you do!
Love your vids!
By the way, are you going to play New World on Xbox or just stick to PC?
i just wish, so so bad, that it wasnt seen as a war, and there was more understanding between the two parties; it would make things so much easier
Lol, true. I like Mark, but other gamers calling him out are right, like Mugen Lord. So I do like Mark Kernz to finish the demo so we can test out and talk about improvements.
Grummz only cares about his wallet. Em8er proves that.
I mean its always about the money in the end
huh? never thought asmongold is woke? what? when? how? im confused you got confused
No you weren't he's a troll who only lives in a echo chamber. It's one thing to pine for nostalgia and another to encourage hate because you don't like what a creator has put in their game.
I like Asmongold and I like your channel as well.
I appreciate that!
You know I am a firm believer if the DEI crowd could write a compelling story it would not get so much hate. The problem I see is the writing for most of the games pushing DEI have horrid stories. Sexual preference should not be the focal point of a game it should be more then one of the many choices a gamer makes. Good writing can make and decision better. IMO
Isnt that essentially what Baldurs Gate 3 did? That game was extremely woke and deviant in many way but it was able to still get a ton of love becuase people thought the game was so well done. Destiny 2 has been extremely woke and has stuck around and remained relatively popular for a decade. Last of Us 2 also very popular and extremely woke. So, it is possible. Although I think a lot of people didnt know what was coming.
@@kingcurmudgeon8685 Exactly! Great Writing, great story telling, and a beautiful game. The DEI was not the focus of the game and that makes a huge difference.
I think the irony is that many movies and games in the past that existed before DEI was a mainstream practice handled diversity in a very authentic and meaningful way that actually makes sense to the story and was derived out of a creative choice. The problem with the concept of DEI is that its based on fulfilling a quota(for pandering or meeting an investor requirement) or pushing a dichotomous narrative. They say they push inclusiveness but they instead direct exclusion and hate towards white people and men.
Like you said if they could make something that works well story-wise then it would be better. Also if people from these industries didn't focus so much on censoring and bullying those who don't align with their point of view.
Oh be quiet. You're only mad because someone subpar told you to be mad. Most DEI hires are white.
Good games that are heavy DEI never seem to get that level of criticism. Like apex legends heavy DEI but no one talks about it because the is good.
Well said sir!
I like both of you guys!
"waaah dont react its stealing my money waaaah" if you actually think this you are just a communist.
that comment read like a 14-year-old wrote it thinking mentioning commies makes them sound patriotic.
Which makes sense because that's the audience asmon has cultivated with all the anti woke culture in video games and various other things. Gotta hand it to his editor though he knows how to farm views.
Nice vid Ginge! Zack is alright with his reactions and nuanced takes. The issue I have with him is he always thinks he's right and has a chip on his shoulder. Though, I'll give him credit because he does admit when he's wrong, but only if he can't say much otherwise.
As for Mark (Grummz), him I can't stand. He behaves exactly the same way as far leftists and believes that any piece of media that has ANY diversity in it is woke which is ridiculous. That's the same thing as some like Melissa Merchante saying that all criticism of her beliefs are "cists" and "phobes". They are no different and bring no value to the conversation. I'd say Legendary Drops is the best out of who you discussed.
He doesn't lean in any particular direction and just talks about the issue directly from a nuanced and logical standpoint. That's what the social space needs to listen to, not Mark.
Yup the dude grumz is s weirdo I think he got radicalized, if you spend all your time on social media this trend to happen.
@@DerelictSong Yeah, he's extremist in his opinions and narrative which isn't productive. It's why I consider him the exact same as the far left who, well... do the exact same thing he does; try to use what they see to spread their agenda.
I prefer asmons content to the source content 9 times out of 10.
Yes we are winning
His ball sweet smells nice
👍
A yea ago I got a email from my daughter's school trying to get me to sign a permission slip so they could teach her about DEI.. My daughter was in fkn KINDERGARTEN.. My daughter doesn't even know what it means to be a kid yet let alone a gir.. I immediately pulled my daughter out of that school after I ripped the principal and the teacher a new one.. shit is getting out of hand
Smart move.
He’s just to real love asmond remind me of me lol just I’m broke
Asmon plays a huge role in taking the gaming industry back from activists. He calls things as they are. I wish more people did the same.
What happened to this channel? I was listening every week but then it just vanished off my feed despite being subscribed and now when it comes back up in my feed and opens with complaining about the left and wokeness?
Who knows, sometimes the algorithm favors me, and other times it doesn't, that's just the nature of it, however standing up for gamers and against the radical left and right isn't anything new, if that surprises you, I'd bet you might have missed something. :)
@GingerPrimeGaming oh so you radicalized to the right and lost what critical thinking you had. Cool. I'll unsubscribe from you and work to game. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for the unsub, I've found you can't reason with unreasonable people and it's best to let them go. God bless you, and you're in my prayers as a former viewer.
I will never understand people who care about any of this stuff on either side. Let the creators make what they want to make and play what you want to play. End of story. Culture wars are stupid.
This take misses a lot of important context. We don’t live in a world where game developers are completely free to make the art they want. Many face real pressure from woke activists on social media or from media publications, who sometimes use bullying tactics or threats of bad coverage to force creators to conform to their agenda. Look at the difference in coverage between a game like Dragon Age and others-it’s often clear that towing the party line plays a big role in how certain games are received by the media.
People invest a lot of time, money, and emotion into their favorite franchises. When those franchises are altered for political reasons-reasons that the core fanbase doesn’t agree with-it’s natural to feel upset. What’s worse is that media outlets and developers often dismiss any criticism as if you’re the problem for not agreeing, resorting to ad hominem attacks rather than engaging in real dialogue.
Diversity of thought took a massive hit during all of this. Before Elon Musk took over Twitter, it was difficult to see real debates or diverse opinions because anything dissenting was removed or banned. During the lockdowns, the woke mobs had such a tight grip on public discourse that it felt like there was only one “acceptable” way to think. We’re only just starting to see a recovery from this kind of censorship.
These woke ideas have also harmed minorities. While activists claim to push for inclusivity, many people have become more hostile toward minorities, wrongly blaming them for these changes instead of the activists responsible. As a result, the world has actually become less safe and more divisive. This alone is a reason to fight against these ideas, to avoid living in an increasingly polarized and hostile world.
And finally, the range of “allowable opinion” seems to shrink more each day, with the majority being increasingly sidelined in favor of extreme, narrow views. This isn’t just about gaming-it’s a broader cultural issue that’s affecting how people engage with entertainment, and it’s not something you can just brush aside.
@@Katie-hb8iq The only reason the world is increasingly hostile and divided is because people like yourself fall for the culture war trap. Divide and conquer. Keep the ignorant masses fighting over nonsense so they don’t band together and hold the politicians and corporations accountable. Stop falling for it. The market will correct itself based on what people buy. You don’t need to worry about it.
After watching asmond gold for years I unsubscribed from him 2 months ago when he began more of grifter type content. Maybe was all along but the mask slipped a little too much for me. Once a creator starts using woke and DEI in their everyday content is when i turn it off.
So do you consider yourself right wing because you disagree with DEI? I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what DEI it is. It’s just been co-opted by right wing loons. And what is ultra far left I keep hearing the far left. The far left the far left, but no one has defined what’s so objectional to being left-wing.
Let me simplify it for you:
DEI and the far left is a political ideology that champions the interests of visible minorities to such an extreme degree that it becomes a supremacist movement that actively discriminates against what is perceived to be an oppressive majority.
Despite the acronym DEI standing for "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," the on the ground reality of these programs is ultimately *Exclusion* and *Conformity* in order to achieve Equity, which demands that all minorities have equal outcomes of success and an equal share of representation regardless of actual statistical prominence (IE, demanding 50% POC representation in an area where only 12% of the population is POC). The only way such Equity can be achieved is via nepotism and discriminatory hiring practices.
The DEI stuff is overblown and is used as a scapegoat
@@megaham1552 i agree its overblown, but as a scapegoat for what?
DEI is inauthentic and is just racism aimed at another group of individuals. The problem isn't dei itself it's the way people on the left wield it. None of them have the emotional maturity to be ambassadors of diversity.
asmon is the only channel ive ever told youtube to not show me because of his reacts i dont want to support someone who thinks its okay morally to do that.
Homie with all due respect, if you're unironically using "the message" as a term, I'm afraid you're starting to dive straight into the deep end and some re-evaluation would probably be advisable
This.
You both can ignore it. The masses see it. That's all that matters.
Problem with Asmongold is that he doesnt really take a hard stance on anything until he feels like the wind is blowing in his direction. And of course, he never admits when hes wrong, he just moves on to the next thing.
I disagree. Asmongold is about as good for us as fast food chains. Use corporate strategies to steal money from others. If his videos didnt exist more people would have time to watch others videos and find people like legendary drops. There is a reason big streamers are apart of a talent agency like night media and I do not trust them. Dei is bad but I find this other side to be just as corrupt we just have not addressed it yet.
People have time if they wanted to watch other stuff they would. No one wants to watch that channel you mentioned as they suck. Simple as. No need to construct elaborate copes.
@@TheShadowOfHumanity No instead they watch whatever is pushed to the top of the algorithm just like fast food. If you think youtube is not influenced by money, I got a bridge to sell you.
He’s just another disconnected rich streamer.
which is sad because dude came up from very little.
Grummz is another "westener" (west EU and USA+CAN) who think, he is best and he makes never mistakes. He even block me on twitter when i call him out, for telling him problem is not P2W games/studios but "impotent" parents on west who allow kids access to they finaces, because for normal person is no way kid can buy sometimes from your card w/o knowing.... from that time is totaly fraud for me.
It’s fine if you have a different stance on him, but AsmongoldTV is not to be trusted
He's on the fence, but he's leaning toward a third party 😁. Anyway, he's a B-D Ahole who loves drama.
@@MisteRRYouTuby and why ?😂 an please enlighten us
But Classic morons dont even Deliver.arguments
THIS!!!
I think this whole gender hysteria is kinda ....a nothingburger.
People are whining about ohhhhh they took out the pronouns ahhhhh the sky is falling. Didn't say a damn thing about Elden Ring doing it.
I think in upcoming games like the new dragon age.... it's a RPG... if you're not forced to use it, I don't really see the outrage. like.... just don't use it.
You can be a manly man if that's how you want to create your character, I don't get why you would care about why they give the option. It's 2024, the whole LGBT thing in gaming has been here for decades. Baldur's Gate 3, all of the dragon age games, mass effect, and many many more. Japan itself has kind been on the forefront of it for a very long time, with the whole cross dressing or trans characters being a feature in anime as far back as the 90s from my recollection.
It's just a nothing burger I don't understand why the anti-woke crowd whips themselves in to a frenzy over something they don't have to use. They can be male or female, straight, white, whatever.
If they had made it so you COULDN'T be those things, then yeah okay i'd get it then.
On the main subject of react content, i'm very pro reaction content, I love seeing people discover new things and listening to their thoughts and impressions on whatever it is they are reacting to, like seeing all the tears of joy from the new linkin park single.
But i've been saying for years now that youtube should implement a system where it adds the views and such to the OP algorithemically, so if their video gets 500k, and a reaction gets 1 mil, the algorithem sees it as the OP getting 1.5mil.
It's funny cause it is a nothing burger. It's a genderless burger
Yeah, I don't really care if there's a genderless option for you to create a character. I'm pretty conservative in how I view the issue personally, but I don't understand or care about the outrage when the options to be whatever you identify as are given to you.
I think, in fact, that when I do finish my character creation system, that I will give everyone the option to be themselves, because why wouldn't I? I'm a mixed-race straight guy, but why should I tell you that you have to be a mixed-race straight guy when you play my game? I don't see the point.
@@charlespierro8048 especially in an RPG where you can create damn near anyone you want. Who cares right? let the trans have their options represented; I can still build my character the way I want.
(i'm fairly center myself and I find the culture war to be the most mentally exhausting thing going on in our culture. Goddamn people just let the other one be!)
Come on, Dragon Age Veliguard allows you to have top surgeries, pronouns and has no straight characters. In the charcater creator the sliders for increasin breast and butt size do literally nothing. You can give vitiligo to a black person but not a white person. If you think its not one sided I dont know what youre playing.
Familiarize yourself with the "Slippery Slope" concept. Your comment screams of ignorance. Understand who created the LGBTQ movement, what his goals were, and what the tenants of the ideology are, then follow how it his crept into all facets of our society and has recently made it into LAW in Canada. Compelled speech is required in Canada for pronouns. If you don't see that as a problem, you don't deserve to live in a free country.
Also, not sure why I waste my time. You are probably 12, lol.
Asmondgold room looks like it smells like BO and lotion