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Fidias: The Growing Delusion of Main Character Syndrome
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2023
- One month ago, a RUclipsr by the name of Fidias flew to Japan in order to film a video called, “I travelled across Japan For Free”. In the video he breaks several laws just for content like begging for money, stealing food, and sneaking on the train and bus without paying. This incident reveals a more disturbing trend on social media that seems to be growing. Individuals seem to be all catching a case of what pop culture likes to call “main character syndrome”. Many posters with this “disease” seem to create content at the expense of other people, treating everyone in their videos like an NPC or background character.
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What‘s the line between stalking and making a really entertaining video to meet [insert name here] celebrity?
I think that kind of content is harmful to everyone. What if that video works and then people try to break into their house/bypass security? No, not even what if. When.
I bet they wouldn’t be like, “oh, that guys is just so quirky!” I bet they would feel unsafe.
Approaching them in any "irregular" ways. Just go the same route all the other fans go.
And if you wanna "make a video to meet the celebrity" that's fine, but take it literally, make a video where you are creative and stand out hoping that your idol will notice and seek contact on their own - nothing wrong with that. However as the video is your way to seek contact that means that the part of you 'meeting' them obviously can't be in it.
If they are then its propably rather "a maybe entertaining video about stalking ... celebrity"
Hm? Oh, the line? Just drop it wherever.
There's no difference.......adding a camera & shock value + views doesn't change an immoral thing.
The line should be contacting a person and not getting any response. Maybe try one more time, but that's it. Respect people's boundaries! The behaviour in these videos is downright terrifying.
Fiction is fiction for a reason. People keep trying to become the plots of good fiction for social media clout and I’m like “Deceit, theft, violence, hypocrisy and boundary-violation are only entertaining as fantasy for a reason 🤔.”
As chocolate rain wisely said.... "some stay dry and others feel the pain."
CHOCOLATE RAIN!!!
it's so concerning when it's a race to the bottom for sensationalized reality based content. as a proud person from Japanese heritage I hate it when the country is used as a set piece for shouting non sequiturs at locals.
Yeah id be surprised if there wasnt already several youtube channels making content exclusively explaining the consequences of actions taken within a fictional movie universe compared to reality.
Legendary. Love parasocially knowing of you for almost 20 years now❤ hope yr well
Kinda ironic how his friend says he valued his home as a personal space but airrack has broken into famous ppls house
Because in the grand scheme of things they're almost all hypocrites who are the "exception to the rule".....somehow they deserve something that they don't have to give anyone else.
With Airrack i felt those vids were fake too
@@theoutsiderjess1869haha they were proven to be fake
rules for thee but not for me
You should watch soggy's video on him😅
That thing where people post random strangers eating alone has been really weird. Sometimes, when I eat alone I get nervous thinking "what if I get posted like that 💀"
Yeah this is making me not want to go outside at all
ah fck that is so common here in the Philippines it became a norm in the local influencer sphere which is just terrible
@@NFKTN I'll bet you, that all those influencer have "TV" at the end of there name.
@@NFKTN yeah in from the philippines too and when your line eating alone they think your depress or some shit in reality you just want to be alone lol nxt thing you know u are in a FB post😂
@NFKTN Hi, that's me. I Ate alone at a [Certain] University around Manila (I won't specify). I was tired from an all-nighter and just wanted to go eat something after class.
Next thing I know? Later in the afternoon, on the University's unofficial Facebook group that typically has satire memes, I got posted eating my meal with the caption, "Being introverted made me miss a lot of opportunities."
They weren't wrong- I was introverted, and I didn't comment on anything. It died relatively pretty early, but still, It felt weird seeing yourself get posted like that- especially when you're unaware of it.
make stalking illegal again 💀
it never was legal in the first place
make stalking illegal again 💀
kid do u know who ur talking to gang gang fade me drop ur addy bro cuh cuh u dont know me cuh we finna get off cuh lets go cuh
@@santino_111gaming3 ong cuh frfr tho 💀
@@santino_111gaming3too much cuh's
Wow, trying to frame stalking someone across the country as qUiRkY is horrifying.
Wow, trying to frame stalking someone across the country as qUiRkY is horrifying.
@@Theunicorn2012did you just copy the comment?
@@frankfooter5219did you just copy the comment?
Wow, trying to frame stalking someone across the country as qUiRkY is horrifying.
@@Aserwinokan1043 did you just copy the comment?
Do people have no shame anymore? Bring back shame and restraining orders.
That's kind of the problem: American Society rewards shameless, toxic exploitation and behaviours because of their extreme virility. If any normal person had made "that forest" video Paul made years ago, they'd be lucky to working at a McDonald's in a town of 10,000. We literally watched Andrew Tate try to set women back to the 1920s with his misogyny, yet his content prevailed for months until it eventually started having an negative effect on the general masses. It only became too problematic, when we had regular teachers and people on social media making videos about his toxicity infecting their class.
No, shame is inhibition and people are desperate to be rich and famous by any means.
I say this all the time 🤣
@@Drownedinblood in this economy I don't blame them
They view probably view shame as merely "another nuisance" it seems.
I think it's high time that we as a society criminalized stupidity like this because God knows how fast this shit spreads. Here in Japan, lots of places are now banning taking photos/videos in certain places to prevent idiots like these from coming and causing trouble for the establishments and other patrons.
we’re like 30 years behind on legislating and regulating the internet in the US, so they probably won’t touch it til like, 2050
@@ameliad507 as well as everywhere else unfortunately
Yeah I feel very bad for Japanese people dealing with annoying western influencers just trying to get a reaction out of people
@@ameliad507not regulating the internet, but regulating filming
I think it's high time that we as a society criminalized stupidity like this because God knows how fast this spreads. Here in Japan, lots of places are now banning taking photos/videos in certain places to prevent idiots like these from coming and causing trouble for the establishments and other patrons.
There's nothing more annoying than having some 30 year old man acting as a clown while you'r just doing your job. The problem is that social media turns adult people into adult teenagers. Teens often do stupid things to impress their friends. I did. You grow up and laugh about it over drinks later on. But when Social media started to reward this behavior, it created adult men acting as spoiled teenagers .
THIS
he is only 23 tho.
@@Fonias26 still old enough to be mature and understand social norms
@@user-be7ld3he9kso we def shouldn’t let him lead the next group of boys watching his content into reproducing it. He said “if I don’t force people to care about me no one will care about me” which is deeply disturbing. Forcing yourself on ppl isn’t determination, violating boundaries isn’t tenacity. Acting like the rules don’t apply to you isn’t creativity. None of this is creative, it’s all this negative feedback loop where boys want attention without being interesting, so they “disrupt” and it’s treated as if that’s a genius thing to do. The entitlement behind every one of these people thinking that they just need to show up and force themselves on ppl to succeed, if it weren’t so pathetic it’d be predatory. Boys don’t need to see people they look up to being menaces for no reason as entertainment. Attention for attention’s sake is the most disgusting and damaging pursuit we could ever have as a person. It’s just being parasitic. What about art? Stories? Beauty? Ugh. Heroes are supposed to be heroic, to impart positive traits onto ppl.
Unfortunately it gets MUCH worse, a while back some guy filmed a guy he SAW GET STABBED right front of him And this guy got stabbed in front of his daughter and his fiancé. And the guy filmingthe video just filmed it and said “yo this mf just died.” And the guy did actually die, so now that fiancée is basically a widow and that girl is now going to grow up without a dad
This guy fidias just got elected as a member of the European Parliament…
That’s good
When will my country stop embarrassing it's self
And he, friends, is now an elected member in the European Parliament.
It's frightening how entitled and delusional these people seem to be.
ええ、彼らを拷問していますが、それをフィディアスとフィディアスジャパンビデオの他の3人のクリエイターから始めてください、私はすべてがヤクザの味か中国の残忍さの味に値すると思います
It'a frightening how entitles and delusional theae people seem to be.
fidias needs to be sent back to syria
I think these people are indicative of this weird point in our culture. In the US at least our whole culture is obsessed with grinding and hustling to try and become a millionaire. It seems like people don’t have hobbies anymore. Everything is a side-hustle or a project. When I was a little kid, I saw Jurassic Park and wanted to become a paleontologist. This is the media young kids are consuming, so they’re growing up wanting to become an influencer. If being obnoxious, violating social mores, and sometimes laws can help you achieve your dream, they see it as just another hurdle.
We’ve put so much emphasis on money, and we’ve grown so disconnected due to technology, this is what we’re left with.
Yeah I heard from a teen that they think a big difference between millennials and gen z is gen z is more entrepreneurial. Imo, they're going to get so burnt out.
The hustle culture trickles down, man. I'm not American, and whenever I have a like, "What can I do that feels productive?" and I gameify everything, even my hobbies. It's so annoying, I have to relearn how to do something for the sake of enjoyment. I started a youtubr channel that way, but I'm so absorbed in success that I'm constantly grinding thinking about what we get more views.
@dismurrart6648 hard agree. Speaking as a gen z and being 18, everyone's figuring out what they wanna do next in life, it's either you're all play or all work. It's either you refuse to slow down, or don't care enough to put in the effort. I feel like few people want to live for living sake. My dad even said to me when I ended school this term that this culture of constantly working is so toxic which surprised me because he works all the time. In retrospect he's found his balance, guess everyone else has to find theirs
@@chris1549 yeah I'm 32 and in sales. It's for sure an industry more known for always being on but the guys i find are best at their job have off hours.
They have Passions and lives.
I know you don't need my advice, but one of the best things I ever did was having things I don't monetize. Like I sew and paint. The most damaging thing was when I tried to sell my art. It was no longer for fun and I did worse. Now I do it purely for me and tell people an outrageous price anytime people ask me to sell them custom work
As someone who works with people in debts, I think it's because this ( American ) culture is based on confirmation bias. 'the winner takes ' all makes us forget losers get nothing. If all we see is people who somehow succeeded making lots of money the easy way : Start a business and become a billionaire, act as a clown and become a tik tok celebrity, scam people and get away with it..etc . They'll never consider the possibility of failure. We never hear about all the start-ups that failed, those who got stuck with a few hundred followers, people in debts for life, etc . Even though those are the majority . 70% of start ups fail,and 99% of content social media goes unnoticed. . However kids don't know that. So this endless vicious circle keeps growing, spewing out more and more bitter and disappointed people who believe they'r failures before they even reach 30, just because they'r not famous and rich as they 'deserve to be' .
it seems to me that social media game mixing with the already flawed individualist values is having HUGE consequences. Main character syndrome has always kind of been an American problem in the eyes of people in other countries, I say that as a foreigner. Social media is insentivizing people in other countries to do the same for money and clicks
American society places high value on individualism, personal accolades and excellence, and uniqueness. The problem is the normality and homogeny of actual reality, is treated like a bad thing. So many people are hardwired trying to prove they're different, quirky, or special and to not be boring and normal is what leads to the borderline narcisisstic society issue we are experiencing. If you're working class(lower middle/poor) people love to treat you like trash. The funny thing is, it's not just limited to just the upper class. I can't tell you how many times my own people "check you" for not making money or having skills like and NBA player or a rapper. Americans love cosplaying like they're famous and important because if you're not, you're considered nothing here. Sad part is, they're kinda right.
@@UncleJrueForTue oh yeah. Jobs that are not “fame requiring are looked down on. Which sucks because they’re necessary jobs. I wouldn’t even say uniqueness is valued. Only a certain type of uniqueness is valued. When a non conventinal person posts online anything that could be deemed as weird they’re turned into a laughing stock. In the end it’s only the rich and pretty who are valued.
@@Jabberwocky112 Yeah, upon review I'd like to admit that uniqueness is valued in the lower half of society as a sort of coping mechanism. Being built different(the modern equivalent of keeping up with the Jones)is still the prevailing ideal despite the phrase itself becoming the joke it is.
Fidias is from Cyprus
@@rosemulet and he was inspired by an American creator. That’s what I’m saying, now people are striving for that dream via social media not caring who they jump iver
I think the original point of main character syndrome was to make life harmlessly enjoyable again and those you talked about took this the wrong way since they don’t suffer hard enough for what they did. And this reminds me of the prankster who bothered a guy at a mall until he shot him. I hear he’s still going to do those pranks even though he will obviously find people that will not put up with him.
Yeah at first it meant like romanize the mundane in life or like get motivated because "this is the part of the movie where things start looking up for the MC" kind of stuff, then it took a turn
Exactly, some people genuinely try to make others into NPCs it feels like where they’re obligated to take abuse and mockery, but the main point about “main character syndrome” is to encourage people to do things they normally wouldn’t simply because they don’t want to come off as weird via some weird perceived notion of simply fitting in.
I think the reverse happened.
He, the prankster, got shot, and the suspect is facing jail time while he's recovering in the hospital.
@@spiralingspiral72 actually the prankster is already out and walking around rn
Who was the prankster that got shot?
So what I'm getting from this is that Airrack is a hypocrite. I hope he stops those kinds of videos to help discourage people from harassing people (himself included)
Fat chance. He makes far, far too much money and has sacrificed too much to stop at this point. It's not like he can or even wants to do anything else. There's a whole network of orbiter that rely on him staying afloat as well.
Groveling to better impulses doesn't work with these guys, EVER.
He said he stopped after he got into the Superbowl.
His recent videos would suggest he has now stopped. He’s grown a big enough platform he doesn’t have to do that stupid stuff anymore.
@@ForiamStudiosStill the problem is he USED this method to get here in the first place and people have seen it on how good it worked out so now they are trying that he tried w Mr beast , logan paul and so on. Now the only difference is that he is NOT HAVING IT AT ALL , seems like he got a lof of kindness from all of these big creators but he refuses to give this back to smaller creators. Ofc you could give back by having contests w small creators , video ideas and so on , he does not do that , instad he enouraged people to stalk others and now he is surprised that he is getting stalked.
This is so refreshing honestly. Im in my thirties and people always wonder why I dont take selfies or ever post on social media. Id rather just experience my life, enjoy it in the moment and not stop to record it to show off to other people. Is that really so hard to understand? Life outside Instagram and Twitter exists. And its so much more meaningful, honest and real.
mann... I am Gen Z and people around me have a even harder time understanding that I like to experience not show off. Even my mom doesn't like that I don't have Instagram or Twitter.
I fell you, I really do.
Had the same realization which made me delete instagram for good. Never ever looked back
Yeah man honestly that's so real. The only reason I post to social media is for artistic value or sentimental stuff for my friends and nostalgia. I like taking videos and pictures because they keep the details my stinky brain can't. There's photo's in my gallery that have straight up made me cry because I remembered something important, but that's me anyway. You do you, man, I'm only 18, maybe I'll find out my way isn't the best down the line
Nah you’re just old lmao
@@andrewjenkins8769 ahahahah you're suffering and I love it!
Thanks!
Dude, I suffer from intense second hand embarrassment and cringe overload that this made my face age faster than normal. Now I have the face of a 90 yr old with the stank face I got. Good video, but painful for me.
Favorite animal is Sasquatch.
What if your favorite animal doesn’t exist
@@DonnaIRL then, I'm screwed.
That explains why Fidias looks like he's already around 50 despite being in his 20s. He got first-hand radiation.
ur not alone lol it's cringe indeed
The bus fare machine needs to be fed the amount owed, so this guy just went and demanded the bus driver pay part of his fare. If he’d been apologetic about it, someone might’ve paid for him, but he was just a jerk and flat-out refused to pay.
Also, he wasn’t detained for 5 hours; he continued to refuse to pay for 5 hours. There are ATMs everywhere, so he couldn’t gotten the money easily.
That was the point of his video he wants to get away with traveling for free
What's shameful that people actually empower people like to harass more and more people. Chris Chan gets loads of donations and he has kissed people without consent and I believe tried to run over a game store owner because he banned him for shouting at kids over Pokemon.
The bus fare machine needs to be fed the amount owed, so this guy just went and demanded the bus driver pay part of his fare. If he’d been apologetic about it, someone might’ve paid for him, but he was just a jerk and flat-out refused to pay.
Also, he wasn’t detained for 5 hours; he continued to refuse to pay for 5 hours. There are ATMs everywhere, so he couldn’t gotten the money easily.
@@vanesslifeygodude Chris Chan didn't just kiss people without consent, he also for a long time has been raping his mother who is hella Alzheimered up
@@komali2 im no dude, Chris chan is
Yes, Chris chan is rapey and the fact that the government sends him money proves there is no justice in the world under current status quos
Airrack is the biggest problem. He took Content Creation to Stalking, Doing Illegal stuff (jumping in the stadiums or payng peopole to do it.) Fidias was part of his team so it makes sense for all this thing to come together. Plus their viewers are kids.. so..
He's a cyprus representative for the eu parliament now btw
Fidias, Airrack, etc. are basically professional stalkers. Their "content" is all about teaching viewers their methods on how to effectively stalk other YTers for clicks and followers. Along the way, viewers get lessons on how to break and enter various places, get away with petty theft, and pose as journalists, delivery people, etc. A good starter package of skills for the future petty criminal and all-around terrible human being.
It's not the point of the video to teach viewers how to stalk celebrities, if it was then the video would surely be taken down by youtube. Videos like that are made because the youtuber set a challenge for himself to beat and make a video about it, I don't really see why Fidias is getting so much hate. If you look at this guy's story, you'll see why he sets extreme challenges for himself, the guy went into the forest with no food no water for 7 days straight, yeah he might be crazy but it really shows how much he can set a goal and do anything to beat it.
@@darealmrogImagine being stalked just for a hug.
That is creepy and they act like a child crying until they get their stuff. Extreme challenges are one thing but doing stupid crap annoying others is selfish.
@@darealmrogHe breaks laws to do that. He fucks over the homeless, people who are already at rock bottom. He treats everyone like they’re less than him. That’s fucking insane.
Airrack has changed his content a lot from this type of stuff.
@@Brand0nGM But when people want to do the same he did to Logan Paul it is not valid.
Sorry to say this but he is an asshole and a hypocrite.
dude pranking the dad and kid into thinking their shopping would be paid for was just evil. You dont know how excited that kid got and how embarrassed the dad might’ve felt when he had to explain they arent taking all the cool stuff home :/ idk y’all but that one upset me the most.
It’s a little ironic when people feature their “main character syndrome” on social media because (in my humble opinion) it’s about freeing yourself from the expectations of society as a whole. You free yourself from expectations, things that would deem you either weird or “normal”, and you’re happier for it because you dress a way or do something in a way that pleases yourself instead of others. By posting it onto the internet for clout it creates a sort of… artificial competition. Who can get away with more. Who can do weirder things. You no longer do things that bring *yourself* happiness, you are performing for an audience… are you the Main Character, or are you the “Court’s Fool”?
Man the poetry
I remember listening to the Abroad in Japan podcast (featured at the start of your video) and he talked about the number of creators who want to meet you and then immediately get their camera out to make content and how he always refuses. He says he will only make something with someone he's actually hung out with quite a bit first. I think when you're a big creator, people tend to want to piggyback on your success without offering anything in return. These people are looking for a shortcut, whereas when you look at the successful community of RUclipsrs who appear in each other's videos, they almost always had the same beginnings and grew together by helping each other. The people who stalk Mr Beast are like the people who think the way to become successful in business is to ask Elon Musk for a job, rather than building something themselves.
Anyway, true to his word, when Chris Broad (of Abroad in Japan) got the opportunity to hang out with Pewdiepie, he refused to make a video for months, and when he finally featured him in an Abroad in Japan video, he refused to use his name or picture in the thumbnail and title, and even gave him a pseudonym in the video itself. It was quite refreshing to see someone who could have used someone's name to get an extra 10 million views instead just give the biggest RUclipsr out there a little cameo under a pseudonym.
are these even people at this point, so disrespectful.
They’re people alright. Humans without humanity. It is VITAL to understand even the worst, most disgusting people are human. Dehumanizing evil people blinds us to the reality that evil is amongst us, in our own communities. Evil could be sleeping in bed next to you, and it can be extremely hard to tell. Writing people we don’t like off as “not human” not only creates bigotry in yourself, but disillusions us to the fact evil can be amongst our loved ones.
Its not that deep.
@@brunispero9301'It's not that deep.'
Yeah, like letting those morons around is a good idea.
Humans are fucked up in general.
There is just this irrational entitlement to believe that you could stalk some one and they would just have to "respect your commitment."
Why would anyone even want to be the main character? They have to do some much work and honestly being the side character can be fun too. Supporting people and seeing them grow is cool.
I’d rather be the mysterious character that pops up conveniently to drop hints or something
He just got elected as an MEP for Cyprus
EU is fck
@@esense9602u meant fucked?
Omg this video is amazing, Logan Paul is who I thought of first when I saw the title and wow the irony of Airrack stalking Logan only to then get his own stalker... Props to the voice message guy, it was a polite way to say Back Off, when Eric was too afraid to point out his double standard and ask him to stop stalking, but wow seriously great topic to cover, thanks Donna
That is why Airrack allowed him to join his crew because he wouldnt stop
The dystopian undertone to this video is haunting. Killed it. Liked and subbed.
This year I bike toured Florida and while I was editing the footage, the IHOP girl went viral. The one with the cheesy dance and girl in the other booth looking annoyed. This was the first time I heard of "main character syndrome". Since then, I haven't been as passionate about the project I was working on. It felt empty and shallow. I kind of wonder if any of these people ever get the same feeling.
Is there something about your bike tour that is unusual, unique, or noteworthy to the world at large? How does it stand out from other bike tours you've seen posted?
IMO, filming your own adventures and journeys is a great thing so that you can look back on them some day and have a record of them. It fulfills the purpose that keeping a journal used to back in the day, or taking pictures for a photo album. This, to my mind, is a good use of filming one's own life and events. Perhaps you will even show your kids these videos one day.
What makes it empty and shallow is if you feel that the whole world should see it, when it has little to no relevance to anyone outside of your personal life. That turns a nice documentation of your journey into just another "look at me!!"
This year I bike toured Florida and while I was editing the footage, the IHOP girl went viral. The one with the cheesy dance and girl in the other booth looking annoyed. This was the first time I heard of "main character syndrome". Since then, I haven't been as passionate about the project I was working on. It felt empty and shallow. I kind of wonder if any of these people ever get the same feeling.
@@drea4195sort of disagree - there are people taking cool trips that may not be out of ordinary, but I enjoy just because I like their personality and want to get inspiration for similar trips
Wonderful video!
All this behavior feels so gross and so obviously unacceptable.
I’d be curious to see if any of these stalker RUclipsrs picked a woman to follow across the country, to events, her home,and meet and greets, then complained about her lack of acknowledgement as cruel, and then said “no one will care unless I make them” if would their fans still justify this behavior.
Fidias is becoming the new David Dobrik and the thought of that terrifies me! 😨
I hate his voice so much!!
The question is... are these people truly interesting people? Being the first to do something makes you original, not interesting (or not necessarily interesting in a positive way).
Most people are not interesting to most other people, and that's completely fine. Attention seeking like this just feels like the person has nothing else to offer.
They could've done anything, from sensationalised book reviews to funny skits, and chose this to get attention for.
The long lasting consequences later in life might not be so great.
I can answer your question: they aren’t. They don’t. They won’t. They never will.
I’ve been around someone like that. -10/10 would never do again, I don’t even know why I was friends with her in the first place. She had no personality and less social awareness than me, someone with a developmental disorder.
@FTMothman it was a rhetorical question. But I get what you mean, and it's what I expected.
When I was in school, I generally did think the people more focused on social media and phones were less interesting even if they were often the more popular ones. I just accepted it because I wouldn't understand anyway. Considering this was before 2012 and I still don't get it, I think I was right. Lol
I'm glad I'm not the only one getting suggested videos with ~100 views lately, most of them aren't great but it is cool to get peeks at small channels, gives me a little feeling of old RUclips.
Yeah that is tough and I hate how the algorithms work, sometimes I click on users and their uploads to see videos without much views.
This MF just won a seat in the European Parlament
"I sacrificed so much, I came all this way- Nobody would care if i starve in the streets" My BRO, NOBODY ASKED YOU TO!!!!!!
I remember when I first subbed to you 5 years ago when the channel was “Psych IRL”, I didn’t know what “IRL” meant until a few months after. Whenever I see or here “IRL” ever since then (often) I usually will quickly think of your channel for a brief moment because of this. Weird small fun fact I thought you may enjoy Donna, you make great content, thanks.
I think the usage of narsasicm is too strong when refering to the general public. I do think that social media has caused many people to be histrionic, but not narcissistic.
good word choice!
Definitely it. Narcissism is more malicious in nature. This stuff is different.
"Histrionic personality disorder is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors"
You nailed it, that's exactly the right term
I think the usage of narsasicm is too strong when refering to the general public. I do think that social media has caused many people to be histrionic, but not narcissistic.
@@sludgerat666 You think these people _aren’t_ being malicious?
I feel exactly the same about all the commentary videos lately. Everyone seems to have a 3 hour long opinion about something innocuous.
Ps: I have watched this channel since the Buzzfeed video so no hate to Donna in particular at all.
I really enjoy hearing your analysis. It's definitely more valuable than anything fidias ever posted.
That stalking story of Logan Paul was horrifying and it just kept going...
I've been saving money for my Japan trip for over 2 years and and I still haven't saved enough, to go see the place experience the culture and THESE idiots have the opportunity to go to Japan and do this? Unbelievable!
Filming yourself stalking a RUclipsr is wild, do they realise that if one of them wanted to press charges these videos could be held against them? What do they say when they get to court? I did it for the views?
At 6:31 I felt so bad for that lady she looks so sweet and was just minding her business😭
Exactly! Public/internet humiliation by these little toe rags is disgusting
@@EE-uj6tw it truly is
So Airrack can monetize this creepy behavior but the moment one of his fans do it, it becomes a matter of safety?
Airrack recently got backlash for his content though
@@certifiedben6376yes but it was for faking videos, nobody cares that he stalked people
Really good video. I always felt like something was wrong when random people gifted these big creators out of nowhere, but this video made it a lot more sense
Geowizard is the best instance I’ve seen of someone breaking the law on RUclips. His straight line and europe missions are some of the best content I’ve ever watched on RUclips
Big difference with GeoWizard is he's not harassing anyone, always respectful to everyone he meets and the laws he breaks aren't causing anyone strife for the most part (except for a few Welsh farmers).
There is no way he actually stole a homeless guy's mattress. Wtf
I think we just should start annoying any youtuber we see in public. Just like they annoy us. Scream, make weird noises, anything to make the footage unusable without assaulting the one recording. If they think they can do it, we can as well
You know this video is also made by a RUclipsr, right
@@VultureSkins rules are rules
That could be dangerous, because I think that would incentivise them to hold their camera onto you even more. I would just go up to them and politely ask: "Do you think what you are doing is okay? You know this is not a show, this is real life? Can you please leave us alone?" . Because then you don't get out of you what they actually want: content.
@@gringhidugood point
@@VultureSkinsthis RUclipsr isn't doing this stuff in public though? Like the problem isn't that they're RUclipsrs, it's that they're acting like self centered a holes in public and act like being a RUclipsr entitles them to do whatever they want in public spaces with no concern for anyone else.
Dude I absolutely love your videos. Please dont stop doing what you do. Whenever I see you upload I stop whatever im doing to watch (:
I reserve my anger for these specific type of people.
i love the term Mr.Beastifcaion of social norms, you couldn't describe the trend mor mindset better. Social Media is weird and to fit in to the paradigm, the boba i got last Tuesday is my next vid, with a little bit more to the story. Perhaps a new strategy of running around screaming and throwing food on the MRT will go over very well in Taiwan. Minus the hefty fines for doing that on the subway, but hey it's all about me right?
Great breakdown - I’m not familiar with all these people and this genre - but I appreciate your view into this - and for presenting it in a thoughtful way.
There is such a insatiable desire for attention, attention they clearly didn't get as a child translate into needy adult-child type behaviour, no bounderies, no respect, empathy or care for each individual besides them.
Extra points when they explain themselves with insight and reflection, or articulated scripts "We need to talk" type stuff. Thanks Donna, giving light to this situation is amazing and a good content to have, lotta love from Uruguay :)
Or these types of "jobs" attract socialpathes who have no guilt or empathy. They naturally see other people as things
I wish youtubers would come up with video ideas to do in public that are wholesome and inspire people to just be good for the sake of being good
Imagine beign homeless, fighting from one day to the next. The struggle and futility of the own existence and then a guy with a smartphone spawns next to you and be like "Hey, Imma be your new neighbor for the next 3 days. Because I really want to experience it. I want to FEEL how it is. IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?!!?"
Wow, would I make him feel....
I don't really have a solution to this...I hoped before that this kind of content would just loose its appeal at some point, but this "annoying people in public" came up 2016 and staid until today, now they just package it differently. I think the only thing you can do: don't give it attention in any way...
Unfortunately most the viewers of this kind of content are little kids.
@@jessip8654people shouldn't let their children watch this braindead crap.
Companies realized years ago that it's easier to market relatability and virility. Content doesn't need to be of good quality or contain any need for artistic integrity as long as people are engaged. As long as the masses keep clicking, scrolling, and engaging with it, it will continue regardless of how much harm it causes.
Case in point of this phenomenon: Twitter
Twitter was supposed to die after Elon acquired it, and to be fair it's definitely hurting financially. However, the platform still retaines most of it's active userbase, because people are so addicted and drawn to engagement, discourse(which fun fact: rarely pays off), and microcelebrity feeling the platform gives them it won't die.
Imagine you designed the Santa Monica pier only for it to later be described as “that place from GTA”
newsflash. This dude just made it into the European Parlament, this continent is fucked.
Great video, super interesting topic!! Thanks for all the effort that goes into there
Really solid video. Thanks for providing the perspective!
ive been on the receiving end of a 'main character' streaming in public. It did not feel good. Just straight up felt insulted, angry and humiliated all at the same time.
I checked out Vlad's channel, he seems to be doing good and has switched to just doing online omegle trolling and it's doing very well in view count and his channel is substantially good sized now. Compared to the IRL stuff we're seeing in these videos, trolling on omegle is much more harmless content. Glad to see him doing well and switching his style to something more laid back.
just from seeing the first 1 minute of the video, I could already tell this would be a banger video (good job keep up the good work 🔥)
just gotta say i basically just found u but the quality of ur content is amazing and i cant wait to see u keep growing
Great video! Keep the great work up
Finally someone called out airrack,, im only 17 and even i still find it weird that how he made his "illegal" content legal while also normalized it and some adults are too blind to see the wrong in his content but clearly noticed the wrong in fedias content
Everyone's calling out airrack now. Good to see.
Donna, been subbed you for a bit. Your vids have been good for so long, but lately, they're excellent. Thank you for offering us your creativity. :)
Great breakdown as always
10:03 I care about people’s fireworks and concert videos, it’s a bit cynical to imply that people don’t have friends on social media who care about and want to see the things they do
yeah that was kind of depressing. i care what my friends post
That’s very nice of you. I personally like seeing my friends have a good time, so them being in the video enjoying fireworks. Videos of random fireworks in the sky is a different story. I’ve never even gone back to see my own fireworks videos lol.
Yeah, I like it especially in the context of the rest of the day/event (what they were doing before and after the fireworks, for example) because to me it's like seeing their day through their eyes, which I find interesting. Like I'm not trying to watch like 30 seconds of random fireworks, but say like 10, in amidst other clips, I enjoy.
Thanks for the upload donna !
Thank you for pointing this out Donna. Someone needs to call out these clowns for what they all are.
Excellent video, a deep dive into a topic that you'd think would be shallow - pretty open and shut - but instead it kind of becomes a pandora's box of emotional, financial, and parasocial impact, particularly on young men and boys. It's very unfortunate. I didn't think I would be able to sympathise with any of the RUclipsrs you covered here but by the end of the essay I kind of... i just felt quite sad for a lot of these guys (even Logan Paul to a certain extent, as I imagine it would be quite unsettling for someone to be so committed to riding the coattails of your success that they just sort of giddily stalk you?).
Also as I watched till the end; my favourite animals are pythons! ball pythons especially are such a delight :)
also have been getting into birdwatching, and magpies are like tiny little dinosaurs
All these Main Characters, but I doubt any of them beat Goku.
Omg I havent watched one of your videos in ages. Great work Donna!
As always great vid Donna
Didnt know what channel this was for a second.
I didn't realize how bad it was getting.... Weird how people are turning their para social emotions into grounds for the justification of stalking down someone famous. They probably are hoping that after they get the other person on their camera they'll be a superstar overnight.
Wow I really like this editing style. First vid from you, I like it. Subbed.
I have seen elements of this on RUclips in the past…
Casey Nystad used to have a gaggle of mostly young fans hanging outside his office - - which he was extremely public about the address of - - and when possible, he would be gracious to them, but was also often busy
I never saw him broadcast a negative interaction but that would not be in his character to do so or his channel brand - - hopefully both.
But you can also see how Casey’s own method of creating interactions that were not always consented to in advance Could contribute to this trend among his acolytes who sought to do the same sort of thing with their own channels.
Another example that came to mind was a RUclipsr. I won’t name who likes to walk around NYC in various neighborhoods and narrate what he finds - - as someone who briefly lived in NYC I really enjoy seeing places again after many years or ones that I never got to see it all.
But in one of his videos, he is surprised to run into another RUclipsr, and they have a brief conversation both filming each other - it seems clear that the other person is a fan and maybe imitator and has contrived to figure out where he was live streaming from and medium there. Unfortunately - - and to be sure this may be because the person I was watching is potentially autistic or at the very least antisocial in the very way that Casey Nystad is not - - L O L - - and he ended up not being clear on what the intentions of this fan of his was, and the fact that he was now the one being filmed, terrified him, and he ended up Running frantically away and catching a subway train to get away.
With my own experience as a blogger and people reading you that you don’t actually know until they introduce themselves to you, I can sort of see how this works in both directions. It was really fun to meet people that I admired, and Drew inspiration from, and I also enjoyed when people said the same of me - - but if I hadn’t heard of them, sometimes it felt like there was an expectation that I would then start to read their content and perhaps link back to them.
This is with a “viewership quote of maybe a couple of thousand people- - it was 20 years ago before social media.
So even at a smaller scale, the awkwardness exists.
But I will finally come to the one that really sits with me and that is the example of the super fan of John Lennon, Mark, David Chapman, Who spent months or even years, essentially celebrity stocking Lennon for autographs, and perhaps the little tidbit of personal interaction with his hero, and the frustration of this not becoming some deeper relationship, appears to have been the reason that Chapman killed him outside the apartment building that Lennon shared with Yoko Ono, in other words, outside his home.
I certainly hope that none of these RUclips stalking incidents eventually lead to a similar tragedy, but I also cannot leave aside my concern that this is the logical endpoint, and potentially the only thing that will get people to really reconsider How they approach their own idols
This clown is now a politician…
Side character syndrome should be a new term of trying to meet/stalk a youtuber.
I’ve been noticing a lot here lately that I’ve been getting recommended a lot of smaller channels, too. I’ve even subscribed to a number of them for the topics they cover despite having less than 1,000 views (some only having 100 with 3-4 comments). I’m glad that RUclips is adjusting their algorithm to where smaller channels can have a better chance now to be seen compared to only being recommended the videos that trend with a high sub count.
The editing of this is so good
Stalking someone to try and meet them if fucked up. It’s awful to see that the delusion and entitlement of fans hasn’t ever changed.
According to piaget's developement stages, kids at the age of 11 will experience a decentralization of their world view...
... an 11 year old has more cognitive ability than all these "main character"
I couldnt watch the entire video because seeing all these idiots do obnoxious things pisses me off so much. So glad you're calling this out, and shocked people in the comments of those videos cheer them on. Crazy!
Yo this is wild. Literally the definition you provided of main character syndrome is damn near the identical sentence I use to describe these people, I didn't know there was a title for it.
I feel bad for stalkers, I really do. But man are they scary.
It is kinda funny when a stalker gets a stalker though and hates it.
You have a lot of empathy. I do not feel bad at all for stalkers, especially because they usually face few consequences for going out of their way to make someone feel unsafe.
@@breannap8585 I'm a bleeding heart lol. I genuinely feel pity for terrible people. I find true wealth in fostering loving relationships and when you are a horrible person, you just don't get to have that. ⁰98
@@breannap8585Blame the system and lack of enforcement on why they don't face too much consequences. Feel sorry for these people as they are mentally ill. They are the type of people Jesus will spend time with to fix their hearts. So we should be trying to help them. It's only going to get worse if we leave them alone or even treat them harshly.
Just Arrest These People Already Broo...
Great video as always! ❤
man, i love your freaking setup!!!!!
my favorite is the Teporingo, also known as Volcano rabbit, it's so tiny and cute!
Thank u for this blessed knowledge. Cutest thing I've ever googled
Many of us did stupid, publicly obnoxious things to get a rise out of the friends around us as teenagers or even into our early 20s. The difference is that it was our friends, not strangers on the internet, and there was no potential revenue stream attached to it. It wasn't a career prospect. Unfortunately, social media and democratizing an ad-supported video platform monetized human eyeballs in a way never seen before, and these professional nuisances are only created and sustained by the audiences that watch their videos. These people are awful but they're also apparently doing what their audiences want. I'm afraid their audiences mostly skew toward adolescent, tween, and teen boys, and as a former one, that's not a demographic that's going to reach enlightenment and a grow a sense of social responsibility that makes them spurn this kind of content, at least not here in the western world that served as its cradle and now serves as its epicenter. These nuisance streamers aren't a problem with a simple solution. They're a symptom.
great video as always!
In a ways, main character syndrome reminds me a lot of Sydrome from the Incredibles. The choices, situations, and disregard for the public in the need for gratification brings up a lot of parallels in my point of view.
Agreed, social media enables narcissism
People who do these kind of videos about Fidias don’t actually get him. If you listen to all the things his parents had to go through you’ll know he is genuinely like that.