Being “humorous” isn’t enough, not if you’re occupying valuable space on a medium where 50K videos are being viewed per second (imagine 50K clicks per second). The average user retention is 25 minutes. One needs to remain relevant; to uncork our repressed longing for personal expression.
More video content is uploaded to YouTube in 30 days than the 3 major U.S. TV networks created in 30 years. Which is odd because in the entertainment realm one cannot avoid humor for the sake of humor. It’s a compulsion.
News broadcasts are handled as a tragi-comedy, delivering wise-cracks edgewise. They no longer have buffer Jon Stewart – a political pundit in whose wake already lies tumult & unease. Who will fill the late night throne?
There is no longer any strength in numbers. Only strength in #’s. Parody giveth. Forever.
I should fill the late-night throne; the much-discussed comedy performer of the moment, more of a diviner of social nuance, brainy facetiousness, catering to people who wouldn’t ordinarily admit they engage in any medium.
Rogue moons orbit my gravitational force, a power vortex filled by sectarian hatred & tribalism of pop-culture. I engender great antipathy, even hostility, akin to Brent Morin. My eagerness to outrage is off-putting akin to Chris D’Elia. We telegraph our satisfaction as the punch-lines exit our mouths. Audience laughter is merely a means to that end.
I cover what is happening when we look in the mirror. When we look into the camera. Bloopers reveal themselves.
Human resources are now at a bottleneck as the 2nd amendment Freedom of Speech condones the Freedom to dish out Vitriol at a moment’s notice. What does it matter? I’ll never see you again! is inhumane. Be an exemplar of well-poised attitude of mind. On the lookout for error : the essence of science. A cavalry of honesty. So what if decisions are made way above our head? It’s beyond reproach. Even 2,000 year old Iron Age myths when shone in the correct light uncover relevant truths.
