[ SECRET POST #2328 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2328 ⌋

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 098 secrets from Secret Submission Post #333.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: Blip&AdBlock

[(Anonymous)]

On the one hand, yeah, kind of dickish to block ads for no reason. Somebody's providing you with free entertainment, and the ad:content ratio is WAY lower than television.

On the other hand, a lot of people have problems with the ads. I haven't yet got to the point of engaging adblock, but I end up watching the commercials dozens of times because Blip crashes the video if you lose your connection, at least on my computer, and my internet sucks. I have to reload the page (and rewatch the ads) to get it back. It's driving me absolutely up the wall.

On the third hand, Linkara's attitude is really starting to grate on me. I can't quite put my finger on why. Maybe it's that he has admitted elsewhere that his revenue is down in general, most likely due to decreased interest. His response to that isn't to up his game, produce better content, or take a risk and switch things up to generate interest... but to get mad at people with adblock on. I kind of get that response, but at the same time, internet reviews are something most people do for fun and love of the media, and here this guy is acting like he's entitled to make a living off ads. Like, not even ads in general, since he won't slap up a Project Wonderful skyscraper, but this particular kind of ad that I think most people would agree is very annoying and disruptive.

On the fourth hand, I'm going to keep watching Linkara's stuff and reading the comments, because I really feel like he's going to have a meltdown soon and I don't want to miss it.

Re: Blip&AdBlock

[(Anonymous)]

They've forgotten one thing, internet reviews should never be your day job. I cringed when he said he'd have to get a real job and stop doing reviews if people didn't take adblock off, because he couldn't do the videos and work you guys! Seriously? If you can't work and do videos on comics, then maybe you shouldn't be doing videos on comics.

Internet reviewer is not a stable job. It's also not sustainable. I doubt it'll last ten more years, to be honest. Doug found that out the hard way (And then complained when people wanted the Nostalgia Critic. Too funny that he thought he was that great)

Re: Blip&AdBlock

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I think internet reviewers are probably going to stick around indefinitely, and there's probably always going to be a handful that can make a living off ad revenue, but never the same people and never forever. No matter which way you spin it, you're relying on being part of whatever fad hits next. Put another way, you're counting on staying ahead of every whim of the internet. The "reviewing bad things by getting angry and snarky" fad is already well on its way out, in my opinion.

I'm going to be really annoyed if Linkara blames adblock when he inevitably has to quit, going out with a chip on his shoulder rather than recognizing the general declining interest in his kind of reviewing.

Re: Blip&AdBlock

[(Anonymous)]

Doug had to go back to the Nostalgia Critic just to keep the site from having to close down. And it seems even with his old character back, the site is still dying.

I agree with the 'angry review rage' fad being over. It's not new or funny anymore, honestly. And I don't understand why he needs merchandise. You review comic books, why do you need t-shirts...?