Excellent points about how the Holy Grail for the content creators of Web 2.0 was the viral thunderbolt of instant fame, the 21st century equivalent of being discovered while drinking a milkshake at Schwab's Drug Store.
Does anyone remember the TV show "Bleep my Dad says" from 2010 starring William Shatner which was based off a viral Twitter feed Shit my Dad Says? No? Exactly. It only ran for one season because it wasn't any good.
Viral success in the Web 2.0 era may have led to some creators getting book deals or TV shows but very little long lasting careers emerged from these viral sensations.
I shudder to think of an internet overrun by content spewing AI bots unleashed by desperate humans seeking viral celebrity. A vast wasteland may be upon us.
“Sixties television is terrible when we look at the shows that were officially broadcast as entertainment back then.” Wait what about the Monkees?
Hoo boy can't I just make sweeping generalizations?
Excellent points about how the Holy Grail for the content creators of Web 2.0 was the viral thunderbolt of instant fame, the 21st century equivalent of being discovered while drinking a milkshake at Schwab's Drug Store.
Does anyone remember the TV show "Bleep my Dad says" from 2010 starring William Shatner which was based off a viral Twitter feed Shit my Dad Says? No? Exactly. It only ran for one season because it wasn't any good.
Viral success in the Web 2.0 era may have led to some creators getting book deals or TV shows but very little long lasting careers emerged from these viral sensations.
I shudder to think of an internet overrun by content spewing AI bots unleashed by desperate humans seeking viral celebrity. A vast wasteland may be upon us.