YouTubers Subverting Perverse Incentives with YouTube in an age of Profilicity

With  ⁨@BethelMcGrew⁩  ,  ⁨@ReformedMythologist⁩  ,  ⁨@NEMOTHEMORMON⁩  ,  ⁨@HeliocentricOfficial⁩   and Naomi Brehm  ⁨@BreakwaterEvents⁩

00:00 Estuary meeting introduction01:45 Participant introductions04:40 Pitching topics07:38 Selecting discussion topics09:49 Discussing fame and persona11:36 Agent-Arena relationship and sincerity14:00 Public discourse without social media15:02 Medium and message in content creation17:05 The autobiographical nature of content18:21 Pressure of metrics and engagement24:02 Pastors as content creators28:18 Managing perverse incentives31:46 Evolving audience and persona36:17 Audience capture and consumption44:45 Remaining authentic in the algorithm47:35 Interacting with fans in person51:14 Asymmetrical relationships with viewers1:00:10 Desire to be known vs anonymous1:09:52 Creating a community of channels1:13:26 The attention economy1:17:46 Closing comments

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