invadergir said:
And Brevity is the soul of wit
Wit is not a priority, this is not a comedy show.
I can't speak for others, but here's why I, perhaps not "hate", but certainly can't stand TB. I used to watch pretty much all of his videos and rarely ever commented on them. Once, someone posted a random tidbit of news about a game that TB had looked at; the poster didn't mention TB at all or suggest in any way that TB should have shared the news. TB responded by sarcastically dismissing him. Someone else asked why he was treating the guy like crap for no reason. TB's response was three words: "Grow up baby." This is the guy who constantly bemoans the lack of civility and intelligence in the YouTube comment section, by the way. Some other people asked why he was being a jerk and I commented that he regularly acts that way in the comments and on his Twitter. My comment got deleted and I was blocked.
On another Vlog he did, ironically about how content creators should respond to criticism, he suggested that creators respond to negative feedback with reasoning instead of just saying "sod off". I felt the need to point out how he has regularly done the virtual opposite of this advice (and created a second account so that I could actually post). He responded by dismissing me and stating that I obviously hadn't "listened to the video at all." When someone else replied that him blocking people is "pretty much the stupidest way I can imagine to 'deal' with criticism," TB stated "It is the smartest way to deal with people who are insulting you because they don't get to insult you anymore" and "Blocking is quite frankly the first tool you should resort to if someone is coming to your channel and insulting you. They clearly are not an actual viewer so their loss as a commenter is not important."
So in the comments about a video where TB discusses how to responsibly handle criticism, he equates all criticism of himself with insults and says that the "first tool" that everyone should use to respond is blocking. Not discourse, not debate, not even the reasoning that he championed in his video, just block them and declare yourself the winner. That's why I can't stand TB: he is an extreme narcissist, has despicable interpersonal skills, gives advice that he doesn't follow, and can't handle any form of criticism. He's a great content creator, but pretty much an unlikable person.
So that's why I ditched his channel and started watching Northernlion, who is both a great content creator and a great person. : )
Time to critique the critic.
Well the first part probably didn't happen, but hey, whatever. You'd think if it stuck in your mind so much you'd have an actual quote.
In regards to that VLOG on criticism, hey guess you really didn't listen to the video at all. I never suggested that you respond to "negative feedback" with reasoning, I suggested you criticise the criticism to see if it holds any water. If your criticism isn't constructive in any respect then it's nothing but a flame. Yeah, blocking is the best way to handle people like that. If I don't want to hear your bullshit, I have an ability to stop you from posting it, which is good for the audience since you don't rile them up either and start unnecessary arguments.
Logical disconnect in your next paragraph where you claim that "he equates all criticism of himself with insults", nope. I equate insults with insults. Unconstructive negative criticism is an insult, that's kinda the point. If it's unconstructive you did not deliver it with good intentions, you delivered it with the sole purpose of insulting the person in question. If you're suggesting you "reason" with people like that then I'd invite you to spend a week in my shoes and see how you feel by the end of it. Being shouted at by thousands of people a day on the internet will burn away your good intentions faster than an acid bath. "Declaring yourself the winner" is irrelevant, there is no contest, the end goal of blocking someone is to stop them from communicating with you, which is about as offensive as not picking up the phone when someone is trying to sell you kitchenware you don't want. Some people are extremely easily offended, I guess they got it into their heads that the internet is a very democratic place and that their voice has the right to be heard. Not on private discussion forums it doesn't.
The rest of it, well that's just a big bunch of insults. Yeah, I'm so narcissistic, the constant criticism I publicly level at myself and repeated self-deprecation of my abilities and appearance obviously indicate that. If you want to psycho-analyze me over the internet at least let me get comfortable on the couch first. As for Northernlion, it's amusing to hear you mention it. We both have extremely similar attitude and have been good friends for a while. We adore to ***** about the same kind of people all the time, he has simply taken a policy of ignoring the comments rather than tackling them. Smart guy, saves time, but it also demonstrates just how easy it is to colour the perception of your average Youtube user. The "haven" you ran to to get away from my unpleasantness is run by a guy who is the Canadian me.
Fun times, nice to critique the criticism, it's cathartic, you should try it.
