YouTube Gaming Star PewDiePie Turns Off Comments For Good

[The Feast]

I'm still wondering, what kind of person commenting on PewDiePie's video anyway? Going to to another Let's Play YouTuber's channel and I always see people commenting "PewDiePie rip off". Trolling or not, there's nothing really worthy to know about his fanbase or people who subscribe to him.

I find hilarious and meaningful comments on other YouTube videos that gave both entertainment and information, that's why most of the time, reading comments is fun on its own. PewDiePie however, with his baffling humor that I can't find a good reason to even crack a smile, what makes you think that the comments, the majority of them is his fanbase, will be any different?

 

[Olas]

I like how the biggest reaction in this thread is to how much money he makes.

It makes sense, the comments on Youtube are bad in general, and tend to get worse the more views a video has. TB turned off his comments section a while ago and says he has zero regrets about it.

 

[Revolutionary]

This immediately came to mind.
I'm not a fan of the uploader, but I feel it's relevant.
Also the venn diagram overlap of people who watch PDP and people who make youtube comments is probably a very dark place indeed.

 

[RA92]

This just in, kid takes ball, leaves playground.

I understand why he's doing it, I'm just far more in favor of allowing discussion rather than stamping it out. Still his ball, technically speaking.

The YT comments section isn't designed for discussion. Stupid bait-y comments get voted up and put on top, so everyone ends up just replying to those comments. You want discussion, go to forums with moderators.

 

[Smooth Operator]

This is probably the only thing the guy will ever be good for, with someone that big disabling your shitty comment system for good Youtube might yet implement some filters or moderation.
Or at the very least stop changing the site every damn week so my filters can keep working, I don't intend to redo them every damn time.

 

[Nazulu]

I'd say that's a defeat. It's true that Youtube comments can become often vile (especially when many people want you gone), but it's also an easy option where your fans can quickly share and care, and this is cutting himself off to a lot of them in a way.

 

[Undomesticated Equine]

Surprised that it took him this long most of the less popular youtubers turned it right after youtube g+ integration.

 

[IceStar100]

All I can think is

And no body who matter cared.

To be honest I've never watched him never will. Good for him doing what he loves. Still I could not even finish that view the escapist posted.

 

[Kaimax]

however him dimsabling comments, just like anyone disabling comments on youtube is just a sign of being unable to take criticism and literaly not giving a fuck about your community.

The problem with comments is not actually criticism to his videos. Those kinds of criticism post rarely exists in his videos. The problem is the mud slinging between fans of PDP and the haters.

Do you also think that's the same reason TotalBiscuit turned off his comments? Because he can't handle critics? Both of them are turning it off for other reasons, like not "she who will not be named"

 

[Vault101]

i dont watch this videos. in fact i run a greasemonkey script that automatically hides anything he does on youtube. however him dimsabling comments, just like anyone disabling comments on youtube is just a sign of being unable to take criticism and literaly not giving a fuck about your community.

at this point I honestly think youtube comments are beyond defending

 

[gamegod25]

PewDiePie is a persona and a character. He has that irritating energy level to appeal to his watches who are usually early to mid teens. I can't really muster the energy to hate him because he isn't really doing anything wrong or harmful he just makes some dumb but popular videos on the internet for what are essentially kids.

From what I've heard from everyone who has interacted with him in real life he is actually very pleasant and humble. Being mad at PewDiePie is like being mad at teeny pop music. He's simply serving an audience you are not part of.

Honestly I liked his early videos better when he was just being himself. I was a subscriber for a little while but quickly left because I simply couldn't stand his persona anymore.

 

[Kerethos]

I've only seen 2 of his videos, and found that neither was entertaining for me, but I respect the work he does for charity and think he's well within his rights to block out the haters.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

How is this even news?
I doubt many people here even like him, let alone care about his youtube comments.

On a side note, he completely ruined my hairstyle. People started asking if I copy him because I happened to have a vaguely similar style, which involves waking up and doing shit all to it. Why the ever living hell would I copy any youtube star, let alone him?

 

[tzimize]

$4 million a year.

Four million dollars a year.

A. Year.

Driver, let me off at the next stop please.

Yeah. It just makes you want to press the reset button :\

 

[Lightknight]

It's not exactly a great forum of enlightening and enriching discussion and criticism he's ruthlessly stamping the life out of. This is more akin to fixing a leaking sewage pipe.

While I agree with you, there is less legitimate discussion on most youtube videos than there is trolling and spam.

And with the most popular channel on YouTube, PewDiePie receives even more of the horrors of YouTube comments. It sounds like he will still allow it, but he'd rather people do it via social media than turn his youtube video comment sections into hate-filled warzones.

Even if I'm not a fan of his channel, I can't really say I'm against him in this at all. YouTube comments are just poison.

See, I wouldn't how enlightened or enriching his youtube comments are because I, like most people, don't read Youtube comments unless the video is a do-it-yourself and I want more information or something that I'm suspicious of.

That's it.

Do you generally read the youtube comments anymore? As far as I can tell, there is no reason to discuss his videos or read the discussion. Fixing a leaking sewage pipe implies that the pipe leaking is doing some kind of harm to the establishment. In this case, it's just a bunch of wind bags all trying to gross eachother out or flamebait. Let them tucker eachother out, we're not reading them anyways.

Closing down the comments is essentially pointless. Poison or not, complete silencing of discussion isn't a good solution.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

[insert a ****load of jokes about how the comments at least are more intelligen than his videos]

I couldnt agree more, and honestly cannot STAND his videos.... but with that said, if its true he is making over 4 million a year with the videos, who is the smart one here? I work a freaking 8 to 5 job, making nothing anywhere CLOSE to that. Jeez, thats just painful, lol...

 

[Mike Fang]

This is pathetic. I'm sorry, but for $4,000,000 regular, I think I could put up with a few griefers posting negative comments on a comment section. If nothing else, I could certainly afford to get someone to act as a forum moderator for the more petulant and offensive ones.

When I hear news about this guy, I have to ask one particular question: why HIM? There have to be at least a thousand youtubers posting similar kinds of video series with more thoughtful and/or entertaining commentary than this guy, why's he so freaking popular he can make more than 4 out of 5 people in the world population ever could working a REAL JOB?

 

[MaximumTheHormone]

tl; dr
Pewdiepie got told that uncensored spaces on the internet frighten parents of potential viewers, not allowing comments is an easy solution.

Its the same as the wiggles or seaseme st youtube channels

not a big deal

 

[DTWolfwood]

Impressive he's lasted this long. TB did it with only 1.5mil subs. The man has 30mil subs. Still have no idea why he is so popular, but hey i'm subbed to some people most would find dull as hell as well.

 

[putowtin]

"Well boo hoo princess!"

(on a serious note 95% of you tube comments are toxic but if the people commenting are the reason your pulling in $4 mill a year man up and cope!)