The speaker is discussing a YouTube channel called "Actually Happened" and expressing concerns about its authenticity. The speaker mentions that the channel is gaining popularity and subscribers quickly, despite the fact that it's less than a year old. The speaker also points out that the channel's content is vague and generic, often resembling stories from other channels like "StoryBooth".
The speaker shares several examples of the channel's content, including stories about a boy who pretends not to know what potatoes are, a boy who becomes a criminal, a girl who wakes up from a coma, and a boy who rebels at school. The speaker criticizes the channel for using emotionally charged stories to manipulate viewers and for exploiting vulnerable situations for clickbait.
The speaker also shares an email they received from a company called "Soul Publishing", which appears to be associated with the "Actually Happened" channel. The email seems to be a job offer for a scriptwriter, suggesting that the channel's content is not entirely user-generated. The speaker expresses concern about the authenticity of the channel's content and the potential for exploitation of its young audience.
In conclusion, the speaker calls for a more critical approach to the content we consume on platforms like YouTube, urging viewers to be more discerning about the authenticity of the stories they watch.
1. The speaker is about to leave for the airport and received a message on Reddit from someone who noticed they are making a video on a YouTube channel called "Actually Happened".
2. The speaker is going to Puerto Rico to see a friend get married and is not sure how time zones work.
3. The speaker has another YouTube channel to discuss before leaving, which is "Actually Happened".
4. "Actually Happened" is a YouTube channel that is almost a year old and has less than a million subscribers, despite being started by the same people who run "Five Minute Crafts" and "Bright Side".
5. The speaker is upset with the YouTube platform for seemingly endorsing "Actually Happened", despite its content being fake and dishonest.
6. "Actually Happened" describes itself as a digital platform that gives people the chance to have their personal stories turned into animations and shared around the world.
7. The speaker watched a story from a young girl named Akilah, who is a real person and narrates her own story.
8. The speaker is concerned that "Actually Happened" is not a platform to speak of, and the only way to submit stories is by emailing an address that they put in their videos.
9. The speaker is worried that the stories on "Actually Happened" are vague, generic, and provably false or stolen from the internet.
10. The speaker is going to share a story about a boy named Fred who pretends to be a criminal but is not proud of it.
11. The speaker is worried that the stories on "Actually Happened" are made up by a corporation.
12. The speaker is going to share a story about a girl named Amanda who studied at a usual school and rebelled at school bands but it went too far.
13. The speaker is worried that the stories on "Actually Happened" are vague and generic and hide under the fact that they're anonymous.
14. The speaker is going to share a story about a girl named Alice who woke up from a coma and suffered grave brain damage.
15. The speaker is worried that the stories on "Actually Happened" are emotionally charged and some of the videos are fake or plagiarized.
16. The speaker is going to share a job posting from "Actually Happened" for a scriptwriter, which requires the script to be believable, told by a real teenager, and as close to real life as possible.
17. The speaker is worried that "Actually Happened" is trying to fake appealing to teenagers with stories.
18. The speaker is going to share a video from "Actually Happened" called "My Boyfriend at MP4", which is in Russian.
19. The speaker is worried that "Actually Happened" is trying to make the video seem believable and as close to real life as possible.
20. The speaker is worried that "Actually Happened" is trying to appeal to teenagers with stories.