YouTubers Subverting Perverse Incentives with YouTube in an age of Profilicity

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

00:00 Estuary meeting introduction 01:45 Participant introductions 04:40 Pitching topics 07:38 Selecting discussion topics 09:49 Discussing fame and persona 11:36 Agent-Arena relationship and sincerity 14:00 Public discourse without social media 15:02 Medium and message in content creation 17:05 The autobiographical nature of content 18:21 Pressure of metrics and engagement 24:02 Pastors as content creators 28:18 Managing perverse incentives 31:46 Evolving audience and persona 36:17 Audience capture and consumption 44:45 Remaining authentic in the algorithm 47:35 Interacting with fans in person 51:14 Asymmetrical relationships with viewers 1:00:10 Desire to be known vs anonymous 1:09:52 Creating a community of channels 1:13:26 The attention economy 1:17:46 Closing comments 

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