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Kurt's avatar

Two thoughts on quite an extended post.

1) You Tubers described seem to fall into a life cycle pattern, starting with authentic originality and growing to endorsement optimization, as in cash cow business with maximum subscribers.

2) Cult pf personality national leaders are fundamentally interested in seizing power, which is an entirely different motivation, process and dynamic.

Both have an interest in exponentially growing followers, but the purposes and end result are entirely different.

I'd put you somewhere in between, which is either a sweet spot or a no-man's land depending on how you look at it. You are not selling a specific product or selling our eyeballs to advertisers.

At the same time, you are not running for office, but speaking out on matters of the day, which is neither here nor there.

Chart this third course and keep it up! Delighted reading your writing. (This one could have been half as long)

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Robert W Malone MD, MS's avatar

Jill agrees with you. But I wanted Mattias to see the academic stuff. We were having a chat about cult of personality.

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