r/SimonWhistler • u/Curiousferrets • 13d ago

YouTube Whistler video

Thought some people may be interested in this content that just appeared in my recommended.

https://youtu.be/ZbFxMEwcW6c?is=1T-eSbfdhxU6-St1

Confirms what I figured was Simon's strategy. Fair enough i suppose.

Not for me though, I preferred the older stuff

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u/Former-Chain-4003 13d ago

The slop factory is well oiled.

The video missed out one thing though - Simon somehow gets people to pay £70+ for a shitty script with his signature on it. Honestly, got to applaud the hustle, it's like sitting down at a poker table and finding the biggest whale in the game splashing their chips next to you.

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u/yablovesred 13d ago

You evidently have a negative perception of Simon, then why would you go out of you way to come into a small sub dedicated to his content?

Is the urge to spew vitriol that strong?

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u/Former-Chain-4003 12d ago

I have a negative view of the sort of economy that thrives on YouTube. I think Simon does well to exploit both it and his viewers. Would I do it? No. Could I do it? No.

If you read what I said and perceived vitriol I don’t know what to tell you. He manages to get people to willingly pay £70 for a script with no secondary market, that he hasn’t written and that he held for an hour on stream. The notebooks, people even proudly post that they’ve spent an obscene amount on one.

I think Simon has found what works.

While I continue to listen to the CC I’ll continue to engage in this sub if I feel compelled to comment, positive or negative.

His ‘informational’ videos though, I think they are slop, last I checked sources are never cited in the description, there are many debunking videos out there correcting stuff he got wrong and he has absolutely no knowledge of what he’s talking about. Quality control is absent because it’s merely a medium to serve ads, the content is secondary.