I mean…you’re the only one engaging. Up until 3 days ago I had zero concept that this person existed.
The video has over 38 million views and 260,000+ comments in just a few days so they’re definitely not the only one engaging.
So just shut up, and he’ll go away.
That was sort of his point, apparently:
The ordeal is a timely reminder that seeing no longer means believing when it comes to the online world. Perry told NBC News:
While everybody pointed and laughed at me for overconsuming food, I was in total control the entire time. In reality, people are completely absorbed with internet personalities and obsessively watch their content. That is where a deeper level of overconsumption lies — and it’s the parallel I wanted to make.
Most of the people who have watched his content over the years have been hate watchers, there to mock his weight gain and supposed descent into insanity. It’s the “lolcow” phenomenon, basically.
Anyway, if people had actually ignored his low effort content it would have gone more like this. But they didn’t, so now it looks like he’s achieved something more masterful than he actually has.
The video has over 38 million views and 260,000+ comments in just a few days so they’re definitely not the only one engaging.
That was sort of his point, apparently:
Most of the people who have watched his content over the years have been hate watchers, there to mock his weight gain and supposed descent into insanity. It’s the “lolcow” phenomenon, basically.
Anyway, if people had actually ignored his low effort content it would have gone more like this. But they didn’t, so now it looks like he’s achieved something more masterful than he actually has.