From now on I will only take medical...
desolatetrout: Let's discuss botany!
BradOFarrell: I've had a localized increase of intracranial (SKULL) pressure for months. And a swollen lymph node. And general itching.
desolatetrout: hello!
BradOFarrell: Hi.
desolatetrout: how are you?
BradOFarrell: Uh--aside from POSSIBLE BRAIN TUMOR, I dunno, fine?
desolatetrout: why do you think you have a possiable brain tumor?
BradOFarrell: I'VE HAD A LOCALIZED INCREASE OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE FOR MONTHS.
desolatetrout: did you get to see a doctor?
BradOFarrell: I have about the itching and lymph node and they've done blood work and a full panel of most STDs and allergens and general conditions and found nothing. I'm trying to schedule and appointment but my primary care doctor's a dick and the doctor I went to for a second opinion is delisted from the site I use for some reason.
BradOFarrell: by the way
BradOFarrell: who is this?
desolatetrout: do you live in the states?
desolatetrout: do you have medical insurance?
BradOFarrell: Yes, yes.
desolatetrout: a co-pay?
BradOFarrell: low.
desolatetrout: how much do you pay out of pocket for these things?
desolatetrout: is your insurance through work?
desolatetrout: that means they take out o' yer paycheck, right?
BradOFarrell: Yeah.
desolatetrout: this be DH, by th' way.
BradOFarrell: I've paid like 25 for each doctor visit (several) and paid 40 for the general bloodwork.
BradOFarrell: DH?
desolatetrout: can ye see any physician ye like or arr ye on a plan. ...ARRRR!
desolatetrout: i dern't really know a thin' about medical insurance.
BradOFarrell: I dunno who DH is
desolatetrout: aye. ...ARRRRR!
desolatetrout: can ye afford ter shell out $25 dollars every time? ...ARRRRR!
BradOFarrell: You have to be more specific. I know a lot of pirates.
desolatetrout: like, ter me, that always seemed prohibitive... ...ARRRR!
desolatetrout: wert do ye think be th' logic behind co-pays? ...ARRR!
BradOFarrell: Yeah I can afford it though.
desolatetrout: Avast! if people have ter pay their money they'll be less likely ter see a doctor?
desolatetrout: therefore, less payout fer th' insurance company? ...ARRRRRR!
BradOFarrell: I think to deter hypochondria but it kind of just makes it expensive.
desolatetrout: that be cruel.
BradOFarrell: Well, the sea is a salty mistress.
BradOFarrell: I srsly forgot who this is.
desolatetrout: Avast! it should really be up ter a doctor an' a patient ter decide who be bein' a hypochondriac.
desolatetrout: this be DH.
BradOFarrell: What does DH stand for?
desolatetrout: if ye had yer druthers, wert werd ye do about American health care?
desolatetrout: a socalized system? ...ARRRRRRRR!
desolatetrout: DH doesn't really stand fer anythin' really, it be just two letters that i use.
desolatetrout: ye didn't just type 'lesbians' did ye?
BradOFarrell: http://bradofarrell.tumblr.com/post/46728359/
desolatetrout: i get it. ...ARRRRRRRRR!
desolatetrout: it makes it seem like i talk like a pirate. ...ARRRRRRRR!
desolatetrout: clever. ...ARRRRRRR!
BradOFarrell: ....This is like Joe vs the Volcano, isn't it.
Aug 20th
Culling
BradOFarrell: they almost never feature vlogs anymore.
Jill: there are tons of examples
Jill: she is not a vlogger i am not a vlogger
BradOFarrell: Yeah you are.
BradOFarrell: How are you not a vlogger?
Jill: i do skits- i dont sit and talk about my day - isnt a vlogger a person who talks about real life?
Jill: i am not like my character -
BradOFarrell: Vloggers don't "talk about their day" they all do sketches. Still camera shots of individuals dancing to music or something with iMovie filters is still a vlogger. They NEVER feature that kind of stuff anymore. It's not prejudice, it's a genre thing, it's only appealing to a niche audience, things only get featured if they know they would be appealing to a mass audience. Like short films and animations and handheld camera shots of interesting things.
Jill: they still feature a lot of vloggers in the categories- how to, people and vlogs- i edit in final cut- i work with a creative team for ideas- i put out a weekly webisodes- its not about me- it doesnt matter, its just utube- not the only video site out there
BradOFarrell: Well, it's not "favoritism" for them to be discerning judges of quality. They feature things to filter content that people would want to watch. It doesn't mean everyone's videos are automatically deserving of being featured, it means the opposite of that. If they did start featuring you because of your 'loyalty' then THAT would be favoritism.
Jill: ok
Jill: i understand what ur saying- but i know for a fact they throw features up wth people they are friends with
BradOFarrell: Oh they do not. I'm friends with half of the editors and they have never featured me. And I've never asked them to feature me or cared. How do you know they're "friends" with the people they feature a lot? It could just be that they feature them a lot because those people consistently make great content. You're assuming it's personal when it's about the quality of the videos. MyDamnChannel is "friends" with the editors, and if they could feature us all the time, they would, but they intentionally don't feature the same people all the time because they know it makes people angry. They're specifically going out of their way to try to NOT do what you're accusing them of doing, and you're accusing them anyway, just because they've never featured you. Most people on the site have never been featured and never will be featured, it's not something you can count on and it's not a magic bullet that suddenly makes you a brand, if your brand is good it should be able to stand on it's own.
Aug 1st