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Casey Neistat
This is probably just me and it's going to be a weird post... but I wanted to share it regardless. I find Casey's vlogs changing and my views on him changing too... I know it's hard to question YouTube's Golden Boy, but I'm finding his content to be a lot less authentic than it once was.
Let me break my thoughts down - Casey started with these incredible short movies, amazingly edited and put together, with meaning and value to the audience. They were incredible and I subscribed. Then he started doing vlogs, and I loved it even more - he instantly changed the game with incredible editing, his authentic quirky personality and just shooting the vlogs in higher quality. While lots was fluff, it was authentic and real, and a lot of messages were shared that motivated me.
I'm not sure when, or what changed... but then, the vlogs started being about doing outrageous things for no real reason. Again, I know Casey takes risks - but the theatrics started taking over more and more... to a point where it wasn't even real life. And then the brands got involved. And boy does he do a ton of sponsored deals. Samsung's a big one, but Corona, Boosted, DJI, Canon... and he's not disclosing when he's being paid or compensated.
I think Casey realized that his vlogs weren't exactly real life any more, and more of a scripted series doing more and more crazy things (thus changing what he calls them from vlogs to epsiodes)... but now, there's no more messages being shared. There's no more of the inspiration that he used to share, the words of wisdom, the takeaways. It's all just 'boosted boarded here and did this crazy thing, smash camera, smash another camera, crash a drone, get 4 more drones, brand, brand, brand.'
I still love the way he edits things obviously, I love the way he films things... I still draw inspiration from the content as a YouTuber, but the content has changed drastically. I suppose making 500 with insane growth will do that to you... but it's just not the same Casey.
I also sometimes feel like it's impossible to compete with that as a new YouTuber... eh, maybe it's just me! I HAVE been having some bad days. :P
Anyway, thanks for reading you theoretical people who may or may not be reading haha.




The dude is awesome!!!! I haven't really started getting serious about YouTube yet,but I have been testing content on Snapchat. Being authentic and original really helps!!!!
Yeah - if you've been a fan for a long time, it's a little harder to love his current form. Don't dislike at all - still watch daily, but it's not the same.
I have been following him 1 year B.V. (Before Vlogs). I really got addicted to his style. The dude has crazy workflow though. One vlog a day is crazy!!!! Nonetheless, his old work did have a sort of warmth to it. I really miss it.