A little off topic but on the subject of cult fans like the ifam etc.
My eldest daughter watches an American YT channel (not family vlogging) She has subscribed and watched them for many years.
Recently their pet cat died, my daughter was upset as the cat featured regularly. It was a very old cat and had been quite poorly.
Literally not long after this youtuber decides to make a video about the cat.
My daughter felt it was a little insensitive and that they were profiting from the cat's death so she made a comment on their Instagram account. It was a genuine comment, not nasty or hateful. Almost immediately she was bombarded with messages from their brainwashed fans. In the beginning it was just things like 'Shut up!' 'You're not a true fan' 'He's not profiting' etc
Then she starts getting very hateful messages like 'Go kill yourself' 'I hope you get cancer' 'I hope your mum gets cancer' I hope your cat gets cancer'
There were literally a 100 messages in a space of like 10 minutes. Some she blocked and reported but it was too much. She's only 16. In the end she ended up deleting the comment.
What is wrong with people? It's actually scary to think there are people out there hiding behind a keyboard saying these kinds of things. It's so easy isn't it when you don't know the person. Social media seems to be having a detrimental effect on people. Honestly no-one can have an opinion.
She has now stopped following the channel because it was just a toxic fandom and these influencers are in a way responsible for the kinds of fans they attract.
My eldest daughter watches an American YT channel (not family vlogging) She has subscribed and watched them for many years.
Recently their pet cat died, my daughter was upset as the cat featured regularly. It was a very old cat and had been quite poorly.
Literally not long after this youtuber decides to make a video about the cat.
My daughter felt it was a little insensitive and that they were profiting from the cat's death so she made a comment on their Instagram account. It was a genuine comment, not nasty or hateful. Almost immediately she was bombarded with messages from their brainwashed fans. In the beginning it was just things like 'Shut up!' 'You're not a true fan' 'He's not profiting' etc
Then she starts getting very hateful messages like 'Go kill yourself' 'I hope you get cancer' 'I hope your mum gets cancer' I hope your cat gets cancer'
There were literally a 100 messages in a space of like 10 minutes. Some she blocked and reported but it was too much. She's only 16. In the end she ended up deleting the comment.
What is wrong with people? It's actually scary to think there are people out there hiding behind a keyboard saying these kinds of things. It's so easy isn't it when you don't know the person. Social media seems to be having a detrimental effect on people. Honestly no-one can have an opinion.
She has now stopped following the channel because it was just a toxic fandom and these influencers are in a way responsible for the kinds of fans they attract.