What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and it’s been over a month
since we’ve seen a YouTube video from David Dobrik, but he’s finally clearing up any
concern and revealing exactly why he’s stopped uploading.
This year hasn’t exactly allowed for ‘creative freedom’ to blossom as we’ve all been
ordered to stay at home due to social distancing guidelines put in place over two months ago.
Combine this with the horrific murder of George Floyd last week and the protests and actions
that have followed.
It’s not hard to understand that there hasn’t been much emotional or mental capacity for
creators to think about the usual kind of comical content they put out.
David Dobrik is never one to miss a week of uploading multiple vlogs, but fans have noticed
that he’s completely stepped away from his YouTube platform since late April.
Although David hasn’t necessarily stepped away from social media as a whole, his YouTube
platform is pretty much his claim to fame as fans have adored his feel-good content
of always giving back to strangers and people in need.
So of course during a time everyone could desperately use a little pick-me-up, David
has gone dark… so what exactly was his reasoning for doing so?
During a recent appearance on David’s longtime friend Steve-O’s “Wild Ride” podcast,
David opened up about why he chose to completely step away from the camera once stay-at-home
orders were set in place.
When Steve-O explained that during the shutdown, it seems creators now have MORE time on their
hands to entertain, David began by recalling a video that caused some serious backlash
after he vlogged about hanging out with friends.
He said QUOTE, “First of all, I’m not seeing anybody during this quarantine and
I did when it first started, and I got some serious backlash for even seeing my friends,
who are basically my next door neighbors, which many people don’t know.”
David went on to add that it would be really tough to make those videos without his Vlog
Squad around.
He also went on to give an example of Jimmy Fallon, who has moved his show into his home,
and once the stay-at-home order is lifted, David explained that it’ll be easy for Fallon
to move right back into his studio.
He added, “Even if people don’t like this version of Jimmy Fallon, he’s gonna be able
to go back to that high-production quality stuff, and people are gonna know the difference;
they’re gonna be like, ‘Oh, Jimmy’s back!’”
But this high-production studio quality isn’t exactly the same protocol for vloggers, as
David went on to further explain:
He added that if he posts watered-down content, there will never be that “David’s back
to doing regular stuff” moment, saying, “I’d rather just quit cold turkey and
stop until I’m able to create the videos I want to make exactly how I want, then I’ll
start again.”
David’s reasoning does make sense, but that doesn’t mean that fans don’t miss seeing
his feel-good content online each week.
Although David’s fans seem to understand his reasoning for not uploading vlogs during
this time, many have taken to social media to just express that they simply miss him.
One fan tweeted, “I say I’m fine but deep DEEP down I miss David Dobrik’s vlogs.”
Another user wrote, “This whole no new David Dobrik vlog every week is kinda depressing.”
Even Logan Paul is begging him to start making videos again, as seen by his latest “Parody
of Avatar” vlog.
So David may not be partaking in new stunts each week for the time being, BUT he’s not
totally absent from social media.
Fans have come to find that he’s been pretty active on TikTok, still sharing hilarious
videos from the comfort of his own home, as well as that emotional feel-good content we
know and love.
But more importantly, given the current climate of everything going on, David has been sharing
and retweeting ways that people can support the Black Lives Matter movement amid the George
Floyd murder and protests.
He’s been actively signing petitions, responding to fans’ DMs that dare him to donate money
and urging fans to be safe when protesting.
These are really trying times we’re currently in right now, and any ounce of peaceful protest,
donation, retweet, or way you can use your voice to spread the word about social justice
and the Black Lives Matter movement, will help in the long run.
Be sure to let me know all your thoughts about David’s reasoning for not posting vlogs
during this time down here in the comments.
And speaking of last week’s events, click right over here to see how celebs are getting
involved.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, see you next time.