(Siren)
Vine is the terrible video-sharing site that only lets you
upload videos of, what is it, 6 seconds?
Aquaman + Kiteman: And I be like,
DEEZ NUTS, DEEZ NUTS, DEEZ NUTS, DEEZ NUTS,
haha what have u got DEEZ NUTS
IHE: *sigh* I really do think that Vine is actually a pretty
solid summation of everything
I loathe about the internet.
Obnoxious prank culture,
unfunny memes,
'random' humour,
short attention spans,
it's all there
which in itself is pretty ironic
seeing as the website is built around limiting
information into quick and snappy amounts of time
but at the same time
can host so much terrible shit on it.
(Kid Screaming)
From the very beginning I've never really
seen the point of the website,
It's basically a more limited, less diverse, indesputably
worse in every way version of YouTube.
Nothing is stopping you from
uploading 6 second YouTube videos,
it's certainly not stopping those vine compilations
from raking any unearned views.
Vine Compilation creator: Hi guys, before I start this
Vine Compilation, just like to let you know I'm actually
giving away an Xbox One and a PS4.
All you have to do is subscribe, like and comment.
That is it, peace out.
IHE: No I don't want a fucking XBox One or a PS4.
What has this to do with vines, asshole?
The most destructive thing about vine for me
is how the constraint of 6 second videos has kind of
created this peculiar, boiled down
and filtered sub-culture of people.
You really can't convey that much information
in such a short amount of time.
So typically the most flashy, loud and obvious sorts of
creatures get popular on the website.
So naturally, this really obnoxious content
perpetually supports itself until it dilutes into a
collection of really dreadful and repetitive memes and
unfunny references that have no real value on their own.
Clearly the most popular type of content
is based around 'comedy'.
(Kid Screaming)
IHE: and I use that word pretty lightly
because comedy is supposed to be entertainment
based around jokes and sketches
and saying "deez nutz" is not a fucking joke,
I'm sorry it's just not.
Is it funny cause he says "deez" instead of "these"?
Is it because nuts are funny?
I don't know...
Viner: DEEZ NUTS
But what I do know is that it's one of many shitty,
unfunny and obvious memes
and memes are usually based around references.
And a reference isn't a joke.
I know that humor is extremely subjective and I don't
really like judging people based on
things they personally find funny,
my sense of humour is fucking weird and I know it,
cause I'm a unique and special snowflake.
At least that's what my mommy tells me.
But the difference between say,
enjoying The Big Bang Theory and finding
this funny,
is that The Big Bang Theory is comedy.
You might not personally find it funny but there is
a structure and writing involved.
And that's not to say that Vine can't have it's moments,
animals will always be entertaining
for no matter how long they're featured in a video for.
Oh look how cute this one is-
Demonic voice: Oh
IHE: Ah what's this?
What's this weird feeling in my heart?
Demonic voice: Oh
IHE: And again, it kind of hurts
Demonic voice: My heart is an empty void
which will not be tainted by this unsound filth.
IHE: You can stumble across some
truly creative and impressive stuff,
but the majority is the following;
Bare face stereotype humour,
you know the whole
'insert race/gender/sexuality' be like.
Memes,
pranks that are at the expense of
unaware, regular people,
stop doing this you cunts!
Animals being cute,
idiotic challenges like the 'Don't Judge Me' Challenge
which I already did a video about,
replacing the audio of cartoons/kids shows
with a popular song.
This one I find particularly weird and insufferable.
And there's probably more kinds of trends
but I find it hard enough to
sit through one of these things,
let alone a full 12 minute video of them.
I find explaining and justifying myself as a YouTuber
hard enough as it is,
how do these 'viners' do it?
Jumper guy:Yeah, I make these 6 second videos
Shirt guy: Oh so, what are they about?
Jumper guy: Well, sometimes I harass people,
other times I say what white people be like
but mostly, I just scream a lot.
(Kid Screaming)
Shirt guy: Oh, well,
you're kind of a terrible person.
IHE: When I asked Twitter and Facebook
for examples of what the worst things about Vine were,
and many people responded with things like
'Deez Nutz'
Viner: Deez Nutz
IHE: 'What are those?'
Viner: WHAT ARE THOSE?
IHE: and 'you stupid'
Kid: 21
Viner: You stupid
IHE: I tried to imagine what the origins
of all these memes were before seeing them
because of course, I didn't know.
But at the least I was expecting something
bare bones and stupid,
but I never predicted it would be something as simple
as someone filming a cop,
looking at his shoes
and screaming 'what are those'.
Is this funny because it's something
normal people don't do?
I don't get it.
It's not funny.
Man, I am so glad this shit
wasn't around when I was at school.
I can imagine the twatty kid who thinks he's funny
screaming 'DEEZ NUTZ, DEEZ NUTZ'
and the entire class erupting in laughter.
Back in my day, we used to say things like
'pudding' because that's pretty random
and everyone found that pretty funny.
Or we'd sing like the Crazy Frog song.
Wait, we were just as bad back then,
if not worse.
Ffffffuck.
Aquaman: You're just jealous of the Vine,
if you don't like it then don't watch it.
IHE: Well, perhaps that is the case.
Except for the fact that these Vine Compilations
people make and put on YouTube
are virtually unavoidable.
The thumbnails that have the nearly naked ladies on
them and the perfect video length make them
prime material for YouTube to automatically promote
so they're absolutely everywhere.
And if your response to that is
'Well just don't use YouTube if you don't like it'
well, you're watching this video on YouTube.
So why don't you fuck off?
Vine was the next logical step the internet
needed to take to become as muted
and obvious as possible in terms of video making.
I admit, there are some needles in the haystack
now and again, but most of it is tiresome shit
that I'd argue is probably making people stupid.
Or stupider.
It's actually a pretty scary product
of what our ever decreasing attention spans are-
What was I saying?
Ha
You know, I really cannot remember.
Wow, look at that butterfly!
Dude, that is so pretty, haha.
I SMASH THE BUTTERFLY!
SMASH IT INTO FUCKING OBLIVION!
So those are my thoughts on Vine.
I really can't stand it.
So what do you think?
Are you personally a huge fan 'deez nutz'
or do you despise it as much as I?
Tell me what you think in the comments below.
And as always, thanks for watching,
all comments are ratings are very much appreciated.
Make sure you check out some of my other videos
and various social media sites,
it's all in the description if you
take a second to fucking look.
I'll see you next time,
bye.