Hey everyone! I'm gunnarolla and I'm starting a cult.
[mysterious music]
So last week I uploaded a video and
G Bennet, a very active viewer who's been with me
since 2013 left this comment:
"This is INCREDIBLE. More more more."
So I, a good YouTuber, replied:
"Where should we go next?!"
To which G Bennet replied:
"where you lead ... I will follow"
[mysterious music]
Listen, I love hearing from you,
[loud clanging noise]
[...]
but that's a pretty big statement and I don't know
that any one person should have that much power
so I took to Twitter and I noted
"THIS IS HOW CULTS ARE FORMED."
Well it turns out that G Bennett is not alone
in that several of you are actually into this idea
of being part of a cult so I thought to myself:
"Why don't I just start a cult?"
So I went to Google and I asked:
"What the f--- is a cult anyway?"
Here's what I found.
The term cult usually refers to a social group defined by
its religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs or
its common interest in a particular personality.
[rapid typing]
[gasp]
[another gasp]
[a third gasp] Oh my god!
I'm a cult leader.
I'm not even 19!
So who knew? Turns out I'm already somewhat of a cult leader.
When I think about it, it makes total sense with YouTube culture.
I've seen how some of these YouTubers treat their... "fam."
That's too many quotation marks.
CULT.
And I've been to VidCon six times, this year will be my seventh,
I've witnessed the screaming and the crying.
And then I dry my tears, leave my hotel room and
witness the pandemonium outside!
CULT.
And then I think about my own relationship with my viewers.
I've seen your fanart.
And I've also been known to have meetups,
gatherings,
rallies?
CULT!
So, we might as well just make it official
and own up to the fact that this is a cult,
without any of the cult-y connotations.
I definitely don't want to be a
Martha Marcy May Marlene cult that prays on
vulnerable, lost people.
I wanna be like a-- a cool cult!
I wanna look at our cult as a way to organize people
who have similar beliefs, similar interests, and similar goals...
...for world domination.
[mysterious music]
I've seen first-hand the power that I wield over my audience.
I'm very influential.
So let's take a look at the categories of cults
and decide which one we wanna be.
There are destructive cults, which sounds a little bit
violent and manipulative, so I'm gonna pass on that one.
We could be a doomsday cult!
We'll put that in the B pile.
A political cult! I don't think so.
A polygamist cult.
B pile.
A racist cult.
[...]
Or a terrorist cult.
NOPE.
So, I guess the type of cult I would like us to have
does not currently fit under any type of classification
offered on Wikipedia.org.
If you have an idea of what type of cult we could be
let me know in the comments below!
Now, I don't want to sound insensitive to the people who've
been terrorized by actual cults.
Real cults are a very dangerous, scary thing.
I just want a way to unite us and I guess
defining it as a cult, for now, makes the most sense.
Cults have existed on YouTube for years. Nerdfighters?
Cult!
Team Super? Cult!
Fannarollas? CULT.
Speaking of which, we need a new name.
Unless you like fannarollas or fam-arolla.
Maybe something like... "Gunnarollers"
or... "Steven".
Maybe something that has nothing to do with me
and has more to do with all of us.
If you have any ideas, let me know in the comments below.
So! First item of cult-y business, I need you to cast your votes
for my film about Songkran.
If you haven't already seen it
I will link to it in the description box below.
Basically, I traveled to Thailand last month
with two other amazing travel video producers
and we each produced a film about this annual event called Songkran.
Now it's time to vote for your favorite!
The winner wins a trip back to Thailand
and you could win a GoPro hero session!
I was a little hesitant to mention this competition
because as you may know,
I have a very interesting history
when it comes to voting based competitions.
[...]
But I really love this film and I really want that trip
and I can't do it without your help, so please vote!
As a special thank you, if you screencap and tweet me proof that you voted,
I will pick 5 people at random to receive a Gunnarolla patch.
The first merchandise to prove our allegiance to our new cult.
[coughing]
So that's pretty much all I have to say for today,
I'll be back on Tuesday with travel videos and Friday for food.
I just want you to know,
"I love all of you, my followers, very much."
à la prochaine (until next time)
[suspenseful music]
Hey everyone! I'm-- [jumbled noises]
Hey everyone! I'm Gunnarolla and I'm starting a cult.
He--! Hey everyone, I'm Gunnarolla and I'm joining a cult.
[sigh]