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Am I happy Watcher rolled back their plan and apologized? Yes. Have I still lost any desire to watch their videos? Yes. Do I think people are being too harsh towards Steven, singling him out and such? Yes. Do I think Steven and Andrew bringing back worth it in the middle of a global cost of living crisis is extremely out of touch? Yes.

All of these things can coexist. Feelings towards the situation can be complex. It happens.

#if everyone can also stop infantilizing ryan and shane tht would be great

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“well, maybe shane was outvoted” “this is steven’s fault” “i think ryan-” these are all grown men with dick and balls

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this is such a fuckass way to defend a fuckass business model

We’re Leaving YouTube

#no one asked for higher production value in videos #no one asked for archiving of alr released videos #no one asked for yet another subscription service on top of all the ones they r alr paying for alongside the watcher patreon #and this is a slap in the face for fans who can’t even afford to shell out money for a subscription for ANYTHING in the first place

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As a casual fan of Watcher and avid fan of train wrecks I am having a wonderful time right now

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I'm sorry to everyone who follows me for other shit but I'm going to keep posting about the Watcher situation because marketing fascinates me. I find advertising to be sickening and exploitive, but marketing as a concept is fascinating.

I'm just majorly wondering what the FUCK is going on at Watcher HQ right now. It's still relatively early on the West Coast (almost 8 am at the time I am writing this) but their lack of response is throwing up a lot of interesting markers to me (not necessarily red flags but flags all the same.)

The immediate pull back on response speaks that they knew what they were doing in terms of PR at least initially. They had their employees delete any interactions with dissenting fans, there was radio silence except for clarification on what will remain on the Youtube. Their only mistake was making that Patreon announcement with sneak peaks for the site (I can only guess they were banking that the Patrons were most likely to follow them in the move and sorely miscalculated it). Steven's post was... problematic. But he posted it before all of the backlash started so while it didn't help it wasn't a doubling down when faced with a lot of backlash.

While saving face is almost always a smart thing to do, this silence has gone on a little bit too long. They have lost tens of thousands of Subscribers in 24 hours. Their announcement video has over a 1:4 Like/Dislike ratio. Fans are talking and starting to spin the situation in ways that are actively detrimental to the company. It should be top priority to get a response out. This is crisis mode y'all. They had all day to secure a PR representative if they didn't already have one to try and salvage this and yet? Still more radio silence from the official channel.

That creates the question: are we going to see a response today or have they chosen to wait until the traditional work-week starts again? I can't help but think that waiting is a terrible idea. The fanbase is getting out of hand. They need to salvage what they can and letting the situation fester isn't going to help. Or, the even worse option is that they are going to continue like this isn't happening, which is an EVEN WORSE idea.

Whatever happens I'm watching with a perverse fascination. Its been a long time since I've seen a media blunder like this.

#perverse fascination is the right feeling im feeling

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"Steven isn't solely responsible for the paywall shift" and "Nobody wants to watch Steven eat insanely expensive food and have to pay for it" are statements that can coexist btw.

#this and also i rlly dgaf abt funding stevens food n travel escapades bc mf got out of touch once he got hella financially stable

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i lied abt only posting abt this situation once, i just saw this lovely person’s comment!! passing it on to tumblr 🫡

#A FUCKING CHAMP

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OMFG THIS COMMENT. GUISE. THAT LAST SENTENCE IS SO FUCKING RAW

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this comment section is brutal 😭😭

#tht last comment got me SO bad

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every february i think of ryan bergara ONLY

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just two ghoul friends having a good time

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girls when their favorite character:

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MY POINT STILL STANDS

damn i miss being obsessed w buzzfeed unsolved ):

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Join me for a little fandom get together to talk about Worth it and talk about the last video as well as all the good times in the past. The Meetup is scheduled for Friday, April 14 at 7 PM CST (8 PM EST) DM for the Zoom link!! Please share so we can have more friends on the call!

#PLS DO ANOTHER ONE SOON BC I CANT MAKE THIS ONE 😭

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There were five “Cheers, Steven” in the Wine Pairing episode and I want to CRY.

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I feel like Worth It ending should be a much bigger deal online, like the final season of Unsolved was. Not to start negativity or compare or anything like that but it’s just making me sad. :(

Hey I am sorry for the late answer, thank you for being patient with me. <3

I get that tbh. It really feels like that sometimes. Buuuuuut maybe I can add a little positivity here too. The first episode of this season (the one with Simu Liu) was trending on youtube and Steven shared that on his instagram. I am very happy that he noticed it! I hope he knows how much people appreciate Worth It.

And I just checked, that video has 1,5 million clicks by now!

There were also so many lovely comments under that episode, it honestly made me feel all emotional. People sharing their thoughts, their love, their experiences with Worth It, their appreciation, their memories, their stories.

Like... People do care! They care a lot! They care with their entire heart!

I am scared about Worth It ending. I am not strong enough tbh. And I think it will be a big deal for others as well. It is a very very beloved show, and rightfully so.

And I think the Worth It guys (plus the crew) know that.

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Worth It- The Final Season

Via About to Eat Instagram 03.02.2023