> the fact that other people may want to watch it is secondary
I don't do much social networking (deleted FB, Twitter) but I still have an IG account because I like seeing pictures of interesting places, so I mostly follow thru-hikers, world travelers, cyclists, etc. I've seen the transition where some of these world travelers just start posting content for themselves, and others just happen to enjoy them. Then they slowly get more viewers because whatever they're doing is interesting, and eventually it reaches a point I guess to where money can be made, then it switches to content creator mode. And then it's not about sharing what they're doing or their interests with others, it's about views and catering to the viewers. It's not wrong or bad--I guess it's nice they can fund their lifestyle through that, but it becomes "ad-funded entertainment", which is a huge turn-off for me, that's when I unfollow.
If I find an account interesting, the first thing I do is look at the follower count. If it's a high number, I don't follow the account because it's already clear what that account is.
I don't do much social networking (deleted FB, Twitter) but I still have an IG account because I like seeing pictures of interesting places, so I mostly follow thru-hikers, world travelers, cyclists, etc. I've seen the transition where some of these world travelers just start posting content for themselves, and others just happen to enjoy them. Then they slowly get more viewers because whatever they're doing is interesting, and eventually it reaches a point I guess to where money can be made, then it switches to content creator mode. And then it's not about sharing what they're doing or their interests with others, it's about views and catering to the viewers. It's not wrong or bad--I guess it's nice they can fund their lifestyle through that, but it becomes "ad-funded entertainment", which is a huge turn-off for me, that's when I unfollow.
If I find an account interesting, the first thing I do is look at the follower count. If it's a high number, I don't follow the account because it's already clear what that account is.