I think that React channel, if they like the video enough to go in and just watch it, free of distraction is very much there because there's a direct correlation between the views that come into those channels and the success of the videos when they're reacted to right and air quotes reacted like that. That means basically free promotion given to those channels.

I think that so, but I think John just won't cycle quick also just to point out that real quick because I'm other people thinking this, whatever they're doing that, the creators aren't going to react every day on the channel. So if they're going to do it and they really like that content, then they're going to go over and watch that content to get more get more subscribers. Exactly, but here's my issue with this specific case. And I again, everything comes down to the details. Lemano who again, I've never heard of. So in some ways, we're proving Connor's point, right? Right? Like, I'm talking

about him. I'm on his page. But I haven't subbed though. Maybe while I'm sitting here, YouTube's counting of views somehow, throttle play, I don't know. But this dude has five million subs is he has multiple videos in the millions. And that's different to me. I think the classic argument was big content creator reacts to small content creators content. And that's hurting them. But someone like Asmond Gold has disproved that because of someone like Asmond Gold reacting to content. I have discovered many small content creators and have done just what Connor has said.

People like Beliola, people like Barney Beekeeper. These are people who met in Dublin. Yeah, I met it got like very small people. I would never have heard of before and just what Connor is saying. I'm into their ecosystem now. And honestly, because Asmond Gold reacts so much to it, stop, start, stop, start. Now truly, Asmond Gold is like the react. God. He reacts so much that sometimes I genuinely don't prefer to watch his react. I just want to watch the freaking video. I think that's different than what we're looking at right here. It's almost like feels like it's like

if Selena Gomez stole from Travis Scott, that feels like, like, is what does these people have to gain from XQC watching it? Because they're already a big content creator in their own right. That feels different. That's it. That is a great point. That is a great point. But I think at the end of the day, the content creator game is grow, grow, grow more, more and regardless of whether or not you're extremely successful. That those numbers don't last forever. Like you said, you not

knowing of this creator, same as I, you know, not knowing of this creator. Same as Connor. We're introduced to their ecosystem. They get to grow more now. They get to become again, the same residual effects of it is still supporting their channel. Do they need this support as much as a small creator? Maybe not. Do they stand to benefit in like positive ways? Are they going to be happy to get a bigger tech? Because, you know, they got more attraction and attention to the videos for sure. There's not a place here where I think creators are being hurt because of a

big creator reacting to the content. It doesn't take away. This is like everybody kind of win situation. But I agree with you. I think the real argument here is that it comes off as a lazy form of content. Cheating way to, you know, monetize your platform and earn off of the backs of the hard working others. And yeah, that doesn't sit very well with me. So regardless of whether you're big or small, if someone isn't adding that true value to your channel to the content. I mean, I think the creator has

every right to claim all the monetary benefits and gains from that channel. If there's like a limited amount of value being added, who decides that value? Shoot, I think maybe maybe the creator who posted the original content should decide that. And they should have a simple way to navigate a claim on some of the monetary gains, I think, from the original creators video. But let's be honest, YouTube is very aluminum. When it comes down to the copyrights and the process, it would never be perfect.

I so I did notice on this channel. Sorry, John is good. It looks like this channel, the only uploads like two times a year. So that could be that could be why there's also more of an outrage because he needs these two videos perform if he's doing this like full time.

He also needs the six months to do the research. Like this is a unique situation where you have one of the hot like most research driven like truly time consuming types of video contents that produce being legitimately recorded.

Re-recorded almost over with the very little value added to it. So I think Moodahar, if you guys haven't caught the opinion, just yet. I think Moodahar is absolutely spot on calling out. Excuse you here.

Sure, XUC's kind of arguments are all in the right place kind of where we're coming from. You know, like, hey, the the growth is there. He more often than not has open lines of relationship where the creators don't even mind that he's watching their videos because it supports them.

But he didn't really, I think, make a great defense for the fact that he kind of didn't add anything to the video. And like, what's that all about, you know, which is kind of the argument in the first places.

Again, imagine you spent your entire summer researching whatever to put this thing out and then someone like John just came sat down, hooked the exact content that designed the style, whatever.

And reposted it for his own personal game, adding barely anything other than his name to it. You'd be pretty upset too, I think.

Yeah, it's, it's a, I think a good question is like, so the claim is this is cannibalistic content. And the examples he uses is the X X has watched the dark night, which is like a Warner Brothers movie and Hunter X Hunter, which is, I don't know who makes that, but it's an anime that all probably.

But yes, and why haven't you re uploaded those to YouTube, which is obvious answers that they have copyright protection. So I think a question is, is should these other things.

Like, I think, is that what he's going for is he basically saying that there should be the same level of.

Copyright strike as, yeah, I think I think those examples show that XQC would know better than to try to monetize those avenues because they are formal institutions that have the resources to go after him.

Because at the end of the day, you know, that's, that's wrong to do. And when you don't have that same fear of a creator coming after you with in that way for a copyright for stealing their content, then you're more likely to do it. It's like, it's like saying, Oh, I'm going to, I'm going to break the law because this is not a big deal. But obviously, I wouldn't go in and rob a bank. You know what I mean?

Like there's different levels of crime here. So it's like saying, Oh, yeah, because he feels like he can get away with it. It's okay. And obviously, you should have the moral compass to decide if it feels bad, you know, should feel bad across the board. Maybe you shouldn't do certain things.

One thing I wanted to bring up is Ludwig had a reply to this and the replies and I'll read it real quick.

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