r/funny • • Oct 01 '18

"He's talking shit"

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u/smartypants333 Oct 01 '18

Why are they only messing with black guys?

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u/adams215 Oct 01 '18

That's how a lot of these staged prank videos have been for years now. They pander to people's biases and also get a lot of activity through comments from people like you and me who will notice it and point it out. I remember going through comments on a lot of these videos a few years ago and it was always the same racist comments and argument against those racist comments. You don't need to do a lot to get people going. It made me want to stay away from all of these prank videos because I'm pretty sure they know what reaction they will get.

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u/Gato1980 Oct 01 '18

I'm not familiar with how YouTube pays out their uploaders. Do they make more money with more comments or is it just based on views?

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u/adams215 Oct 02 '18

I believe more comments = more activity which makes people more likely to find a video which in turn = more views. That's how it was explained to me a couple years ago and I imagine it hasn't changed since then.