So, like, two days ago I asked ChatGPT to play devil’s advocate about my YouTube channel, where I upload these very serious, extremely niche animations of patterns and shapes. Then I asked her to be sarcastic about it. And oh boy, she delivered:

1. “Oh wow, 10% of people watch to the end? A viral masterpiece, clearly.”
Sure, maybe it’s niche. Or maybe — just maybe — people aren’t hypnotised by gently shifting polygons the way you are. I mean, what’s not to love about slowly moving shapes in silence with no context or explanation? Obviously the algorithm is broken, not you.

2. “Changing thumbnails or titles? Nah, that would be selling out.”
Why make your work accessible or appealing? Better to leave it mysterious and watch the views roll in… slowly… never. But hey, at least your artistic integrity is intact — just like your single-digit click-through rate.

3. “You don’t want to go viral anyway, right? Too mainstream.”
Let’s be honest. If you never get popular, you never have to deal with people actually reacting to your work — or worse, not liking it. Much safer to live in the magical land of ‘unjustly undiscovered genius’ forever.

4. “But it’s for charity!”
Yes, and I’m sure the YouTube gods will be deeply moved by your generous heart. Too bad they only respond to retention graphs and click rates, not moral superiority. Try uploading your good intentions in HD next time.

5. “Marketing is for influencers. You’re an artist.”
Which is why you’re above such petty tasks as promotion, audience-building, or explaining what your work even is. Just stare into the middle distance and trust that someone, somewhere will “just get it.”

6. “The real problem? The world is wrong, not your communication.”
Because clearly, viewers should intuitively understand what your animations mean, why it’s a fundraiser, and how to help — all without you saying much. If they don’t? Well, they’re just not enlightened enough.
End of quotation.

Anyway. Thanks, ChatGPT — exactly what I needed. And you, dear reader?
You can tell me what you think in the comments, if they’re on. If not, I guess you’ll just have to scream into the void like the rest of us 😛

So yeah, if staring at animated patterns for no reason other than “it’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen” sounds like your kind of rebellion against productivity culture, congratulations — you might be one of us.

Watch here before it becomes mainstream or banned or both.

Your eyeballs will thank you. Or not. Who knows. I’m not in charge of your eyeballs (I have a slightly impression I saw that joke before but never mind, maybe you didn’t).

Want to see my channel? Click here