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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:55:16 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

   • pepsi_man

   It's actually kind of a cool story. Skilled GMOD animator strikes it insanely big and actually capitalizes on it. FIrst video is silly, dumb, but HUGE

   He's got big aspirations, wants to make cool stories and combat videos that he would want.

   But what can you do? Your main anchor to get eyeballs (ergo funding) is a silly toilet video.

   So screw it, use that foothold and just make the kind of art you want. Cool war storyline? Make it, too bad your only shot at fame is built on a talking head in the toilet, but you can make the best of it.

   Before you know it all those kids are watching short vids of a thrilling, global war between....toilet-men and only slightly less dumb speaker/tv-men. Kids love giant battles, they want to recreate them at home, too, so you make some toys for them to play with.

   At least that's what I think about skibidi toilet. I don't know how correct I am, but if I were in that position that's what I would do. He's 100x more successful using the skibidi slop video as a toehold to launch a series, because it is extremely identifiable, strong brand, property, eye grabbing, and ultimately worked beautifully.

   But when you don't know all that it just looks like the dumbest Goddamned thing you've ever seen, eh?
   
   RT: https://poa.st/objects/1649226a-d04e-4627-8a7c-bb67e2fb4ff7

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:59:36 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • pepsi_man

     @pepsi_man I know it's dumb but I really admire the guy's moxy. It's rare I see a small biz venture so successfully navigated, and this guy did the very hard decision to ignore all the experts and charge forth with this series the way he did. All the glommers-on in his early days were probably trying to sell him on the idea of pivoting, making something different, building a cool techwar scenario that would be "Brought to you by the creator of skibidi toilet" but he worked with what he had and nailed it.

     Crazy stuff but a good case study of really capitalizing on whatever success you have, however imperfect

   • :swastika: Eddie Fucksaw :swastika: (chainsaw_appreciator@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:59:42 JST :swastika: Eddie Fucksaw :swastika:

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     • pepsi_man
     The creator of five nights at freddies originally wanted to make a wholesome christian game but everyone kept complaining that his designs were too creepy.
     Moral of the story? Lean into the autism.
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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 12:00:09 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • pepsi_man

     @chainsaw_appreciator @pepsi_man See? When you got a winning ticket it's best to leverage it best you can

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 12:07:43 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • pepsi_man

     @pepsi_man I'm just so impressed by a guy making a literal FRANCHISE - one of the few all-original toylines we've seen created in the last 20 years, no less - out of a stupid shitpost

     It's amazing. It says a lot about the cultural landscape when you think about that too....everything has "already been done" to the point the only way to seem actually, truly fresh is toilet heads

   • pepsi_man (pepsi_man@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 12:07:44 JST pepsi_man

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot
     I mean.
     
     It's a good shitpost, and it'll always get a sensible chuckle in that context.
   • Francisco (francisco@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 12:11:49 JST Francisco

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @pepsi_man Kids can enjoy skibbidy, we grown ups enjoy Flex Air
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   • Hollyjollytailspike (monsterislandcolonizer@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 12:15:37 JST Hollyjollytailspike

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     • pepsi_man
     @WashedOutGundamPilot @pepsi_man As an actual adult you're not even supposed to be aware of this stuff
     I only 15 year olds should have enough free time to be aware of this
     But here we are, this is the world we live in
   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 12:15:37 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • pepsi_man

     @monsterislandcolonizer @pepsi_man Hey I only know because of the kids. Lately I'm getting about 10-20 hrs a week of face time with the family. Getting busy so we're the de facto babysitting house.

     Also I just learned the 14 yo cousin has a cute little GF and his grades are dropping. I had to tell them they're having a very blessed, great problem - because everyone else is whining their sons never leave the damn house! Let the kid get a couple C's on the report card, being a cool guy w/ a prospective wife (unlikely but in the cards regardless) is a much better use of his time