Slush & Glink Gush About OnlyFans, Censorship, and Content Theft [Ep. 56]

100% of Patreon funds go to making The Create Unknown, and you can get early access to episodes for just $2: https://patreon.com/thecreateunknown Join our Discord to talk with artists, creators, and fans of the finer things in online life: https://discord.gg/qAQV3Jw 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:46 - Online Daddies 0:08:07 - Censorship vs. Free Speech on YouTube 0:26:22 - YouTuber vs. Person 0:34:14 - VidCon & Matt’s New Convention 0:40:26 - Is Age Less Relevant on the Internet Today? 0:53:21 - OnlyFans & Parasocial Relationships 1:17:01 - Online Gender Demographic 1:22:47 - Content Thievery 1:40:00 - OnlyFRIENDS & Patron Questions 2:13:11 - Outro *Slush* and *Glink* have very different YouTube channels, but their analytical, entertaining approaches to content -- and processing the larger issues around them -- complement each other perfectly. Glink’s socially-focused documentary mindset and Slush’s clear, deeply-researched conclusions collide to form *Gush* : their new podcast that takes on the pressing issues and topics in the YouTube landscape. Check out their stuff here: *Gush Podcast* : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJT4Jg89AHMyybcXFeKp_A *Slush* : https://www.youtube.com/user/samfdigital *Glink* : https://www.youtube.com/user/GlinkLegend We kick off the episode by calling on Glink’s recent video about online father figures to find out who they think their “online daddies” are, as well as their online mommies. Then we get their take on the issue of censorship on YouTube, and they conclude that, “The rules have never been more ambiguous.” Is that because of the corporate structure of YouTube and Google? Then it’s a bit of Vidcon analysis. Is the convention itself really what brings creators together? If not, what is? We find that the Tik Tok child-filled convention center may not be the most useful professional locus, and we talk about Matt’s big plans for a new convention that would bring out the very best parts of Vidcon… and without all the bad parts. This leads us into a discussion about age on the internet, an