always sucks when you can tell somebody's making art for the analytics and not the audience. and it really sucks when you can see the artist shift from audience-focused to analytics-focused in real time.

more sinister than intimidating
always sucks when you can tell somebody's making art for the analytics and not the audience. and it really sucks when you can see the artist shift from audience-focused to analytics-focused in real time.
some might say "but flower, those are the same thing?" and i would say: wrong.
That's the weird thing about Nick Diramio vids, as he starts each one with the usual engagement begging, but switches it up a little to say that liking and subscribing is to show him that you want more content in the genre of that video.