Jasmeet Singh

you know, millions of followers. It wasn't that many. It was maybe like 50 to a hundred, maybe, maybe. And that was what the user base, an audience user base of like, I don't know how many it had at the end of its lifespan, but like tens of millions of people were watching. But there wasn't an algorithm. You just got your following.

you know, millions of followers. It wasn't that many. It was maybe like 50 to a hundred, maybe, maybe. And that was what the user base, an audience user base of like, I don't know how many it had at the end of its lifespan, but like tens of millions of people were watching. But there wasn't an algorithm. You just got your following.

Um, there was a thing called the popular page where if you had a vine that got a lot of likes in an hour and a lot of likes back then was like 500 in an hour, you got on the top of the popular page and people went to the popular page because they just want to see, Oh, what's popular. And you would be the first thing they saw if your vine did well enough. It was, this is bringing me back.

Um, there was a thing called the popular page where if you had a vine that got a lot of likes in an hour and a lot of likes back then was like 500 in an hour, you got on the top of the popular page and people went to the popular page because they just want to see, Oh, what's popular. And you would be the first thing they saw if your vine did well enough. It was, this is bringing me back.

You would be like, Oh, I got to get at the top of the popular page. I got to get at the top of the popular page. It would be like network television, like getting the most amount of eyes, like the best ratings. It was like, oh, that show got this amount of viewers on it and we didn't and this show's doing great. It was like that, but with just people recording on their shitty iPhones.

You would be like, Oh, I got to get at the top of the popular page. I got to get at the top of the popular page. It would be like network television, like getting the most amount of eyes, like the best ratings. It was like, oh, that show got this amount of viewers on it and we didn't and this show's doing great. It was like that, but with just people recording on their shitty iPhones.

So I'm a bit of a shut in, meaning I don't really leave the house much. At least when I was a kid, I didn't leave the house much. But my 19th birthday, summer of 2013, me and my mom had this tradition where we would go to Disneyland every year for my birthday. And at that time, I had a million followers, which back then a million followers was a huge deal.

So I'm a bit of a shut in, meaning I don't really leave the house much. At least when I was a kid, I didn't leave the house much. But my 19th birthday, summer of 2013, me and my mom had this tradition where we would go to Disneyland every year for my birthday. And at that time, I had a million followers, which back then a million followers was a huge deal.

So what happened was a lot of people were staring. But once one person comes up to you and ask for a photo and you do it, then everyone else feels comfortable. And then the floodgates open and they start to come. And I have never gotten that swarmed. Even to this day, I've never gotten that swarmed by people. And I was shocked because there's this disconnect. You don't think it's real life.

So what happened was a lot of people were staring. But once one person comes up to you and ask for a photo and you do it, then everyone else feels comfortable. And then the floodgates open and they start to come. And I have never gotten that swarmed. Even to this day, I've never gotten that swarmed by people. And I was shocked because there's this disconnect. You don't think it's real life.

You don't you don't compute that. Oh, yeah. These are all actual people that are watching these videos. And when you see it come at you in real life, it's it's very it's a lot. I mean, I was just a little finer. It was a huge shock when I hit one hundred thousand.

You don't you don't compute that. Oh, yeah. These are all actual people that are watching these videos. And when you see it come at you in real life, it's it's very it's a lot. I mean, I was just a little finer. It was a huge shock when I hit one hundred thousand.

Yeah, I mean, I just literally couldn't even walk around Toronto anymore. Like, I could not get from point A to point B without getting mobbed, like, constantly. Like, before, if I go to an Indian restaurant or store, if I go to the Gurdwara, the temple, then I would get recognized. But now, everywhere I would go, it was, oh, this is another level. I went to the Drake concert.

Yeah, I mean, I just literally couldn't even walk around Toronto anymore. Like, I could not get from point A to point B without getting mobbed, like, constantly. Like, before, if I go to an Indian restaurant or store, if I go to the Gurdwara, the temple, then I would get recognized. But now, everywhere I would go, it was, oh, this is another level. I went to the Drake concert.

And I was just getting, I could not move. Even the security was like, yo, who is this guy? Shouldn't he have security? Like what's going on? I couldn't go out into the main area. Like just hordes of people trying to get a selfie. People just lining up. I wasn't making crazy money. I'm still sitting in like the nosebleed section. Even the meaning at that time of celebrity had changed.

And I was just getting, I could not move. Even the security was like, yo, who is this guy? Shouldn't he have security? Like what's going on? I couldn't go out into the main area. Like just hordes of people trying to get a selfie. People just lining up. I wasn't making crazy money. I'm still sitting in like the nosebleed section. Even the meaning at that time of celebrity had changed.

Influencers were now a thing. Like people wanted...

Influencers were now a thing. Like people wanted...

selfies from you know content creators even i was like why why i'm not even like i'm not i'm not brad pitt like what the hell i'm not freaking ryan gossling i didn't have a movie come out i was so confused before i was just only recognized by like you know fellow brown folk people were like oh i love your youtube and then all of a sudden it started changing like i love your vines i think it really took me to another level you know you had this specific audience of your community but then you suddenly had this platform where you could reach everyone in the world but without really changing what you were making

selfies from you know content creators even i was like why why i'm not even like i'm not i'm not brad pitt like what the hell i'm not freaking ryan gossling i didn't have a movie come out i was so confused before i was just only recognized by like you know fellow brown folk people were like oh i love your youtube and then all of a sudden it started changing like i love your vines i think it really took me to another level you know you had this specific audience of your community but then you suddenly had this platform where you could reach everyone in the world but without really changing what you were making