Justine Bateman

Oh. Well, you know, I'm a filmmaker, and so I get curious about particular pieces of work that people are posting online. Because when you post online, you are distributing it internationally. So there's a crying genre that has been posted online for about six years or so. So after the election, I noticed there it is again.

And I thought, wow, you either were crying really hard and the thought entered your mind that, you know, I got to get my phone, I've got to record this. And then you edited it and then you posted it. Or you thought maybe what I do next on my account is not an unboxing video, but a crying video. And then you set the camera up and then one way or the other, this is how you set it up.

And I thought, wow, you either were crying really hard and the thought entered your mind that, you know, I got to get my phone, I've got to record this. And then you edited it and then you posted it. Or you thought maybe what I do next on my account is not an unboxing video, but a crying video. And then you set the camera up and then one way or the other, this is how you set it up.

And then I thought, you know, we're many, many years into the creator economy. And yet the videos still look, still have poor production value. So I thought, well, why don't I just... talk about the production value of these videos. And yeah, it's a social media video critique. And over on my Substack, I've done over like 125 now, I guess. So they're all indexed over there.

And then I thought, you know, we're many, many years into the creator economy. And yet the videos still look, still have poor production value. So I thought, well, why don't I just... talk about the production value of these videos. And yeah, it's a social media video critique. And over on my Substack, I've done over like 125 now, I guess. So they're all indexed over there.

If there's one that you loved and you want to show a friend and you can't find it, go to that index and you can find it.

If there's one that you loved and you want to show a friend and you can't find it, go to that index and you can find it.

Satire. I mean, yeah, if you know how to read satire, then it's for you. It's for you.

Satire. I mean, yeah, if you know how to read satire, then it's for you. It's for you.

You know, society, there's been a pressing down on society for acutely the last four years. And I first noticed it start like eight years ago, where people aren't allowed to say anything. I know you've spoken about this a lot, but people weren't permitted to say anything about They weren't, and there was very little innovation.

You know, society, there's been a pressing down on society for acutely the last four years. And I first noticed it start like eight years ago, where people aren't allowed to say anything. I know you've spoken about this a lot, but people weren't permitted to say anything about They weren't, and there was very little innovation.

I mean, you know, someone like Elon Musk got a few things out there, you know, it was kind of a miracle. But a lot of things just, when you look at the culture, when you look at every era, every decade in the 20th century, you see new things came up, the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, the 80s, the 90s. And around, I don't know, 2004, 2005, it just kind of sort of stopped. You know, tech was center stage.

I mean, you know, someone like Elon Musk got a few things out there, you know, it was kind of a miracle. But a lot of things just, when you look at the culture, when you look at every era, every decade in the 20th century, you see new things came up, the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, the 80s, the 90s. And around, I don't know, 2004, 2005, it just kind of sort of stopped. You know, tech was center stage.

It's been center stage for way too long. And the Internet kind of flattened time, too. And we just and then you have this this mob mentality momentum, which allowed this cancel culture that's done now. Thank God. And you had not much new things emerge during that time. And one of the things that was tamped down was satire and comedy.

It's been center stage for way too long. And the Internet kind of flattened time, too. And we just and then you have this this mob mentality momentum, which allowed this cancel culture that's done now. Thank God. And you had not much new things emerge during that time. And one of the things that was tamped down was satire and comedy.

And when you tamp down something like that, you know, society is a balance. It's like any sort of area in nature. Everything that's in that area is, is important. And you find out the hard way that something was important when you eliminate it.

And when you tamp down something like that, you know, society is a balance. It's like any sort of area in nature. Everything that's in that area is, is important. And you find out the hard way that something was important when you eliminate it.

Like if you eliminate a certain insect area, then you have a vine that's growing out of control and choking the trees because that vine was primary food source for the, for the insect. And so satire and comedy are like that. They sort of hedge in, they hem in rather a society of, And that was not around.

Like if you eliminate a certain insect area, then you have a vine that's growing out of control and choking the trees because that vine was primary food source for the, for the insect. And so satire and comedy are like that. They sort of hedge in, they hem in rather a society of, And that was not around.

So there's many other things that were missing that made our society kind of go like berserker for a little while there. But I think people are hungry for it because they realize it's a necessary nutrient of society, hungry for satire.