Matt

Ladies, sex before marriage is ruining your life. These videos got, like, actually kind of a lot of views for a while. But if you were there at the time, you would remember... that it was basically just because everyone was clowning on this lady. Like, I don't think she ever accrued much of a serious audience.

Ladies, sex before marriage is ruining your life. These videos got, like, actually kind of a lot of views for a while. But if you were there at the time, you would remember... that it was basically just because everyone was clowning on this lady. Like, I don't think she ever accrued much of a serious audience.

And when she was getting the most views was basically when people were turning all of her videos into memes. Because like you said, Moira, it's so self-serious. It's hard to see her as someone you would like genuinely enjoy watching and consuming content from, even if you are actually a conservative.

And when she was getting the most views was basically when people were turning all of her videos into memes. Because like you said, Moira, it's so self-serious. It's hard to see her as someone you would like genuinely enjoy watching and consuming content from, even if you are actually a conservative.

Right. And part of why I followed Classically Abby from afar for so long was that her views steadily declined to virtually nothing by the end of 2024, which is when a few months ago she retired from YouTube. She was like, I'm done. Yeah. She was only getting a couple thousand views a video.

Right. And part of why I followed Classically Abby from afar for so long was that her views steadily declined to virtually nothing by the end of 2024, which is when a few months ago she retired from YouTube. She was like, I'm done. Yeah. She was only getting a couple thousand views a video.

And in that video where she retires, she talks about how she's become a mother and she wants to focus on that. And obviously, that's a completely valid reason. First of all, you don't need a valid reason to stop posting on YouTube. In fact, we should all probably stop posting on YouTube. So good for her. But it's way easier to leave something when it isn't really much of a thing at all.

And in that video where she retires, she talks about how she's become a mother and she wants to focus on that. And obviously, that's a completely valid reason. First of all, you don't need a valid reason to stop posting on YouTube. In fact, we should all probably stop posting on YouTube. So good for her. But it's way easier to leave something when it isn't really much of a thing at all.

And it was clear by the end, if at any point, that she was not really making much money.

And it was clear by the end, if at any point, that she was not really making much money.

Oh my God. I can really see it. The eyebrows. I will say this. Last night when I was getting ready to record today, I was watching some of her videos. And to do that faster, I was listening to them in two times speed. And when you listen to her in two times speed, she acts like her brother. Can I show an example?

Oh my God. I can really see it. The eyebrows. I will say this. Last night when I was getting ready to record today, I was watching some of her videos. And to do that faster, I was listening to them in two times speed. And when you listen to her in two times speed, she acts like her brother. Can I show an example?

Oh, yeah, that's him. That's him. All right. You know, there's Ben. There's Ben.

Oh, yeah, that's him. That's him. All right. You know, there's Ben. There's Ben.

Yeah. People were pretty gross about her.

Yeah. People were pretty gross about her.

I just remember seeing classically Abby's views dwindle. And the very naive conclusion that I came to was like, you know, the internet and social media is just full of young progressive people. And there just isn't room for a right-wing influencer like her to because nobody wants to hear this shit about dressing modestly.

I just remember seeing classically Abby's views dwindle. And the very naive conclusion that I came to was like, you know, the internet and social media is just full of young progressive people. And there just isn't room for a right-wing influencer like her to because nobody wants to hear this shit about dressing modestly.

And I think I was right that mostly nobody wants to hear this shit about dressing modestly. But I was very, very wrong about the young internet not having room for right wing influencers. Obviously, now the biggest influencers on social media helped Trump get elected. But it's just, it's not a Phyllis Schlafly type. They're not anti-sex. And the thing is, a lot of them are grifters now.

And I think I was right that mostly nobody wants to hear this shit about dressing modestly. But I was very, very wrong about the young internet not having room for right wing influencers. Obviously, now the biggest influencers on social media helped Trump get elected. But it's just, it's not a Phyllis Schlafly type. They're not anti-sex. And the thing is, a lot of them are grifters now.