Her Audience Left Because Of This

Summary

The video script discusses a controversial incident involving a YouTuber named Carlynn Conar, who had been absent from her channel for a year. She returned with a video announcing her pregnancy, which resonated deeply with her audience, garnering 600,000 views. However, in a shocking twist, Carlynn revealed in a follow-up video that the pregnancy was a hoax, a prank designed to drive traffic to her Patreon account and generate income. This revelation was met with widespread outrage, as many viewers felt deceived and offended, particularly considering the sensitive nature of the topic. The script further explores the blurred line between entertainment and reality in content creation, the concept of parasocial relationships, and the ethical implications of monetizing audience trust. The video concludes with a critique of Carlynn's actions, suggesting that she should refund her Patreon supporters for exploiting their goodwill with a fabricated narrative.

Takeaways

• 🎥 The video discusses a YouTuber named Carolyn Conar who is known for her quirky sketch videos.
• 🤰 Carolyn made a video announcing her pregnancy after being absent from her channel for a year, which was received as authentic and raw by her audience.
• 📉 After gaining significant views and audience sympathy, Carolyn released another video titled 'I lost the baby', revealing the pregnancy was a prank to drive traffic to her Patreon.
• 💔 Many viewers found the prank offensive, especially considering the sensitive nature of faking a miscarriage.
• 💸 The primary motive behind the prank was to monetize her audience's sympathy and connection to drive Patreon subscriptions.
• 🤔 The video also touches on the blurred lines between entertainment and reality in content creation and the parasocial relationships formed between creators and viewers.
• 🚫 The creator defends the prank by discussing the abstract nature of online connections and the monetization of attention, but this is criticized as an excuse for exploiting her audience's trust.
• 😡 The video criticizes Carolyn's actions as manipulative and unsympathetic to the real struggles of young mothers and those who have experienced pregnancy loss.
• 🔄 The script highlights the disconnect between the creator's intentions and the audience's emotional investment in the content.
• 📉 The video ends with a call for Carolyn to refund Patreon subscribers who were misled by the fake pregnancy narrative.
• 🔄 The discussion brings up the broader implications of content creators' responsibilities and the ethical considerations of their actions.

Q & A

What is the main topic discussed in the video script?

The main topic discussed in the video script is the controversy surrounding a YouTuber named Carolyn Conar, who faked a pregnancy and then revealed it as a prank to drive traffic to her Patreon account.

What was the initial video by Carolyn Conar about?

The initial video by Carolyn Conar was titled 'I have an announcement', where she revealed to her audience that she was pregnant and in her third trimester.

How did the audience react to Carolyn Conar's pregnancy announcement?

The audience reacted positively to Carolyn Conar's pregnancy announcement, with many people feeling that the video was authentic and raw, connecting with them on a deep level.

What was the title of the follow-up video where Carolyn Conar revealed the truth about her pregnancy?

The title of the follow-up video was 'I lost the baby', where she revealed that she was never pregnant and that it was all a prank.

What was the primary motivation behind Carolyn Conar's prank according to the script?

According to the script, the primary motivation behind Carolyn Conar's prank was to drive traffic to her Patreon account and make more money, as she had been absent from making content for a year and was likely running low on cash.

How did the audience respond to the revelation that Carolyn Conar's pregnancy was a prank?

The audience responded negatively to the revelation, with many people finding it offensive and unacceptable, as they felt lied to and manipulated.

What is the term used in the script to describe the relationship between content creators and their audience?

The term used in the script to describe the relationship between content creators and their audience is 'parasocial relationships'.

What does the script suggest about the impact of the prank on the audience's trust?

The script suggests that the prank has a negative impact on the audience's trust, as it involved lying about a sensitive topic and monetarily benefiting from it.

What is the opinion of the speaker in the script regarding Carolyn Conar's prank?

The speaker in the script believes that Carolyn Conar's prank was not only in poor taste and offensive but also executed poorly as a joke, and that she should refund the money to her Patreon supporters.

What is the speaker's view on the use of sensitive topics for pranks in the script?

The speaker's view is that using sensitive topics for pranks is not okay, even if it's done with good intentions, because it can still attract views through sympathy and potentially exploit the audience's emotions.

What does the script imply about the role of authenticity in content creation?

The script implies that authenticity in content creation is important, as the audience connects with content that feels real and personal, and a breach of that authenticity, such as a fake pregnancy, can damage the creator's credibility and relationship with the audience.

Outlines

00:00

🎥 YouTuber's Controversial Pregnancy Prank

The script discusses a YouTuber named Carolyn Conar, who gained popularity for her quirky sketch videos. She had been absent from her channel for a year and then returned with a video announcing her pregnancy, which resonated deeply with her audience, garnering 600,000 views. However, in a subsequent video titled 'I lost the baby,' she revealed it was all a prank to drive traffic to her Patreon account and make money. This revelation was met with outrage and disappointment from viewers who felt betrayed and offended by the deception, especially given the sensitive nature of the topic.

05:00

🤔 The Ethics of Content Creation and Audience Manipulation

This paragraph delves into the uncomfortable realities of parasocial relationships between content creators and their audiences. It criticizes the YouTuber for exploiting her audience's empathy and connection to her by faking a pregnancy and then a miscarriage, all as a scheme to monetize through Patreon. The script argues that while creators may feel disconnected from their audience, the impact they have on viewers is very real, and exploiting that for financial gain is unethical. It also touches on the creator's attempt to justify her actions by discussing the nature of online relationships and the blurred lines between entertainment and reality, which the script finds to be an inadequate defense for her manipulative actions.

Keywords

💡YouTuber

A YouTuber refers to an individual who creates and shares content on the video-sharing platform YouTube. In the video script, the term is used to describe the main subject, Carolyn Conar, who gained popularity through her sketch videos and has a significant following on the platform.

💡Prank

A prank is a mischievous act or joke played on someone for amusement. In the context of the video, the term is central to the narrative as it discusses how Carolyn Conar tricked her audience by faking a pregnancy and then revealing it was a prank to drive traffic to her Patreon account.

💡Patreon

Patreon is a platform where creators can receive financial support from their audience through monthly subscriptions. The script mentions Patreon as the platform Carolyn used to monetarily benefit from her fake pregnancy prank, which is a point of contention in the video's critique.

💡Authenticity

Authenticity refers to the quality of being genuine or real. The script discusses how Carolyn's initial video was perceived as authentic and raw, leading to a deep connection with her audience, which contrasts sharply with the revelation that it was all a prank.

💡Miscarriage

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week. In the video, the term is used in the title of Carolyn's second video, 'I lost the baby,' which implies a tragic event that was later revealed to be part of a prank, causing offense to many viewers.

💡Parasocial Relationships

Parasocial relationships describe one-sided relationships where fans feel a connection to media figures, even though the figures are not aware of their individual fans. The script touches on this concept, explaining how viewers can become attached to content creators and the implications of such relationships.

💡Content Creator

A content creator is someone who generates various forms of content, such as videos, articles, or social media posts. The term is used throughout the script to refer to both Carolyn Conar and the speaker, who are both involved in creating content for their audiences on YouTube.

💡Monetarily Valuable

Monetarily valuable means having worth in terms of money. The script uses this term to criticize Carolyn for exploiting her audience's emotional connection to her for financial gain through Patreon subscriptions based on a false narrative.

💡Ethics

Ethics refers to moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior. The video script questions the ethics of Carolyn's actions, particularly the morality of faking a sensitive event like a pregnancy and miscarriage for personal gain.

💡Backfire

To backfire means for an action to have an opposite effect to what was intended, often causing unintended negative consequences. The script suggests that Carolyn's prank backfired, as it led to a backlash from her audience who felt deceived and offended.

Highlights

The YouTuber Carlyn Conar gained popularity through sketch videos on quirky topics, amassing a million subscribers.

After a year of absence, Carlyn returned with a video announcing her pregnancy, which was authentic and resonated deeply with viewers.

The pregnancy announcement video received 600,000 views and many comments expressing emotional support and connection.

Nine days later, Carlyn released a video titled 'I lost the baby,' revealing it was a prank to drive traffic to her Patreon account.

Many viewers found the prank offensive, equating it to making light of a miscarriage and exploiting sensitive issues for financial gain.

The video's narrative was criticized for being a cash grab, with Carlyn having been absent from content creation and potentially low on funds.

The speaker argues that making a prank about sensitive topics is problematic, especially when it's used to manipulate viewers for financial benefit.

Carlyn's video 'I lost the baby' is accused of implying a miscarriage to generate clicks and views.

The speaker suggests that Carlyn's actions were not just a prank but a calculated move to exploit her audience's trust and emotions.

Carlyn's video discusses the blurred line between entertainment and reality, and the nature of parasocial relationships.

The speaker challenges Carlyn's justification for her actions, highlighting the discomfort of monetizing a false narrative.

The video attempts to address the negative feedback by discussing the nature of content creator and audience dynamics.

Carlyn's narrative is criticized for being a diversion from the main issue, which is the exploitation of a fake pregnancy for financial gain.

The speaker calls out Carlyn for monetarily benefiting from a manipulative lie and suggests she should refund her Patreon supporters.

The video concludes by the speaker expressing their disapproval of Carlyn's actions, calling them 'shitty' and 'broke behavior'.

Carlyn announces her return to YouTube, intending to share her experiences and reasons for her absence.

The speaker emphasizes the importance of honesty and integrity in content creation, especially when dealing with sensitive topics.

Transcripts

this website says it's going to take me

10 months to hit 500k I think that's

whack let's do it way before that so

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and while you're down there follow my

Twitter and Instagram links are down

below

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thanks sming in the

backy okay so there's this YouTuber

named carollyn conar and she made a

video 3 weeks ago saying I have an

announcement now if you don't know who

this person is they got popular posting

sketch videos where they do like these'

7s retro Style music videos about random

quirky topics like the STD song the

depression song how to be a feminist

mother stripper magician and you know

some of these videos were funny they're

kind of ironic whatever they've got

their own aesthetic their artsy fartsy

it's gathered her a pretty big audience

of a million subscribers on YouTube

while she'd been absent from her channel

for about a year returned with a video

like I mentioned called I have an

announcement 3 weeks ago where she

announced to her audience who hadn't

seen her in a year that she was pregnant

and she was in her third trimester I'm

currently in my second trimester and let

me tell you something being pregnant is

exactly what they say it is it's pretty

awful it's very overwhelming to be 20

and Pregnant cuz I'm around other

20-year-olds that are like I don't even

know what I'm like doing right now like

I don't even know who I am or what I

want in life and I'm just like that

sounds tough this was a 5-minute video

that garnered 600,000 views a lot of

people felt like the video was super

authentic real raw and connected with

them on a pretty deep level I mean read

some of the comments on this video there

there people like kind of almost crying

in the form of text saying how much

Caroline's videos have been like nice

for them during rough times and how

everything's going to be okay mother

giving out free therapy in the YouTube

comment section I mean it's crazy and

these people are so well-meaning and

genuine but the person who made the

video Caroline as we'll see is uh not

because N9 days ago she made a video

called I lost the baby a nearly 4-minute

video where she basically spits in the

face of her audience and then slaps them

across the face saying [ __ ] you idiots I

was never pregnant that was a big prank

just to push traffic to my Pat on

account and make some more money a lot

of people have been making comments

saying that what she did was super

offensive faking a miscarriage is not

okay you know people have lost their

children and babies and for you to just

lie about something like that and joke

about it is just unacceptable and it's

super offensive and if that's how you

feel fair enough I'm not going to

challenge you on that especially if

that's something you've experienced but

in my opinion I think one of the

shadiest parts about this is the fact

that the reason she did it wasn't just

to be a prank or wasn't something of

Good Intentions that you could give her

the benefit of the doubt for it was

literally because she was absent from

making content for a year probably was

running low on cash because she just

wasn't making videos comes back with

this pregnancy announcement gets her big

views and this was all a [ __ ] cash

grab for her patreon it's one thing to

make a prank about a sensitive topic

involving death or something like that

which I'm not even saying I would fully

support I think that there's still like

a lot of reasons why that's not okay

because even if you say like oh I lost

my friend in a car crash and it's a

prank well you're still going to get a

lot of views on that video because

people are sympathetic and they want to

be nice to you but specifically in this

situation the fact that she did this to

just drive traffic to her [ __ ]

patreon to get money from well-meaning

people it's just so scummy but yeah

let's talk about it all right so we're

going to take a look at her video called

I lost the baby where she explains how

she was never pregnant and in the title

itself she's implying that she had a

miscarriage right because if she does a

video titled I'm pregnant and the next

video is I lost the baby what do you

imply in your audience that the baby

died right I mean that's the implication

so they're going to click on it and

they're going to be like what the hell

happened they're going to watch it and

all for you to say yeah I was never

pregnant get [ __ ] trolled

[Music]

okay guys I lost the baby and I don't

know exactly where I put it it it has to

be around here somewhere okay so some of

you guys are probably

wondering no I am not pregnant and I'm

sure some of you are shocked I'm sure

some of you are not surprised at all I'm

sure some of you don't care but some of

you might be

asking when you're a content creator the

line between entertainment and reality

is very blurred your audience will

become very attached to an abstraction

of yourself and the odd thing is that

this connection can become very

personally meaningful to the

viewers what all right so before she

goes on a rant about why parasocial

relationships are bad and why audiences

shouldn't idealize any content creators

I don't think that has anything to do

with you being a piece of [ __ ] for

pedaling a patreon off the backs of a

fake Narrative of you having a

miscarriage audience es do connect with

an abstraction right like if something

doesn't exist they can still get

connected to it like if you're playing a

character and they relate to the

character that could cause problems like

if you no longer want to play that

character and just be yourself people

might stop watching but I think you're

going to have a very hard time

convincing people that that has anything

to do with the fact that you literally

used a fake pregnancy to practically

ebeg while it's not being personally

meaningful to the Creator itself your

attention is monetarily valuable to me

and unless you have some narcissistic

Tendencies which a lot of us do the

experience of having a parasocial

relationship with your audience can be

very uncomfortable I'll give you an

example when I was 15 and I first

started making content I had a lot of

people threatened every day and if you

could imagine this was not fun and the

problem with this beyond the obvious is

that there's no meaningful way to

respond to this interaction the offender

has anonymity and in some way so do I

holy ausc take it to a publisher dude if

I wanted an anime backstory I'd watch

Naruto I'm not here to hear your

upbringing and how you know you started

to be a content creator and how it was

hard at the beginning but then you

became more used to it this has

literally nothing to do with what we're

talking about this is unnecessary filler

to divert attention away from what we're

actually supposed to be talking about

the title cart that she used going into

this segment was quote why would you lie

about the pregnancy and she's talking

about how like parasocial relationships

are bad and the content creator audience

relationship has a lot of inherent flaws

here I'll give you one inherent flaw the

fact that you felt so comfortable

literally pedling a patreon to

well-meaning viewers who wanted to help

someone who got pregnant young I'm not

treating them like a real person they're

not treating me like a real person

you're not real and I'm not real and

none of this is real oh my god dude like

the Reddit tier nihilism like oh what I

say has no impact what I say doesn't

matter what you say doesn't matter this

is all digital metaverse it's always the

people who drastically screw up who does

to bring up questions like man what does

it all matter for why are we even here

what's the meaning of life of course

Very fundamental questions like these

only get asks after Tides turn against

you effect that we have on each other is

still very real I come on the I come

nope I am hold on I will present myself

on the internet because I want to

desperately be seen and to connect to

other people and a lot of you come on

the internet no a lot of you will engage

on the internet because

you want to be seen and because you

desperately want to connect to someone I

lied about being pregnant as a joke and

the joke is not that pregnancy under

strenuous circumstances is funny the

joke is not that the audience was

gullible enough to believe that I was

pregnant the joke is you connected to

something that wasn't real okay great

not only is that not funny and it's not

not funny because it's offensive or

something like that it just was a [ __ ]

executed joke I feel like the more

controversial a joke is by nature the

more you have to make sure it's actually

funny or else it just seems like the

risk reward on that is horrible but

forget that for a second the actual

manifestation of people connecting with

something that wasn't real was real you

did really get money from patreon it's

not that the joke fell flat to a crowd

of sighing audiences and people on their

phones that would be fine that would

have just been offensive and I guess

that's like whatever but you ultimately

literally monetarily benefited off of

this lie like a manipulative lie so if

you want take the L for making a bad

joke that's fine but you should also do

something right and actually refund

people their money here and I have

become something that isn't real we all

come here to find this connection over

and over again and we don't really find

it until now when you subscribe to my

patreon oh yeah that's [ __ ] right

this entire stunt has been an advertis

ment for my patreon yeah we know that's

why in every other conceivable timeline

where you didn't get lucky off of

YouTube you'd have my number one

Chick-fil-A meal ready I want waffle

fries and a Dr Pepper dude like this is

just such broke Behavior oh my God just

it's kind of just cringy for that reason

alone I mean the whole like Brokey

aesthetic is just disgusting to me oh

please do my patreon like oh begging

with your hands out dude doesn't make

content for an entire year runs out of

money because she's just bad with

finances and then comes back to YouTube

with this stupid stunt to promote her

patreon you should be at a call center

right now like spam my phone telling me

that there's like student loan

forgiveness that you can get me in on

and like in order to get it I have to

give you my card details I'm also

announcing that I'm coming back to

YouTube listen I wanted to come back to

YouTube and explain to everyone why I

had been gone and what had happened to

me in that time that made me want to

come back some of you in my audience are

pretty weird and I don't blame any of

you you know you can't help being weird

but I didn't think that it would be

healthy for me to expose myself like

that to all of you and that's why I

decided to keep a lot of my more

sensitive information behind the pay

wall where I would hope some of the

audience would be more intentional with

how they interact with me because now it

costs money to do so guys I'm back I'm

back and I'm back to making YouTube

content yeah so in conclusion this was

pretty shitty she is kind of bad

she got