Matt RaglandNewsletter Guy, YouTuber, Proud Dad of 4 and BJJ Purple Belt

Cringe is the new cool

Name: Cringe is the new cool
Uploaded: 2024-04-23T16:15:01+00:00
Duration: 54 s
Channel: Matt Ragland
Description: In this reflective monologue, the speaker discusses the challenges faced by newcomers to content creation, especially the alienation and ridicule they…

23 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this reflective monologue, the speaker discusses the challenges faced by newcomers to content creation, especially the alienation and ridicule they may encounter from friends who view creating as an unconventional profession. He recounts personal anxiety about early gaming videos and the fear of being mocked if those were discovered. Citing influencers Greg Eisenberg and Jason Levin, he highlights the mantra that "cringe is the new cool," suggesting that feeling cringeworthy signals progress on the path to success. The speaker continuously evaluates the point at which monetary earnings or follower counts shift perception from "cringe" to "cool" in the eyes of skeptical peers, framing this transition as a key milestone for emerging creators.

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If you're starting to become a creator, like it's not a common profession, right? Like, so I'll sit around with my friends on weekends. The idea of being a creator is just so foreign to them. It's— I got a text from like an old friend. It's like, hey dude, nice podcast. Like when we launched this and it's like, those kinds of things are going to pop up. And if you can't handle the fact that other people are going to like make fun of you or roast you or joke about it, that's the very first step. I made gaming videos as a little kid, call it like middle school, early high school. If someone at school found out, that would have been like DEF CON 1. Like I— it would have been terrible. Like, I was so, so anxious about it. Greg Eisenberg, Jason Levin both say this all the time, like, cringe is the new cool. Like, if you're doing this and it's cringy, that's, you know, that you're on the track to do something well. I'm constantly looking for the point in which the dollar amount or the follower amount, like, at what point does it go from cringe to cool in the minds of these, like, skeptical friends or not friends, you know?