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An Interesting Wonder about H3H3, George Miller, and the Origin of Vape Nation.

So this is gonna be a long story, but I wanna talk about it. It involves the Baited Podcast, Anything4Views, Joji, and of course, H3H3 Productions, and the creation of Vapenation. It’s a long story, so there’ll be a cutoff. Disclaimer btw, I’m not trying to stir shit up amongst fandoms, I just find it a very interesting topic of discussion.

If you’ve never watched the Baited Podcast, I’ll explain it simply. It is a podcast where Keemstar, ColossalisCrazy (eggs on toast guy), and Chad get together, and talk about what’s going on in the Youtube community. Because Keemstar and Colossal have vastly different personalities, they will argue, and Chad will be the median/moderator of the debate. This Baited episode in particular, was centered around the time that Ethan was under criticism for releasing a mobile game after a break in videos and claiming to be depressed (he was depressed, but the timing was terrible on Ethan’s part). During the podcast (deleted originally because the art got it demonetized and age restricted), Chad says the following,  “Ethan, stop stealing your jokes.” Keemstar then follows up with, “Oh, you mean the Vapenation meme.”  They go on to discuss that they don’t want to talk about who it is, but that it was indeed stolen from someone they all know. 

Later that day, I’m watching Colossal’s Twitch stream, and Keemstar joins the chat. During that stream, they’re talking about how the podcast was good, but a donator asks to know who stole the VapeNation meme from, and in the chat it is revealed by Keemstar that it was George. (This link shows the livestream but not the chat, I’m sorry). 

At first, I was very very skeptical about the idea, because at the time there wasn’t a lot known about George and Chad’s relationship. It felt very friend-by-proxy with Max at best, that is, until Chad started talking a bit more about his relationship with George on Cold Ones. George showed Chad how to boost himself, even at a time where Chad wasn’t really sure if he wanted to be a Youtuber, and gifted him the name Anything4Views. Now that I can see that they did have a decent enough bond, I don’t doubt that they probably talked about video ideas casually or talked about other Youtubers who they were friends with. 

But this brings us back to Ethan and Hila and their relationship with George. They have a pretty good relationship it appears. He promoted them when they were still small creators. Hila made him a Pink Guy doll. They tried to go to his show at Rolling Loud. Overall, they’re pretty supportive. However, if the claim that Chad had made is true, it makes me wonder how George really felt about it. 

It’s not uncommon for Youtubers to swing around video ideas with each other. Max and George talked about the concept for vomit cake on twitter casually though privately, George pointing out how Max at the time got a good amount of views/recognition from vomiting. It should be noted, because George was careful in what he uploaded to his very niche audience. Filthy Frank was a very character oriented channel, and while memes are memes and unpredictable, I can’t see how Vape Nation would’ve worked with any of the filthy frank characters. Ethan portrays himself as silly but overall kind with a bit of an aloof edge, while Filthy Frank/Fake Frank was always pushing the limits of edginess. 

This probably isn’t important now since George has retired Filthy Frank, but it does raise the questions about what happens when ideas are shared. On a platform like Youtube, where creators scrape the barrel for something original, is taking an idea like that stealing? How many other immensely popular videos are out there that were inspired by friends of these creators? And do they see that as stealing or as utilizing an idea that doesn’t have purpose for the platform? 

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cocoon - shitty colossaliscrazy imagine

song of inspiration: cocoon by catfish and the bottlemen (honestly, this is one of my favourite songs, and makes me tear up sometimes lmao). requested by @moonsanctuar.

whirling in endless cirlces, my drunk mind couldn’t comprehend how to soothe the gaping void in my head. after i had managed to pick myself up, i dragged myself towards the window, opening the curtains to expose the twinkling satelites in the sky, glowing brightly. my mouth agape, all i could do was stare at how inexplicably beautiful the dreamy ink-spilled sky was, with the shining speckles that lit it up radiantly. without realising, oliver had snuck into my room silently, without my realising. my head turned to quickly towards him, as he looked at me sorrowfully without the gleam in his eyes. almost without realising, oliver’s arms cocoooned around my shoulders, as i tried my best not to sob in his arms as he picked me up and gently placed me onto my cosy cavern of a bed, as i shuffled under my cosy enclosed duvet. he came under the covers with me, as i smelt the heavy scent of vodka on myself, and hugged me tightly towards his warm chest. pressed right up against him, i could feel his heart flutter briskly, and his breathing as he muttered sweet nothings against my soft, fluffy hair. after a while, he began to rock me back and forth as i could feel almost blistering tears roll down my cheeks, and he got up only to come back with a hoard of comfortable blankets, which he throw my way. i let out a small giggle, as he turned on his laptop to binge watch i hate everything’s search for the worst series. all he said to me was, “i love you.”, and i knew that he didn’t have to say anything else, as he kissed my forehead lightly.

author’s note: i’m sorry this is short, but i really hope that this was good! anyway, i’m gonna write some preferences and i’ll see you all soon gang!