IN CONVERSATION: The New King of Vine - OBT
Vine is a weird medium, full of weird people. But not traditionally weird people, like, say, you’d find battling cards at a Magic: The Gathering table in your local comic book shop. No, instead Vine is full of shameless famewhores (like Brittany Furlan) who’re desperate to transcend 6 seconds of levity into something long lasting.
But there is another crowd on Vine, aside from the casual users. People with substantial followings that make videos without marketing and strategy at the forefronts of their minds. Their videos are usually less polished (i.e. shot on actual iPhones, not DSLRs) and far funnier than anything you’ll find on ‘mainstream Vine’ (I think I just shit blood from typing that.)
There is one user in particular who happens to fall at the top of that second category, above all the others, and his name is OBT.
If you use Vine–or if don’t use Vine–you’ve probably seen at least one of his videos before. His comedy can only be described as shitposting come to life — and it is beautiful.
This is my exchange with OBT.
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