i was almost on the worst influencer reality show

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  • @AerinMoriarty
    @AerinMoriarty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4026

    Producers are too scared to let Amanda be on their show, and I'm judging them for it.

    • @cassandral.5840
      @cassandral.5840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      They r scared of her reality tv info and chaos she loves. And im judging them for it because they KNOW she would be amazing......

    • @emmarosie7176
      @emmarosie7176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They probably didn’t want that cringe awkward karen energy on their show 😌

    • @SirChubbyBunny
      @SirChubbyBunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They weren't ready for her gremlin energy, and I'm also judging them for it.

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It would rapidly become the Amanda show, and they don't want their hosts embarrassed.

    • @Agmolly
      @Agmolly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@emmarosie7176 You shilling for the show? 😂

  • @Jojafox
    @Jojafox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +726

    Them naming Abe Lincoln, JFK and Meryl Streep as examples of personalities with great charisma just makes me worry that Meryl Streep is about to be publically assassinated ngl

    • @lamibonxd
      @lamibonxd ปีที่แล้ว +20

      keep an eye out

    • @janecampbell4662
      @janecampbell4662 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It was actually a threat

    • @montananerd8244
      @montananerd8244 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Also abe Lincoln wasn't really that charismatic. He was famously very depressed. I think the producers were thinking of bill and Ted's Lincoln...

    • @pamelam1101
      @pamelam1101 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@montananerd8244it's SO weird to name Abe Lincoln as an ideal personality with great charisma even if that wasn't true. Like this man died over 100 years ago? Doesn't mean he didn't show his personality through writing, records, or accounts of those close to him but like idk, weird.

  • @TurtleStormer
    @TurtleStormer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2503

    Your comments on being “a different type of attractive” are so relatable like there’s a difference between having a positive body image and thinking (incorrectly) that I fit the love island look

    • @frumtheground
      @frumtheground 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      True. And honestly if everyone was insta hot or whatever, then too many people would look the same. That would just be weird and kinda boring.

    • @ggundercover3681
      @ggundercover3681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @I'm So Tired I agree with liv Moore. also there is always someone who will think anything about you, including sexy. sexy itself is s subjective and some ppl are accidentally subjective. I think you're not giving yourself enough credit

    • @Blaze-qb9vt
      @Blaze-qb9vt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      RIGHT! There's a certain vibe I give off but it is NOT conventionally attractive/love island/'influencer' hot and that? That I have accepted and honestly appreciate, I love that I'm the weird kind of hot who looks oddly good in a thrifted outfit lmao. I think it'd be boring if I was like everyone else, tbh!

    • @Mary1337
      @Mary1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @I'm So Tired Thank you for the long message!
      I'm not hot. I'm not sexy. IF we use the chart "what those words usually mean to a lot of people".
      Of course I'm hot/sexy in my own ways though, it is subjective. I fall into the cute-category.
      I eventually grew out of it and I don't really ever think about it.
      "Eventually I'm going to grow old and my looks will go away." very wise of you.

    • @Ruinwyn
      @Ruinwyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @I'm So Tired I'm so tired of people going "we're dressing sexy for ourselves, not for other people ". Cool, are just interested in masturbation then or is your kink just to have others frustratingly drooling at you. The word sexy has the "sex" in it for a reason. When you dress sexy you try to express what type of partner you are looking for. You display what you like about you, so that you attract someone who likes those same features. I don't dress sexy for myself. I dress sexy for my husband, and the fact that he appreciates it does make me feel good. I don't and never have changed myself for him. Rather, what I like to display he likes, and vice versa, hence we started dating.
      Also, assuming that when people say they can't wear something, it's because it makes them feel ashamed is pretty reductive. Acknowledging what your body is like, doesn't mean you are ashamed of it.
      Years ago I commented to someone how much I hated that all jeans had become skinny, because I can't wear them because of my big calves. They felt the need to tell me, that they don't think there is any clothes that anyone should feel that they can't wear. I gave them a look and told them the problem wasn't that I was ashamed. The problem was that there was no way I could fit into them. I can't think of more apt example of making the mold flexible doesn't actually mean there isn't a mold.

  • @mathis3440
    @mathis3440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1245

    If they switched locations from Germany to Canada, then they likely had to switch the charity because Canada has a lot of laws about how much of a production’s profits goes back into the country.

    • @angelalovell5669
      @angelalovell5669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      BAHAHAHAHA noooo, none of those Canadian ethics - YUCK. I assume that's why Tana left :P

    • @nm541
      @nm541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Ah yes, because Tana is nothing if not ethical

    • @aswespeak165
      @aswespeak165 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angelalovell5669let’s be fr

  • @InsomniOwl_
    @InsomniOwl_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1284

    I smell a scam. Everyone already knows who and what influencers actually have influence. I looked at the website and was baffled by everything I read and saw. Shame on them.

    • @yennefer440
      @yennefer440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeah I agree sounds like a scam.

    • @jessicah4462
      @jessicah4462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. Screams scam to me. It’s kinda genius, imo. Appeal to the greed and narcissism of “influencers” to shill your scam for you and amplify it. Takes nothing to do zoom interviews to establish legitimacy, throw up a site/rules/pages. Everything is hidden on the monetary side, people supposedly in the contest know nothing about anything, no news coming out, new people added expanding the pool of marks. Way too many red flags, imo. They made it look legitimate just enough to protect themselves with whatever country they ran this out of, which is another huge red flag. Tbh, I would be completely sketched out by these people at this stage if they did contact me with any type of travel arrangements, could end up trafficked. They were doing interviews without contracts being signed…
      About 10 years ago we were going to be on a reality show. We were sent contracts and ndas for everyone to sign that we even mentioned in the process otherwise it ended the process. Every step of the way new paperwork and agreements. They cover their butts 7 ways from Sunday. It ended up not happening, which I’m kinda glad, but happy for the experience on how these things work. They were also very time sensitive about the contracts. If I mentioned someone in a call it was, “ok, sending you a nda and contract, get it signed in 3 business days or we end this relationship.” Like, daaaamn, ok, lol. Also, how would this work when this “production company” would have zero rights over any platforms content? There would have to be contracts stacked on contracts to show clips. No?
      Scam. Imagine the money they could raise from all these influencers followers buying votes…yikes.

    • @InsomniOwl_
      @InsomniOwl_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jessicah4462 Great comment! Completely agree. What show were you considering? Just being nosy 😄

    • @kristelneedtoknow3207
      @kristelneedtoknow3207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah I agree that this whole thing had a huge scam feel to it.

    • @vwts
      @vwts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And I haven’t really seen any company avoid Europe due to COVID or Monkeypox recently, they 100% changed the castle thing due to having no money lol

  • @AmandaTheJedi
    @AmandaTheJedi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    How could they not know that Amanda is ultimate influencer

  • @leea8706
    @leea8706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +857

    When you said dozen of shows, your patreon patrons started scrolling across the screen and I thought that it was the list of shows you’d applied to be on. I was really sat thinking that they had chosen some weird names for a reality show 😂

  • @docsmooth
    @docsmooth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +966

    For the influencers involved I hope something comes from being selected. Seems like a lot of work to make it onto this show just to never have it air and gain nothing from their involvement.

  • @lizb7271
    @lizb7271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    Their comments about charisma, presence and body language make me think that their idea of what a successful influencer is is very narrow. I don't think they understand that the influencers with the highest follower counts are the ones marketing to children and that adults care a lot more about the content than the charisma of the person delivering it. Like, a lot of the content I watch is just people in front of a camera talking about a subject.

    • @zeekthegeek4538
      @zeekthegeek4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Exactly, kids have the most free time and are easily influenced lol

    • @Tvd97
      @Tvd97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Completely agree. A majority of the creators I watch now basically sit in front of a camera and talk. When I primarily watched gaming content, it was more about who played well than anything else. Yeah, charisma probably still helps even then, but body language?? Does anyone talk about body language other than the "are they telling the truth" body language channels?

    • @lizb7271
      @lizb7271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Tvd97 One of the let's players I regularly watch, SkadiLP, once started a video by talking for 15 minutes about the origins of hieroglyphs and their relationship to later writing systems.
      I find body language to ultimately boil down to 'this is why neuroatypical people are bad and untrustworthy' and 'despite everything he just said being demonstrably false, I think he's competent and trustworthy because he maintained eye contact and has a firm handshake'. Body language on the whole doesn't actually tell us very much.

    • @Artifying
      @Artifying 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      When I think about the people who actually influence me on the internet, a lot of them are middle age. I doubt that was ever a consideration for these clowns.

    • @ebonyalexis32
      @ebonyalexis32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was looking for someone to say this !

  • @Maria_745
    @Maria_745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    It could've been a real compliment but to me "I love your intro" in an interview screams "I only watched your intro before the interview" lol

    • @cl5uo
      @cl5uo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      I bet he watched her most popular video with the goal of having something stick out that he could comment on, and stopped as soon as the intro played

    • @GivesMelissasABadName
      @GivesMelissasABadName 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This was exactly what I thought when I heard that too

  • @Karan-Aujla
    @Karan-Aujla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +506

    Swell has an unbelievably high amount of cool elder sister energy.

  • @WatsonandSherlock
    @WatsonandSherlock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    I am being hoarded. I am a collectible. I am someone else's problem. Reverse dragon energy yes.

  • @CreatingwithKaya
    @CreatingwithKaya ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Okay I am SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS. I've been debating talking publicly about my experience because I was *almost* on the show without having to do all the contest part you've outlined. I got an email from the producers being like DO YOU WANT IN?! SAY YES OR NO WE SHOOT IN A WEEK (paraphrasing obviously). My guess was someone dropped out last minute, and they needed a creator to jump in and I was a pick because I live near where they were shooting... they said it was because they loved my energy and positivity and all that but who knows. ANYWAYS after a TON of back and forth, emails and phone call, I ultimately declined after reading the contract and that was that. At the time, I couldn't find much information about it and always wondered what came of it.

    • @lexirysbar
      @lexirysbar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I need more details

    • @CreatingwithKaya
      @CreatingwithKaya 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@lexirysbar haha I *finally* decided to make a video on it, will be up tomorrow!

    • @pamelam1101
      @pamelam1101 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@CreatingwithKayawhat's the video called? Id love to watch it;

  • @Stimutaxx
    @Stimutaxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Knowing I’m a considered a collectible to anyone gives me personal joy :) thanks swell for being so awesome

    • @ekuu8918
      @ekuu8918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I was just thinking that lmao, it makes me feel so wanted

  • @oliviasmith9033
    @oliviasmith9033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +813

    I really thought you were gonna make it on the show lol, I never normally vote for this kind of stuff but I was so invested 😭 But yeah, adding late applicants and putting people in the wrong categories is shady as hell

    • @angelalovell5669
      @angelalovell5669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Not closing the application process on the announced date (or at all) is an epic scam sign. What concerns me is that if this gets made and broadcast, this kind of behaviour will become a lot more standard in an industry that is already disgustingly exploitative, bigoted and lacking in motivated diversity. The unfortunate thing is that we have to take what we can get to a certain degree - why does it feel like every major industry these days has zero consumer protection or ethical watchdogs?

  • @seatxbelt
    @seatxbelt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    I think a competition around being an influencer that donates to a mental health charity is like an oxymoron lol the influencer industry literally thrives on exploiting the insecurities of others

    • @isabellamorris7902
      @isabellamorris7902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I think it depends on the kind of influencer you are. "Influencer" covers video essayists and gaming content creators too.

    • @pop4843
      @pop4843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@isabellamorris7902 Yeah, but it's pretty clear that they aren't looking for those kinds of people. I could be wrong because I haven't checked the list, though. But it seems like a reality TV show would want the Tana Mongeaus, Jeffree Stars, and Jake Pauls of the influencer scene

    • @isabellamorris7902
      @isabellamorris7902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Spaceboy I didn't say that, and don't care

    • @Wandervenn
      @Wandervenn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@isabellamorris7902 I feel like that doesnt matter at all. How many gaming influencers need to take breaks for burnout eventually because they've been grinding without stop doing daily videos for years? That isnt a healthy mentality, but it's required ti stay on top ofnthe algorithms.

    • @isabellamorris7902
      @isabellamorris7902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Wandervenn Even if they DON'T have to work harder than "regular" influencers (and the crossover is pretty strong, especially with female gaming creators on TH-cam etc), then great! They can entertain people while working less. Good for them 😂

  • @milessolomon4864
    @milessolomon4864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Allowing an unapologetic and open critic on the show would have been funny as hell.

  • @rl0001
    @rl0001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    JFK and Abe Lincoln are the examples for charisma? LOL that was so random, I don't know maybe they should have chosen to list people more relevant to the context of the contest like other influencers or actors/pop artists that are of this century. (I'm leaving Meryl out of this because she's a timeless treasure)

    • @tangledupinblu
      @tangledupinblu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      literally....even if they chose more classic / older actors it wouldve made sense bc they work in the entertainment industry, and influencing is a weird offshoot of that....but politicians ??? i doubt anyone who is invested in the world of influencers actually understand the charisma of people who died long before they were born

    • @jadesolstice2692
      @jadesolstice2692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Maybe someone not assasinated?

    • @astroblast2325
      @astroblast2325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadesolstice2692 The curse of charisma is that those with the greatest charisma must be killed.

    • @thylionheart
      @thylionheart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      listing 2 assassinated presidents and then randomly adding in Meryl Streep was hilarious

    • @gaz9317
      @gaz9317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Jfk and lincoln are my favorite social media influencers😍

  • @MadMexi
    @MadMexi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    It sounds like they needed a lot more time to plan. It’s all pretty confusing and I don’t think the people in charge really knew what they were doing, with all the voting system changes. If it comes out I’d love to see what came if it. Maybe it’s actually gonna be fun to watch.

    • @angelalovell5669
      @angelalovell5669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I need to do some deep breathing 10+ times a day because of BS like this - no, we couldn't possibly fund well thought out concepts, diverse show runners, reality tv with a point or depicting anything other than braindead Love Island hotties... what the fuck would that look like? Good media? Not wasting money? The opposite of NEPOTISM? Saints preserve us from such horrible ideas!
      (it was decades of shitty decisions by middle aged white guys that led me here but it was Dumb amd Dumber destroying GoT so they could go make a Star Wohr - oh whoops - that pushed me over the edge - idiots)

  • @RoseRed08
    @RoseRed08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    This sounds EXACTLY like a scam thing I saw a few girls go through for Maxim to be a model on their cover

    • @kaylagray6191
      @kaylagray6191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah or on the cover of “inked magazine” it’s crazy what they put people through

  • @apersonouthere
    @apersonouthere 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    The charisma of two assassinated presidents & Meryl Streep 😭😭

  • @oblivivian
    @oblivivian 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    a year later and they are private on Instagram and no show.. hmm...

  • @Tvd97
    @Tvd97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    It's honestly so shady that they didn't disclose the number people actually paid for considering they used that as an angle to appeal for votes. I regularly purchase video games from Humblebundle because of the charity angle, and they constantly update the amount donated. I'd be so disappointed if I voted, thinking I was helping a creator I like, plus a charity, just to find out hardly anything was donated at all. If any.

  • @Keshlynne
    @Keshlynne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    If you never signed an NDA, then you should very much be in the clear to say whatever you want.

    • @sarasthoughts
      @sarasthoughts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is tricky. When sending in the application there could be something in the fine print that forbids from talking about the whole process.

    • @vyabillie4415
      @vyabillie4415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      P pml

    • @iwakeupandboomimarat
      @iwakeupandboomimarat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@sarasthoughts she did say she got legal advice on this tbf, so im assuming she has read the fine print and they (stupidly) didnt include anything ab that specific topic

  • @jtlovescodelyoko
    @jtlovescodelyoko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    "They have charisma like you'll expect out of JFK, Aberham Lincoin?
    Like the Animated "Clone High" Versions of JFK & Aberham Lincoin" or the real life versions?
    This is 100% a scam

    • @bookshelfhoney
      @bookshelfhoney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      "For suppa, I er, ah, wanna party plattah!!!" - J.F.K.

    • @starranderson5
      @starranderson5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And it's funny because they seriously meant it ain't nobody (meaning me) wanna be compared to Abraham Lincoln.

    • @jtlovescodelyoko
      @jtlovescodelyoko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@bookshelfhoney Nothing bad erva happens to the kennedys

  • @MoonspeakWitch
    @MoonspeakWitch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I was in the Inked Magazine Cover Girl contest earlier this year, and the voting system was essentially the same as what you're describing here, with only a portion of the proceeds from paid votes given to charity. It was so sketchy, it's disheartening to see this voting model/system used so widely online 😮‍💨

  • @Sneakyonfoota
    @Sneakyonfoota 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    sounds exactly like scam I heard about involving chefs, being told you were in first place or very close to first was a big part of encouraging people to buy more votes.

  • @sarahuhlich6833
    @sarahuhlich6833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I like the term “garnered” in this context. It makes me feel special, like a rare Beanie Baby in the ‘90s lol

  • @ElliPando
    @ElliPando 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Amanda needs to be on TV!!! The way she presented herself on the Dr. Phil show was pure gold!

  • @the_newt_nest
    @the_newt_nest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    "It's either a scam or it's run by fools." Definitely both. There's definitely going to be some unpaid travel reimbursements and fees involved for anyone who made it. Maybe that's why they liked the chick with 20k followers.

  • @yeahyeahd
    @yeahyeahd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    it's why i think Big Brother and Survivor got so huge. the drama of course is the most interesting part to many, but it's usually a diverse set of people from different backgrounds, ages, and experiences stuck in one house for the summer. it's interesting to stick so many different personality types together, it's fun to watch that unfold. there's a cast member for everyone, and in the years that i was still watching BB i never looked at a cast and went 'okay i would never get along with any of these people' the way i do some other reality shows. casting the same types of people is a detriment imo, and i think a lot of people are going to have a hard time relating to some people on this show if they have done so.

    • @despicablepenguin
      @despicablepenguin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok maybe it's because you haven't watched BB recently but BB is not diverse, especially with how they cast now. They literally took all the interesting things off of BB to standardize it. BB has always had very attractive people for the most part (like same attractiveness, Hollywood attractiveness) which was fine because they had interesting people. I especially liked when they chose older people, especially older people from different backgrounds that were like the craziest people but now everyone in their recent casts are so boring. I have no idea why but they're usually 20 something's who have no personality whatsoever and are very Hollywood/influencer attractive (yk tv attractive. At least for the most part) which kind of leads into the boring part. If all their faces blend together when I look at the cast, even when I've watched the season, I say it's a bad cast. I did drop BB at 20? I think because everyone just felt samesys which defeated the point of Big Brother but I have picked it up again on the most recent season, 24 and so far the only interesting person is Taylor because she's a Ms Columbia USA/paegent queen and the nicest human being you'll ever meet, which tbh is a detriment to her game and then Paloma since she was the ultimate villain although she left because of mental health reasons (and she wasn't very nice on the show. When you say you would be friends with these people, I'm the opposite. I wouldn't be friends with a lot of these people, especially Paloma and turns out a lot of those people bullied cast members on the show and it wasn't shown in the show).

    • @yeahyeahd
      @yeahyeahd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@despicablepenguin yeah i totally meant more of the early days than what it's become now. it's very much felt like a slap to the face to long time fans to see how they've done casting in more recent years. i did watch a few episodes and half seasons after BB16, but i think that was the last full season i sat through. like it wasn't perfect and there were definitely some problematic shit going on, but god.. the early days of it was so good. it felt unique to the other reality shows. now it's like a shell of it's former self.

    • @despicablepenguin
      @despicablepenguin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yeahyeahd yeah I heard overseas BB is better. I thought 16 or was it 17? Around that area was the peak for me as I didn't watch the early stuff (was too young to remember. I mean I technically watched it because my brother watched it but I don't remember any of it) but after that, I stopped watching because I hated everything about the cast. I bet if I watched earlier seasons, it would be better but watching current seasons is such a bore. I wish they would go back to the old format, especially with the Big Brother key wheel and other things they eliminated from the show

  • @AMNmrrll
    @AMNmrrll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Swell: I'm not "you're afraid to make eye contact" hot.
    me: You underestimate my social anxiety.

  • @waffleauflauf4213
    @waffleauflauf4213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "I consider my subscribers to be collectibles"
    *immediately subscribes*

  • @tinytigertamer
    @tinytigertamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I didn’t realize that there were free votes when I voted so I paid for one vote. Yeah. Poor decision looking back on it.

  • @CocoLicious
    @CocoLicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I really like that they've not posted on Instagram for weeks and restricted the Comments very recently. I guess they wanted to raise money through that voting for producing the show and they didn't get what they needed. I don't think we will see anything coming from it.

    • @Happytravellerkimmy
      @Happytravellerkimmy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, this makes sense. I also think Abraham Lincoln is somehow involved ;)

  • @winterburden
    @winterburden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Thank you for exposing this bogus shenanigan.

  • @SReignite
    @SReignite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I couldn't understand why all of the voting rounds were necessary until you mentioned them potentially using the money from votes to cover the cost of production. But still there's no "show" in rounds of online voting, they could've just done a casting call.

  • @jtlovescodelyoko
    @jtlovescodelyoko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Please do a Part 2 on the Garbage Warner Bros. Discovery merger. As A Infinity Train and Summer Camp Island Fan, I would love for you to put on blast this company even more and even more harsher, Please

  • @lightworthy
    @lightworthy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    it’s been over a year now, i’m so curious whatever happened here because this is the first time i’m hearing of it

  • @diamondjoe1373
    @diamondjoe1373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Swell: I’m in my hot girl era right now
    Me: PERIOD 🏋️‍♀️

  • @nickthomas8485
    @nickthomas8485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This is my new favorite video of yours. I’m halfway through but I CACKLED when you said you’d be a menace to society. Cackled so loud I scared my dogs.

  • @tylershadlow5792
    @tylershadlow5792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "I'm the barista and who remembers your order and smiles and you think I'm in love with you" this also perfectly sums up the relationship between influencers and their delusional fans (yes that includes this comment section)

    • @tylershadlow5792
      @tylershadlow5792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thxwanderer Mainly just people leaving comments for Amanda but she won't read it and probably doesn't care. It's not a bad thing, it's just how these relationships work.

  • @trash_chan
    @trash_chan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    On the other hand, it'd be very cool and refreshing to see Amanda on a show like Big Brother or The Circle as something that she would do so we don't have to.

  • @btrzcouto
    @btrzcouto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    saw a comment on their instagram that one of the influencers had everything ready to fly and they message postponing the filming. fyre festival feels.

  • @soulknife20
    @soulknife20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Their loss. They would have been lucky to have you.

  • @Littllebabydoll
    @Littllebabydoll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I think the guy telling you in the interview he saw your intro might have been a subtle nod at "We know what you're doing." And it might be why you got cut

    • @iwakeupandboomimarat
      @iwakeupandboomimarat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      also another comment said this but it kinda seems like he clicked her most viewed video, saw the intro and thought it was notable enough to comment on

  • @bronzeandsteel3344
    @bronzeandsteel3344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    17:50 love when you mention your dad in your vids. Best recurring character

  • @Deoxys911
    @Deoxys911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I don't know that I've ever heard a TH-camr say that they don't want to keep doing this long-term (outside of those embroiled in controversy, targeted with harassment, or unsuccessful, of course), I was surprised when Amanda said that. I wonder what she would actually like to be doing in a decade? Acting, as she's talked about pursuing many times, or something else?

    • @Thegrandpineapple
      @Thegrandpineapple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was before his cancellation for being super racist but Good Mythical Morning, I wouldn’t be surprised if they quietly deleted that episode, had PewDiPie (idk how you even spell it) on their podcast and he said that he didn’t want to keep doing TH-cam forever. It kinda changed my perspective on the TH-camr as a career thing that I think a lot of people were going for.

    • @Pukemnukem
      @Pukemnukem ปีที่แล้ว

      I've heard a number of people on TH-cam, who have found success, plan for the eventual future.
      Just look at Filthy Frank.

  • @Skittl1321
    @Skittl1321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    JFK, Abraham Lincoln, and Meryl Streep. What a list.

  • @blursedoftimes
    @blursedoftimes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    10 years from now on a special episdoe of Hoarders: Amandas apartment is cleared of thousands of youtube followers all huddling around the microwave for warmth

  • @Jen37978
    @Jen37978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    If the show does come out we should all comment ‘they should have chosen Swell’ on every episode/promotional thing they do.
    Also charisma is not the first thing I associate with the people they used as examples.

  • @AnitaSleap1080z
    @AnitaSleap1080z 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The charisma thing 🤣🤣 Have the personality that gives "I could be assassinated" vibes ✅️

  • @alicew349
    @alicew349 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Sometimes it's super fun coming to your videos so late because I can Google to see what actually happened
    As far as I can work out with this one, it never aired and their Instagram is now private... So.... Yeah leaning towards a scam here.
    (commenting in the middle of the video so might be missing some extra info)

  • @hayleyhirano1470
    @hayleyhirano1470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’ve been trying to explain my kind of hot for so long and you did it so well.
    This is all the feedback I have 😤

  • @ambersunnyamber
    @ambersunnyamber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't know how I feel about Meryl Streep being in the same sentence with JFK and Lincoln considering two out of the three were ASSASSINATED.

  • @ianesgrecia8568
    @ianesgrecia8568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I really love her dry humor. The sunflower bit made me laugh
    Also the 'you can TRY to sue me'

  • @merchantarthurn
    @merchantarthurn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Okay but I LOVED you going off about "approachable hot". I wish you'd made it to this reality show, it was have been so fun!!

  • @AceWolfify
    @AceWolfify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m fine with you “garnering me,” as long as I’m kept in good condition. I am a collectors piece.

  • @Dantalliumsolarium
    @Dantalliumsolarium ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “You can try and sue me, but I’ll have more fun with it✨” goodness you’re such an Icon

  • @Samael1113
    @Samael1113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    ....Considering it wasn't that long ago Amanda was looking to throw hands with any TH-camr willing to step up...
    I get the feeling she is telling everyone she'd be doing some old-school Jerry Springer Show shit. Throwing chairs and slapping baby daddies.

  • @Noramythseeker
    @Noramythseeker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thank you for always being open and honest on everything you do. You have open my eyes to a lot of what goes on the influencer life and inspired me to start my own content that I enjoy.

  • @lizard1325
    @lizard1325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I haven't finished the video yet but I just wanted to thank you for having captions that were actually put in to the video and not just the auto youtuber caption-er. I'm used to channels who even do have captions to usually take a least a day or few to have them, so it was a nice surprise to see a captioned video the same day it came out :)

  • @TealKawi208
    @TealKawi208 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Honestly they should have someone like you on there. Someone who’s honest and call out people would stir up drama

  • @oliviasmith9033
    @oliviasmith9033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    why are they bringing abraham lincoln into this 😭

  • @ArabellaTurner
    @ArabellaTurner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I looked it up and you can still apply to the website even today. Absolutely incredible.

  • @emdoubleyew3788
    @emdoubleyew3788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    What blush are you wearing? It’s stunning!😍
    ETA: thank you for once again finding these things and investigating it. I hope those who won are able to use the experience to their advantage.

  • @KellieValentine
    @KellieValentine ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm really sick of all reality shows being full of 'conventionally attractive' people. It's like how Big Brother UK started out being a bunch of interesting people with normal/different looks and then it just devolved into only thin/muscular/tanned/mostly blonde people like on Love Island and it gets so old. I would much rather support all different types of people 😫

  • @ravenpotter3
    @ravenpotter3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ok imagine with the $100,000 you could make your own influencer show… and it would be a swell time!

  • @RedDotPink
    @RedDotPink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Unrelated but I just found you before college starts up for me again! I gotta say! You’re helping my out with getting through the weeks. Love the content 😌😌😌

  • @mistypuffs
    @mistypuffs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You sure do get involved in some unusual scenarios.
    Most people call shenanigans, but Amanda thinks ‘content either way’ ^^
    Absolutely fascinating - ty

  • @sundaymorningbeef
    @sundaymorningbeef 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Me: “I’m not Instagram hot, I am ‘oh she’s definitely making through a famine’ hot.”

  • @spoogtastic
    @spoogtastic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Fairly safe to say, almost end of 2023 and they were entirely a scam. Oof.

  • @Robotsneakers
    @Robotsneakers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    > They have Charisma like you'd expect out of JFK, Abraham Lincoln and Meryl Streep
    2 out of those 3 have been assassinated, maybe do not word shit like that lmao, producers are wild

  • @dawn8080
    @dawn8080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The whole set-up sounds like both, shenanigans and tomfoolery. Exposing said shenanigans and tomfoolery would have made great content though

  • @ZoeAlleyne
    @ZoeAlleyne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    All I could hear was "I mean, I'm hot! But like approachable hot. Like, the-hottest-girl-in-your-improv-class hot.”

  • @coldrose813
    @coldrose813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Wait… the show would be filming in Toronto but they’re partnering with BC Cancer Foundation? aka a fully different province than where Toronto is? Not even a Canada-wide organization? Lol what

    • @zoyasexycool
      @zoyasexycool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the bc cancer foundation is a huge charity to be fair, i’ve seen people in the usa fundraising for it multiple times and filming in toronto might be easier than in Vancouver for example

    • @coldrose813
      @coldrose813 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zoyasexycool Wow really? I'm from BC so I have no frame of reference for the org outside of the province.

    • @tiomela
      @tiomela 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zoyasexycool filming in Vancouver is easy. And there's a ton of tax breaks for productions. All of this is sus.

    • @zoyasexycool
      @zoyasexycool 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tiomela filming in toronto is literally just as easy bro

    • @zoyasexycool
      @zoyasexycool 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coldrose813 im from bc too, but ive seen on american tv it being part of fundraising ive seen the bc childrens hosp as well. both massive fundraisers efforts

  • @homestar546
    @homestar546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Went and added a free vote, and then saw that you could pay for votes. That's the point where I felt something was off about the entire thing. That being said, my wife felt called out by your description of "approachable attractive"

  • @d__x2555
    @d__x2555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The second everyone saw Tana's name they should have completely understood that this would fail/be some kind of scam. Even though she's only a judge, I think it's the Tana curse

  • @sundaymorningbeef
    @sundaymorningbeef 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why did they choose the BC Cancer charity if they’re filming in Canada? Why not the Ontario Cancer charity or the Canadian Cancer Society?

  • @Iforgotaboutrain
    @Iforgotaboutrain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good on you for sharing the links to charities that were claimed to be benefactors. 2 great charities - JED Foundation and the BC Cancer Foundation.
    BC Cancer supports the province's Cervical Cancer testing and now support Lung Cancer screening.
    They also have a fun event called Workout to Conquer Cancer every year.
    So yeah. Hope Influence Me actually delivers.

    • @bellz9113
      @bellz9113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's too bad they have been lumped in with this. They BC cancer foundation is rock solid. My dad passed of complications from kidney cancer in 2021 & we donated to BC Cancer Foundation in his memory ❤️

    • @Iforgotaboutrain
      @Iforgotaboutrain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bellz9113 My heart hurts for your loss... I hope you can still remember all of the good things while he was with you.
      I truly hope that there is a good contribution that is actually donated to these foundation, like they claim to say. Even if the show doesn't move forward.

    • @bellz9113
      @bellz9113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Iforgotaboutrain thank you. I do appreciate that and find peace knowing he is no longer in pain ❤️

  • @KellyLoom1s
    @KellyLoom1s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The shenaniganry is strong!

  • @AbbeyStrawberryJam
    @AbbeyStrawberryJam 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm very flattered to be a part of your hoard Amanda 🥰

  • @AKA253
    @AKA253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I do really think the show would be cool to have a “girl next door” type on there.

  • @nataliemoore1276
    @nataliemoore1276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd say "University student librarian hot". Like the only reason you would go to the library everyday after class even though you rented all of your textbooks hot.

  • @yanina7977
    @yanina7977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It takes me literally 15 minutes to drive to said german castle from my home so I'm surprised it was considered

  • @Nyatsukii
    @Nyatsukii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm so bummed we didn't get to see the pure chaos you would've brought to the show

  • @CC-sg1ff
    @CC-sg1ff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "They have charisma like JFK, Abraham Lincoln and Meryl Streep" on offesne to anybody involed with this show but that legit sounds like something a parody of this type of reality show would have as a joke.

  • @boojersey13
    @boojersey13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Swell the way you described your hotness is ABSOLUTELY something I can resonate with haha

  • @micahguillemette3344
    @micahguillemette3344 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I looked them up and their web page is all about applying and the facebook page hasnt posted since june 2022 about choosing more contestants. Was most likely some kind of scam or got cancelled.

  • @spenx09
    @spenx09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Who thinks of Abraham Lincoln when talking about charisma? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @iwakeupandboomimarat
      @iwakeupandboomimarat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and jfk??? why did they include TWO assassinated presidents???

  • @thegirlwithglasses3153
    @thegirlwithglasses3153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’d love to see a reality show with a lot of introverts and like one extrovert slowly loosing it.

  • @gobarber2
    @gobarber2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Did this show ever come out or did I just miss it??😭💀 It’s giving ✨scam✨

  • @Culled
    @Culled 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You’re beautiful! That’s the type of hott you are!
    But I completely get it, and you have a really positive healthy outlook on the subject, and your honesty is appreciated by me and I’m sure a ton of other people. I’ve dealt with a ton of insecurities as I’m sure most of us have, trying to be more like you :) just positive about it and self loving

  • @Deckenmoenchin
    @Deckenmoenchin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Tana mongoose as a judge? How will they guarantee that she shows up 😂

  • @drjasonfreeman
    @drjasonfreeman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Congrats on your upcoming Europe trip! Looking forward to the video.

  • @kevin10001
    @kevin10001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It feels like a scam cause I can’t find any information about it past June and there website is still saying people can register on the site like they are still looking for cast members instead of pulling from the contestants they already have and in my opinion that sounds very sketchy

  • @leilaniz5909
    @leilaniz5909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If there's an internet reality show I expect a mix of super "hot" girls and the biggest nerds you've ever seen and everyone in between.

  • @LuJo-se4dc
    @LuJo-se4dc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ur almost at 300k! Congrats, u really deserve all ur success!! 😁

  • @MakeItWithCalvin
    @MakeItWithCalvin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The whole thing feels shady to put it politely. From the "paid votes proceeds" becomes "part of the proceeds" for one... Unless they state how much of it goes into it, I assume it is as good as zero. But that already is a big red flag!
    To me, the whole thing feels like it started rocky, then it got worse. I do appreciate you calling out the inconsistencies in this and the realities of these kinds of shows. It is not as glamorous as people think.

  • @supercrazedotaku3528
    @supercrazedotaku3528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Her taking her glasses off to see is too funny 😭😭22:39