I remember when Philip answered me about 6 years ago, on a comment about performance anxiety in CS, you know, hands getting cold, being unable to aim properly and so on... It was a proper answer, a few lines long. Probably he doesn't remember, but back then, it made my week ! Thank you Philip for being who you are, and please, stay as authentic as you are. I think many of us really appreciate that.
Same, I commented asking him about CS:GO servers and he replied, telling me how he set his up. Thanks to him I set up my own server and had it running for a few months, it was fun, although very few people joined it. I think he's definitely the kind of creator who reads all their comments, even if he doesn't reply to many.
I guess they don't realize Philip spends a lot of time on his 3 channels (not including his secret projects like fart master he doesn't tell us about) and a personal life of his own. Methinks these people probably have no lives of their own to spend time on.
@@Dooge I think its more worthwhile to be friends with people who have a simular interest like, people who share enjoyment in this dude content rather than harrasing him. Like logically its fucking stupid to expect that much from someone.
Before the internet, people would get put down by their cohorts for stuff like that, but since everyone can act however they want on the internet, the losers and psychopaths are free to do whatever without consequence for the most part.
TH-cam has been a large portion of my growing up, I understand that I have no real connection with the people I watch but I've gotten through many hard times in my life watching TH-camr's like yourself. I've kept a daily journal for quite a while now, always with the intention to preserve the details of life that I could easily forget, not too dissimilar to your coronavirus updates. To make a long story short I wrote in an entry around my 18th birthday, "reach out to kliksphilip when you're much older, he's definitely the kind of guy to respond and reminisce about old times" and I meant and believe that genuinely. Not that it's an expectation or I would be offended if you wanted to leave TH-cam behind for good in the future. But from what I can gather through the interaction that is the internet, you're someone I would love to meet someday, or at least chat with 20, 30, 40 years down the line. Thanks for your content Philip, you've been one of the few who taught me to embrace the person I am and whether that was your intention or not, there's an extra piece of good you brought into the world.
It does feel like you've got a real connection when you've watched for such a long time. I'd be willing to say that the creator might feel like that too when the viewer has been watching since near the beginning.
jesus, the willpower required for philip not to scream at the end there is formidable. i felt the need to do so. someone trying to abuse one of the few youtubers to try to answer messages and comments he gets.
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So many people out there never bother to think from the other persons perspective. I very rarely ever send direct messages to my favorite online creators since I know I'm just one of many thousands of fans who would like to talk to them. I'd imagine on the receiving end it just becomes a monotonous and soul-sucking exercise to try and genuinely deliberate on every message you get. I could pour my heart out in a message of gratitude for the enjoyment I've gotten from them, but it's probably just one of many that they've received in that day alone. We watch and become accustomed to our favorite creators as if they were close friends, but it definitely isn't a two-way street and more people need to understand and accept that.
Yeah most of the time even if I direct something specifically toward the creator, I'm only hoping it'll be read, and not even for a reply. I don't do that very often either because I don't want to be a bother.
I don't expect you to respond to every message, that would be both unrealistic and greedy. The fact that you put so much thought into this process is all that matters. Thanks!
Thank you for answering the comments sometimes. You answered my comment about our meeting at ESL one cologne. I only wrote it because I knew that you read the comments and might respond. So thanks for doing so and don't let a few assholes distract from the good you do with your answers.
I remember when I released my first really successful game on Steam. I had a Discord where people could personally message me. But it quickly became unmanageable to the point where the people whose messages I actually cared about couldn't get through to me. It was always things like "I could be your community manager for $25/hr" or someone telling me how unbalanced it was. I used to joke that because I got so many people telling me both attackers & defenders were literally unbeatable, that that's how I knew the game was balanced lol.
I gave up on all social media a few months ago. Basically deleted reddit, facebook, twitter, etc and life is so much better now and much more stress free. You cannot imagine how much of your time is being consumed by browsing pointless garbage on those sites until you stop visiting them and suddenly find how much free time you now have to do something better with.
@@Omega-mr1jg I guess in a sense, but I'm more talking about those geared towards just sharing your life. TH-cam has kind of become less than that. Theres no doubt that its radically different from sites like Facebook and instagram.
please tell 2kliksphilip to get on with the total war videos, really looking forward to them. Thank you for taking the time to interact with us kliksphilip
I remember when I was about 14, I played a game on the PSP called Killzone: Liberation. I loved that game, and I imagined hundreds of possible expansions that could be made to the game. I was convinced that if the devs could hear my ideas, they would love them, and immediately start working on implementing them for a future DLC, or something. I even drew up blue prints for new maps, and wrote stories for new campaigns. I found the official forums for the company that developed the game, and I spent hours compiling a large portion of my ideas into a massive post. I don't remember exactly how many responses I got, but it wasn't very many, and I don't think a single dev ever replied. It was a wake up call, which I didn't fully understand at the time. I had a similar experience with various modding communities for PC games, such as the 2007 version of Star Wars Battlefront 2. It took longer than it should have for me to realize that people have their own lives, just as intricate, and detailed as my own. They have their own interests that they personally really want to work on. They have people that are important to them, that they want to stay close to. I am 1 person, and they have never met me. They won't be initially mean to me, but I am no more important to them, than a random stranger walking down the street who says "Hello". And that's just how life is. And that's okay.
@@kliksphilip It's true that the perspective is never the same. The mind of child has little to no concept of the limitations you face when developing a real game. Anything can be possible, and the logistics don't matter, because it will just work exactly the way you think it will. All the time I spent thinking of ideas for games as a kid, I think it has made me better at recognizing the flaws in my own ideas. I can think of how great something will be, and also recognize that some of the aspects of that idea, wouldn't be popular with certain people. Even as I get older, I am repeatedly reminded, that the perspectives I have, and the way that I enjoy many things, is distinctly different than the way that everyone, or even most people will see, and enjoy that same thing. It is remarkable how differently people can experience the exact same things. How the tiniest details can mean so much to one person, and so little to the next. Fully understanding how each little thing will be interpreted is nigh impossible. You can only try to keep it enjoyable for most people, and hope that most of the ideas you are trying to convey are understood. At the end of the day, you are only 1 person, and you can only do so much with the time that you have.
honestly i can agree that often i just dont have anything meaningful to say, like i want to say something nice but it just leaves me with either no comment or something bland
I remember you replied to a comment of mine where I said that you once acted quite mean to me in a dream. You said sorry and that was quite funny. Then I felt bad because it felt like i wasted a comment where I could have asked a more valued question. But then i realised that you probably wouldnt even have answered on that but only because the dream comment was strange to begin with. I wanted to ask you some good questions but now after I know that people fuck around with your kind heart I reconsider wasting your time.
Damn. I started watching your videos 7 years ago when I first got into mapping, and your large library of resources was a godsend for me. A few years ago, I had sent you maps to have a look at, and I was absolutely ecstatic when you would reply and give feedback that I felt was both helpful and genuine; akin to having a celebrity look at a drawing and sign their name on it. But, I guess that isn't sustainable for you, who must have hundreds of thousands of people who also admire you, and share the same admiration that I do. For my future projects, I will hold the urge to add one more message to your mailbox and continue to strive to create the best content that I can :)
I hope your well Phillip, it must be exhausting trying to read and reply to many avenues you have open for communication, I totally agree focusing on the TH-cam comments and subreddit is the best way to engage and not get expectations higher than they should be. I like videos like these and have a head-cannon this is more “5 mins with Phillip” without the title :)
"Crazy people are everywhere and you should be scared" is a good lesson. In public you can tell which people haven't learned this when they are disrespectful to strangers. I hear stories all the time of guns getting pulled over nothing.
I expect an answer to this comment within 5 minutes or otherwise I'll take it personally. Very interesting video. Cool to see what kind of fan interactions you have to deal with.
It's one of the funny things about online messaging. In the real world, we say so much stuff, but most of it is gone within moments, only remaining in our mind's memory. But online, even the most mundane message could linger for years on end. So trying to act as if social media is equivalent to real life communication leads to a massive amount of "empty content", or messages that will hold little meaning after even a few hours. Of course, that isn't as much a thing on TH-cam or Reddit as it is on something like Instagram, but there is still at least a bit of it here. It's part of why I usually don't comment on videos, like, I watch probably 30+ videos a day, but I comment on maybe 1 or 2 of them, and even then, it still feels like I'm sometimes just speaking meaninglessly, and just wasting the time of the people who came to the comment section to look for comments that actually contribute something to the conversation. I like to think that I avoid forming parasocial relationships, even with the creators I watch a lot, but its something that I find difficult to analyze myself, and so I just avoid making comments altogether usually. Your attitude towards TH-cam comments reminds me of FrameWhisperer, a Tekken 7 youtuber. He's pretty cynical and sarcastic (not necessarily in his mannerisms or tone, but in the message he delivers), but has a relatively serene and laid back comments section. He is somewhat reclusive, as he doesn't have any social media (he's only on TH-cam and Twitch), so the only time you see him is when he sometimes appears in other Tekken content creators' channels (such as the Blasted Salami), and he is the only TH-camr I know who isn't on at least some sort of social media. It gives his channel a mysterious quality, like I'm in some hidden alleyway that no one else knows about, looking for a small corner shop that only a select few can find. It's a feeling I don't get from any of the other 400+ channels I'm subscribed to, and one that I'm sure isn't felt too often in this day and age of interconnection. It's kinda like how Valve are very mysterious in their ways, and only those who have been on the inside can really understand what's going on in the surface. Now, I'm rambling, but it was all to say that your channels also exude that kind of mystery, like there's more beneath the surface than what I see in front of me, and I find that delightfully fascinating. (Sorry if that sounded creepy, but I just didn't know how to word it)
I remember that video about the salty dude and the business email. Gotta say tho. I miss the vlogging style with of this channel. The epic Lan party and Asda videos come to mind.
No good deed, no matter the purity of it's intentions, goes unpunished. It is admirable that you still search for ways to provide your audience with personal engagement in spite of the consequences you've faced. May it's benefits outweigh it's costs.
I've met several famous people in real life. Each time I do, I nod at them like I would anyone else. I might ask if they are enjoying their drink or whatever, like I would anyone else. I like to think that they appreciate just being there in that moment instead of needing to be "on." No selfies or hugs or whatever. Similar thing with TH-cam videos. The creator has done their part by making the video. I don't expect anything else. Might punt a comment, but I'll be stoked to see a response. Not disappointed when I don't.
This is why I like TH-cam comments. You're not obligated to respond, but I know that you read every message I send and that knowledge alone makes me feel nice inside. Whether my comments are insightful or ignorant, though, is a different story.
As much as I think it'd be awesome to have a content creator be super involved with their community (like, responding to (all) yt comments or extensively using reddit) can be cool, but its also an additional workload that might not get any return. It's time spent on work (the online persona, for lack of a better term) that yields nothing. No video to upload and get money from, no working with companies for sponsorships. Nothing. While I don't produce content myself, I volunteer and help in several groups on Telegram and its agonizing how people still PM me for support when there are support groups for exactly what they need. I even have a PM=Block in my name there, but it doesn't help much lol. I can imagine the frustration that comes from trying to "open up" on social media towards fans (like, opening inbox is what I mean) and have it ruined by people who can't take a no or who just spam their message on all kinds of different platforms. I've often checked on what content creators business emails are (behind that captcha button), but never sent anything there. It's a business email and I don't have any business to offer. If I'm not mistaken you still read (almost?) all comments so I'm sure you're eventually coming across this comment. But by no means are you obligated to comment back, or heart it. I'm starting to struggle for words lmao. If you see this and don't want to comment, no pressure :D Heart's appreciated so I know you've read this, but you're by no means obligated to. Have a nice Sunday! ~Colin (Why am I ending this like a letter? xD)
Interesting thing, I do not play CS:GO, i have given it a go ( pun intended ) but the amount of hackers playing ruined it for me and i was actually having fun, BUT for some reason despite not having interest in the game i watch your videos and they are oddly entertaining and relaxing, especially the map changes videos.
When a youtuber responds its a blessing in its own, yes it can be a lot from the creators perspective. But most dont even acknowledge their channel comments anymore. So if philip ever responds to me, which sometimes he does, i do appreciate it. As does everyone. Their should never be a need to spam and or email philip. Some just have no respect and its embarrassing what people are willing to do. Sadly, at the end of the day, thanks for taking time and reading. Whether or not you respond is your choice ofc.
When your content is about deeper thoughts then you will inevitably get more comments than some "try not to laugh video". I assume that most people dont expect a response either, however im quite sure you are an idol for many and thus you acknowledging them give them great joy. There are also trolls and haters that will do just anything to ruin your day. All of that is inevitable with community growth. At some point there is no way you will be able to keep up with everything, imagine millions of people wanting your attention, its just not possible. Honestly im suprised that you managed to even get around with this many comments. So good on you Philip, thats what I like about you, the effort you put into your work.
Thanks for making so much great content, even if you're only my second favorite of the Klik brothers. I pretty much never comment on anything, so you've been blessed by my barely functioning ability to convey ideas.
Sadly it's just what celebrities have to deal with. Weird to think 3kliks is a celeb but it is what it is. At least there isn't a stan culture for 3kliks or something lol some creators are in a weird place where they seem to be super popular but not get any messages. I wonder how that happens. I guess the less public you are with methods for establishing contact, the better the messages you get will be, since it means the only messages you'll get are ones that require someone to hunt you down for some burning thing they just have to say. But that still barely seems like a solution. I dunno. Just luck I suppose. Or I'm misinterpreting stuff and all massively popular creators just get spammed equally, but some are less vocal about it. I guess there's also the creators with a patreon who only fully interact with their supporters. That seems like a manageable solution but if I was a creator I'd hate to do that, I don't want to sell interaction with someone as a product. That's just weird to me. As a concept it's fine though, especially if it's incidental that you just reply to comments on patreon posts more than any other platform. sorry to anyone reading this mega long comment I just went on a random brain tangent and it spilled into text :c
There was this series on Garry Newman's blog where he showed his interaction with a stalker who has been abusing his e-mails for years. It was nuts, the guy claimed to commit a mass murder if Garry doesn't respond and so on.
Sad to hear that so many would bother you in these ways. I appreciate your openness and willingness to communicate issues such as these. It does however makes me think about all the others who have no choice but to deal with it on their own, and how many potentially great creators that choose not to continue producing content when faced with the entitled and childish denizens of the internet.
Nice one, Phillip. Bloody nightmare.. I'd hate to be in that position. I only have a dozen friends and just keeping up on the Watsapp messages is too much sometimes.
i think that for "small" youtubers it's some sort of goal they fix for themselves because they don't wanna be like the big ones that don't respond etc, and for the most part i think it helps them get a community together but as they grow they all realize this isn't manageable. I can't talk for the others but i don't feel so close to someone i only know from what he shows in a video to expect anything of him
I never expect you to respond to my comment or like it etc. But I am always nicely surprised when you actually do. You're one of my favourite youtubers because no matter the growth you had in the past years you always try to connect with your audience. Luv u mate
Same thing happens with TH-cam comments but on a smaller scale. If a comment of mine gets some traction and starts receiving replies I'm always unsure whether I should reply to each reply or not, because if I just reply to one person then I feel it's a bit unfair to others. So I just like their reply instead so at least they know I read it.
there has to be something about DDOSing that makes you a lot more likely to use racial slurs every time you have a chance to. I don't think I have ever seen a screenshot of a DDOS script cmd window without there being something racist in there
They want to get a reaction, and that is a effective way to get one. Also most of those scripts are already pre-made for trolling ("4chan email spammer. py") I doubt that weirdo made one himself.
@@GenesHand true and a lot of them seem to be around 13 years old, think they know everything and can do anything they want because they know how to run a python script someone else made
I also have someone who doesn’t like me (I was pretty much a witness for a court case against him vs the company we were working for, but he used to be a friend) and subscribed my to the shittiest website, used my name for dark net transactions and sent death threats via many means. Fortunately he stopped and even got travelled banned from the UK (where I lived at the time) for national security reasons. That’s how crazy that guy was, and I was receiving so much spam on my business email because of him.
Let me tell you my vision about it, and why maybe the best response to the hundreds of messages is not answering them . A TH-camr or Instagrammer or anything of this type has a very weird relationship with their viewers, for the TH-camr, it's just another viewer amidst thousands ( or millions ! ), for the viewer is that friendly girl/guy they see every video and post, it almost feels like a personal friend . ( This applies to me too ) . But the thing is that, it just feels like a personal friend, it seems, maybe its just for me, but, it seems that we, the viewers sort of know of this weird relationship, and when they message their favorite youtuber, they are not truly expecting a response, its something idealized, platonic . It's like the troubadour in the middle ages writing a poem to his loved one, one who is idealized and unreachable ( it's actually almost unreal, you are from another continent in my perspective, it almost doesn't feel like you truly exist ) . The moment you answer the message it breaks this unreachable platonic line, and for the one who wrote that loving message hoping you would never answer gets so excited that it DEMANDS a immediate answer, which, of course, if it has thousands of them, its just impossible to do . I recommend you answering only the ones who are really, really worth answering ( which it may still be a hole lot ) . English is not my native English so i apologize for the confusing state of the text . By the way, ironically, i really hope you read this, i did put a lot of effort in writing and reflecting about this issue
Damn I really missed out on asking Mr. Kliks to watch my shitty videos. Honestly it's great that you put this much effort into little things like this for your viewers though. Considering most probably have all notifications muted
Thanks for answering my dm about making games back in 2018, Had a full convo with him when i first started making games. Thanks for encouraging me phil
Could you make a video on mapping in other games? Rust has a big mapping scene and it'd be interesting to see you compare these maps with the ones that are being made in CS:GO today, for example what similarities there are. I think people would be interested to hear your thoughts on it and the videos might even rack up some views considering there's already an interest in mapping from your viewers.
jesus that guy is so pathetic. I can't even imagine caring enough about anything to go through all that hassle and yet hes done all of that over a simple message. I feel sorry for him
@@cxeroannuki2840 On the other hand, such a person likely doesn't have much reason to live either, having a comment reply be of such grand importance. It's hard not to feel a little sad when seeing something like that.
I don't comment often, and if you read my comments or not it's okay, personally I don't expect a reply or a like to a comment,but enough of me and my expectations. Interesting video, made me wonder what goes on in the mind of the average person that watched TH-cam videos. A lot of your videos peek into the minds of people, your viewers and community, and give us your opinion of their opinions, giving us food for thought. And sometimes thoughts for food. (Bad joke sorry) (I find the music a thought stimulant, very good combination, and I adore it) Thank you for making us think and for being the TH-camr that you are.
Shoutout to Niagara falls in the thumbnail. Ive been there (Canada) a few times since 'Rona and its so strange to see such a huge tourism city be literally entirely empty
I was having this exact thought earlier today but reversed. Sometimes you can have a regular back and forth with a creator who is very small, then as they grow, you will inevitably get lost in the comments and may never interact with them directly again.
Funny, quarantenine has pulled me away from the cheap entertainment on youtubw and now i end up watching your sencere, for some reason incredibly entertaining videos.
thanks Philip. this is very informative, if i ever become a youtuber (unlikely) i will simply avoid this all together. Although it is nice when you respond to the nice people (like me :D ) i cant imagine its worth all this trouble
The amount of poorly thoughtout comments I leave on TH-cam is a testament to the fact that I don't expect anyone would read them. But it feels good to type down what I have in mind 🙂
If theres a channel or something that is stealing your content or pretending to be you (none of that i know of right now), would contacting you on your business email with the details be best? Or would letting you know in the comments or reddit be best?
i wonder if a facebook group would work better? members of the community can ask questions and get answers from others, you still control it and moderate and can get people in there to be admins
Damn, this reminds me of what happened to the Garry's Mod guy, where some guy with aspergers became obsessed with him and sent him hate emails for years. Due to the internet being annonymous it's impossible to shake people like that sadly, it's such a shame to think someone would waste their life obsessing over you like that, just in the hopes for a bit of attention. I wonder what kind of sad life they must live to have grown up so miserable.
"And for over a year, he has dedicated some time every day to make my life miserable," he said in the calmest voice possible.
I like ur profile pic 😏
@@davidharrison7825 hmmmmm
I remember when Philip answered me about 6 years ago, on a comment about performance anxiety in CS, you know, hands getting cold, being unable to aim properly and so on...
It was a proper answer, a few lines long. Probably he doesn't remember, but back then, it made my week !
Thank you Philip for being who you are, and please, stay as authentic as you are. I think many of us really appreciate that.
Same, it's great that he still tries to reply to messages even though he has such a huge following.
@@docpossum2460 lol
I once got hearted by Daily Dose of Internet, it made my entire week! Though I comment very sparsely, I wonder if Philip ever noticed me...
It's a shame he likely deleted the comment since then
Same, I commented asking him about CS:GO servers and he replied, telling me how he set his up. Thanks to him I set up my own server and had it running for a few months, it was fun, although very few people joined it.
I think he's definitely the kind of creator who reads all their comments, even if he doesn't reply to many.
Why would anyone want to bully this man? Someone so charmingly delightful.
People expect too much personal contact from people with hundreds of thousands if not millions of fans. It's nuts.
I guess they don't realize Philip spends a lot of time on his 3 channels (not including his secret projects like fart master he doesn't tell us about) and a personal life of his own. Methinks these people probably have no lives of their own to spend time on.
it may be because some think that kindness means that a person is easy to push around, only to fly off the handle when they realize it's not true.
@@cxeroannuki2840 I don't think it's generally malicious, people just have a warped perception of reality
@@Dooge I think its more worthwhile to be friends with people who have a simular interest like, people who share enjoyment in this dude content rather than harrasing him. Like logically its fucking stupid to expect that much from someone.
"No good deed goes unpunished" part 2
285th rule of acquisition
I was really hoping to see you saving an actual ship from sinking with a spoon
this
"How to Bail out a Sinking Ship Like Me"
with operation flashpoint mani theme as well
While eating pineapples
@@Fleniken lmfao SOT reference?
The end got me thinking what the hell is wrong with some people
There are some sad people out there that have way too much time on their hands
@@professionalhater3929 aka loners that have no jobs and no friends
lonely people with no friends wants to ruin everyone becase he can or its fun to him
He used to live in american for 5 years is the problem
Before the internet, people would get put down by their cohorts for stuff like that, but since everyone can act however they want on the internet, the losers and psychopaths are free to do whatever without consequence for the most part.
TH-cam has been a large portion of my growing up, I understand that I have no real connection with the people I watch but I've gotten through many hard times in my life watching TH-camr's like yourself. I've kept a daily journal for quite a while now, always with the intention to preserve the details of life that I could easily forget, not too dissimilar to your coronavirus updates. To make a long story short I wrote in an entry around my 18th birthday, "reach out to kliksphilip when you're much older, he's definitely the kind of guy to respond and reminisce about old times" and I meant and believe that genuinely. Not that it's an expectation or I would be offended if you wanted to leave TH-cam behind for good in the future. But from what I can gather through the interaction that is the internet, you're someone I would love to meet someday, or at least chat with 20, 30, 40 years down the line.
Thanks for your content Philip, you've been one of the few who taught me to embrace the person I am and whether that was your intention or not, there's an extra piece of good you brought into the world.
It does feel like you've got a real connection when you've watched for such a long time. I'd be willing to say that the creator might feel like that too when the viewer has been watching since near the beginning.
i cried reading it..
jesus, the willpower required for philip not to scream at the end there is formidable.
i felt the need to do so. someone trying to abuse one of the few youtubers to try to answer messages and comments he gets.
Make your own platform and call it: "Phil my inbox"
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The downside is that spam management sucks when you do the managing.
Lesson of the day; Don't DDOS someone because they didn't respond to you on an email made strictly for business.
I consider this a formal attack on my religion and will launch a multi front campaign in order to have you repenting.
Or just don't DDoS anyone.
The sad part is, the guy’s still out there and probably will never be caught.
parasocial losers are actually so insane, like go touch some grass
No, the lesson of the day is:
You're gonna come across idiots who would DDOS you for petty reasons and you need to learn how to deal with them...
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So many people out there never bother to think from the other persons perspective. I very rarely ever send direct messages to my favorite online creators since I know I'm just one of many thousands of fans who would like to talk to them. I'd imagine on the receiving end it just becomes a monotonous and soul-sucking exercise to try and genuinely deliberate on every message you get. I could pour my heart out in a message of gratitude for the enjoyment I've gotten from them, but it's probably just one of many that they've received in that day alone. We watch and become accustomed to our favorite creators as if they were close friends, but it definitely isn't a two-way street and more people need to understand and accept that.
Same, that's why I rarely comments on most platforms. I know the comment will probably buried along with other love letters.
Yeah most of the time even if I direct something specifically toward the creator, I'm only hoping it'll be read, and not even for a reply. I don't do that very often either because I don't want to be a bother.
@@katomts I comment because I know if everyone thought that way, there would be no nice comments lol
I don't expect you to respond to every message, that would be both unrealistic and greedy. The fact that you put so much thought into this process is all that matters. Thanks!
Truly messed up how worked up some people get over online personalities. Thanks for your videos Philip!
i remember one time i asked the literal dumbest question on one of your videos, and then you responded
haha great times
Can you remember the question
@@ieuanhunt552 that is the question
"Just because you like the content that someone produces, it doesn't mean you have anything meaningful to say to the maker."
Cold
why is dad yelling at us?
often true tho
cold truth
@@beytullahberk3632 warm, long and hard truth
@@Gogglesofkrome ohno.
Imagine dedicating a whole year of life trying to ruin someone’s e-mail just because you did not like the response you received
Thank you for answering the comments sometimes. You answered my comment about our meeting at ESL one cologne. I only wrote it because I knew that you read the comments and might respond. So thanks for doing so and don't let a few assholes distract from the good you do with your answers.
Oh look at that. It's the gondola from a certain obscure meme site.
Damn that last person is crazy.
makes me question about humanity
literally a full-blown lunatic, holy shit. his life must be miserable for him to dedicate so much time trying to bother philip
Life is fucked up
Philip can narrate a 10 hour boring documentary and I'd still watch it. His voice is so delightful and beautiful.
I remember when I released my first really successful game on Steam. I had a Discord where people could personally message me. But it quickly became unmanageable to the point where the people whose messages I actually cared about couldn't get through to me. It was always things like "I could be your community manager for $25/hr" or someone telling me how unbalanced it was. I used to joke that because I got so many people telling me both attackers & defenders were literally unbeatable, that that's how I knew the game was balanced lol.
I gave up on all social media a few months ago. Basically deleted reddit, facebook, twitter, etc and life is so much better now and much more stress free. You cannot imagine how much of your time is being consumed by browsing pointless garbage on those sites until you stop visiting them and suddenly find how much free time you now have to do something better with.
Yes, I also gave up on a lot of Medias (not all tho) and life feels so much more positive and better. And you do have more time do to stuff
youtube counts as a social media aswell
@@Omega-mr1jg I guess in a sense, but I'm more talking about those geared towards just sharing your life. TH-cam has kind of become less than that. Theres no doubt that its radically different from sites like Facebook and instagram.
enjoy these casual vids
okay okay I will, sheesh
please tell 2kliksphilip to get on with the total war videos, really looking forward to them.
Thank you for taking the time to interact with us kliksphilip
The Dangers of quick sand - water edition
I remember when I was about 14, I played a game on the PSP called Killzone: Liberation. I loved that game, and I imagined hundreds of possible expansions that could be made to the game. I was convinced that if the devs could hear my ideas, they would love them, and immediately start working on implementing them for a future DLC, or something. I even drew up blue prints for new maps, and wrote stories for new campaigns. I found the official forums for the company that developed the game, and I spent hours compiling a large portion of my ideas into a massive post. I don't remember exactly how many responses I got, but it wasn't very many, and I don't think a single dev ever replied. It was a wake up call, which I didn't fully understand at the time. I had a similar experience with various modding communities for PC games, such as the 2007 version of Star Wars Battlefront 2. It took longer than it should have for me to realize that people have their own lives, just as intricate, and detailed as my own. They have their own interests that they personally really want to work on. They have people that are important to them, that they want to stay close to. I am 1 person, and they have never met me. They won't be initially mean to me, but I am no more important to them, than a random stranger walking down the street who says "Hello". And that's just how life is. And that's okay.
@@kliksphilip It's true that the perspective is never the same. The mind of child has little to no concept of the limitations you face when developing a real game. Anything can be possible, and the logistics don't matter, because it will just work exactly the way you think it will. All the time I spent thinking of ideas for games as a kid, I think it has made me better at recognizing the flaws in my own ideas. I can think of how great something will be, and also recognize that some of the aspects of that idea, wouldn't be popular with certain people. Even as I get older, I am repeatedly reminded, that the perspectives I have, and the way that I enjoy many things, is distinctly different than the way that everyone, or even most people will see, and enjoy that same thing. It is remarkable how differently people can experience the exact same things. How the tiniest details can mean so much to one person, and so little to the next. Fully understanding how each little thing will be interpreted is nigh impossible. You can only try to keep it enjoyable for most people, and hope that most of the ideas you are trying to convey are understood. At the end of the day, you are only 1 person, and you can only do so much with the time that you have.
honestly i can agree that often i just dont have anything meaningful to say, like i want to say something nice but it just leaves me with either no comment or something bland
I remember you replied to a comment of mine where I said that you once acted quite mean to me in a dream. You said sorry and that was quite funny.
Then I felt bad because it felt like i wasted a comment where I could have asked a more valued question. But then i realised that you probably wouldnt even have answered on that but only because the dream comment was strange to begin with.
I wanted to ask you some good questions but now after I know that people fuck around with your kind heart I reconsider wasting your time.
The last person made me think about the world we live in.
Philip is one of the most genuine TH-camrs on the platform. It’s nice to see a person on TH-cam and not just a brand named after a person.
Damn. I started watching your videos 7 years ago when I first got into mapping, and your large library of resources was a godsend for me. A few years ago, I had sent you maps to have a look at, and I was absolutely ecstatic when you would reply and give feedback that I felt was both helpful and genuine; akin to having a celebrity look at a drawing and sign their name on it. But, I guess that isn't sustainable for you, who must have hundreds of thousands of people who also admire you, and share the same admiration that I do. For my future projects, I will hold the urge to add one more message to your mailbox and continue to strive to create the best content that I can :)
I can't think of any other creator who puts this much effort into interacting with their community.
I hope your well Phillip, it must be exhausting trying to read and reply to many avenues you have open for communication, I totally agree focusing on the TH-cam comments and subreddit is the best way to engage and not get expectations higher than they should be. I like videos like these and have a head-cannon this is more “5 mins with Phillip” without the title :)
I really appreciate the effort that anyone puts in to read their youtube comments, there's something nostalgic about flinging a comment at the wall
Philip might be the most polite man i've ever seen. And the way he speaks, like a professor of some sort 😆
You hearted one of my comments once and it was very nice of you, I'm glad you take the time to interact with everyone the way you do.
"Crazy people are everywhere and you should be scared" is a good lesson. In public you can tell which people haven't learned this when they are disrespectful to strangers. I hear stories all the time of guns getting pulled over nothing.
The beginning of this video describes working in Customer Support perfectly
man phillip, how anyone could hate such a reflective, nice and thougth provoking guy is beyond my understanding.
I expect an answer to this comment within 5 minutes or otherwise I'll take it personally.
Very interesting video. Cool to see what kind of fan interactions you have to deal with.
response
@@poptre67 This is acceptable.
@@bravado2809 didnt say thank you. bot mentality confirmed
Thought it was going to say 9/11. I leave disappointed.
It's one of the funny things about online messaging. In the real world, we say so much stuff, but most of it is gone within moments, only remaining in our mind's memory. But online, even the most mundane message could linger for years on end. So trying to act as if social media is equivalent to real life communication leads to a massive amount of "empty content", or messages that will hold little meaning after even a few hours. Of course, that isn't as much a thing on TH-cam or Reddit as it is on something like Instagram, but there is still at least a bit of it here. It's part of why I usually don't comment on videos, like, I watch probably 30+ videos a day, but I comment on maybe 1 or 2 of them, and even then, it still feels like I'm sometimes just speaking meaninglessly, and just wasting the time of the people who came to the comment section to look for comments that actually contribute something to the conversation. I like to think that I avoid forming parasocial relationships, even with the creators I watch a lot, but its something that I find difficult to analyze myself, and so I just avoid making comments altogether usually.
Your attitude towards TH-cam comments reminds me of FrameWhisperer, a Tekken 7 youtuber. He's pretty cynical and sarcastic (not necessarily in his mannerisms or tone, but in the message he delivers), but has a relatively serene and laid back comments section. He is somewhat reclusive, as he doesn't have any social media (he's only on TH-cam and Twitch), so the only time you see him is when he sometimes appears in other Tekken content creators' channels (such as the Blasted Salami), and he is the only TH-camr I know who isn't on at least some sort of social media. It gives his channel a mysterious quality, like I'm in some hidden alleyway that no one else knows about, looking for a small corner shop that only a select few can find. It's a feeling I don't get from any of the other 400+ channels I'm subscribed to, and one that I'm sure isn't felt too often in this day and age of interconnection. It's kinda like how Valve are very mysterious in their ways, and only those who have been on the inside can really understand what's going on in the surface.
Now, I'm rambling, but it was all to say that your channels also exude that kind of mystery, like there's more beneath the surface than what I see in front of me, and I find that delightfully fascinating. (Sorry if that sounded creepy, but I just didn't know how to word it)
I remember that video about the salty dude and the business email. Gotta say tho. I miss the vlogging style with of this channel. The epic Lan party and Asda videos come to mind.
No good deed, no matter the purity of it's intentions, goes unpunished. It is admirable that you still search for ways to provide your audience with personal engagement in spite of the consequences you've faced. May it's benefits outweigh it's costs.
Here's a question: what happened to that bag of gummy bears?
I've met several famous people in real life. Each time I do, I nod at them like I would anyone else. I might ask if they are enjoying their drink or whatever, like I would anyone else. I like to think that they appreciate just being there in that moment instead of needing to be "on." No selfies or hugs or whatever.
Similar thing with TH-cam videos. The creator has done their part by making the video. I don't expect anything else. Might punt a comment, but I'll be stoked to see a response. Not disappointed when I don't.
This is why I like TH-cam comments. You're not obligated to respond, but I know that you read every message I send and that knowledge alone makes me feel nice inside. Whether my comments are insightful or ignorant, though, is a different story.
In terms of content and community interaction standarts, philip is the best youtuber i have ever seen.
I appreciate that you share what you experience and how you experience it. You surely you'd be a great reporter.
As much as I think it'd be awesome to have a content creator be super involved with their community (like, responding to (all) yt comments or extensively using reddit) can be cool, but its also an additional workload that might not get any return. It's time spent on work (the online persona, for lack of a better term) that yields nothing. No video to upload and get money from, no working with companies for sponsorships. Nothing.
While I don't produce content myself, I volunteer and help in several groups on Telegram and its agonizing how people still PM me for support when there are support groups for exactly what they need. I even have a PM=Block in my name there, but it doesn't help much lol. I can imagine the frustration that comes from trying to "open up" on social media towards fans (like, opening inbox is what I mean) and have it ruined by people who can't take a no or who just spam their message on all kinds of different platforms.
I've often checked on what content creators business emails are (behind that captcha button), but never sent anything there. It's a business email and I don't have any business to offer.
If I'm not mistaken you still read (almost?) all comments so I'm sure you're eventually coming across this comment. But by no means are you obligated to comment back, or heart it.
I'm starting to struggle for words lmao. If you see this and don't want to comment, no pressure :D Heart's appreciated so I know you've read this, but you're by no means obligated to.
Have a nice Sunday! ~Colin
(Why am I ending this like a letter? xD)
Yo truly make the most interesting content I've ever seen and I'm so glad I found your channels
it's just kind of sad when you see people that dedicated to trying to ruins someone's reputation over a single response
Interesting thing, I do not play CS:GO, i have given it a go ( pun intended ) but the amount of hackers playing ruined it for me and i was actually having fun,
BUT for some reason despite not having interest in the game i watch your videos and they are oddly entertaining and relaxing, especially the map changes videos.
I like theses videos where someone was stupid and it aggravated you enough to subtly roast them for 4 minutes and 51 seconds.
When a youtuber responds its a blessing in its own, yes it can be a lot from the creators perspective. But most dont even acknowledge their channel comments anymore. So if philip ever responds to me, which sometimes he does, i do appreciate it. As does everyone. Their should never be a need to spam and or email philip. Some just have no respect and its embarrassing what people are willing to do. Sadly, at the end of the day, thanks for taking time and reading. Whether or not you respond is your choice ofc.
When your content is about deeper thoughts then you will inevitably get more comments than some "try not to laugh video". I assume that most people dont expect a response either, however im quite sure you are an idol for many and thus you acknowledging them give them great joy. There are also trolls and haters that will do just anything to ruin your day. All of that is inevitable with community growth. At some point there is no way you will be able to keep up with everything, imagine millions of people wanting your attention, its just not possible. Honestly im suprised that you managed to even get around with this many comments. So good on you Philip, thats what I like about you, the effort you put into your work.
Literally just went to Niagra Falls today and that final image spooked me a bit.
Thanks for making so much great content, even if you're only my second favorite of the Klik brothers. I pretty much never comment on anything, so you've been blessed by my barely functioning ability to convey ideas.
The other day I made a joke about integrity that Philip didn't get; he responded and I felt bad =/
Popularity really is a curse sometimes. Can't relate.
Sadly it's just what celebrities have to deal with. Weird to think 3kliks is a celeb but it is what it is. At least there isn't a stan culture for 3kliks or something lol
some creators are in a weird place where they seem to be super popular but not get any messages. I wonder how that happens. I guess the less public you are with methods for establishing contact, the better the messages you get will be, since it means the only messages you'll get are ones that require someone to hunt you down for some burning thing they just have to say. But that still barely seems like a solution. I dunno. Just luck I suppose. Or I'm misinterpreting stuff and all massively popular creators just get spammed equally, but some are less vocal about it.
I guess there's also the creators with a patreon who only fully interact with their supporters. That seems like a manageable solution but if I was a creator I'd hate to do that, I don't want to sell interaction with someone as a product. That's just weird to me. As a concept it's fine though, especially if it's incidental that you just reply to comments on patreon posts more than any other platform.
sorry to anyone reading this mega long comment I just went on a random brain tangent and it spilled into text :c
There was this series on Garry Newman's blog where he showed his interaction with a stalker who has been abusing his e-mails for years. It was nuts, the guy claimed to commit a mass murder if Garry doesn't respond and so on.
Thanks Phillip your content cheers me up. I’m looking forward to seeing the next instalment of the coronavirus series
Sad to hear that so many would bother you in these ways.
I appreciate your openness and willingness to communicate issues such as these. It does however makes me think about all the others who have no choice but to deal with it on their own, and how many potentially great creators that choose not to continue producing content when faced with the entitled and childish denizens of the internet.
Nice one, Phillip. Bloody nightmare.. I'd hate to be in that position. I only have a dozen friends and just keeping up on the Watsapp messages is too much sometimes.
That last person sounds like a little sad baby boo
i think that for "small" youtubers it's some sort of goal they fix for themselves because they don't wanna be like the big ones that don't respond etc, and for the most part i think it helps them get a community together but as they grow they all realize this isn't manageable. I can't talk for the others but i don't feel so close to someone i only know from what he shows in a video to expect anything of him
Yes and no. Modern small channels do it to boost engagement. Phillip comes from old school youtube. The practice was more common back then.
@@yeetleslaw8529 yeah sure it's true that i haven't looked into newer youtubers in years so i don't really know how it evolved
Jesus man, I can't believe Philip had it so rough. I just hope 2kilks and 3kilks are safe from these sorts of abuses.
I never expect you to respond to my comment or like it etc. But I am always nicely surprised when you actually do. You're one of my favourite youtubers because no matter the growth you had in the past years you always try to connect with your audience. Luv u mate
Same thing happens with TH-cam comments but on a smaller scale.
If a comment of mine gets some traction and starts receiving replies I'm always unsure whether I should reply to each reply or not, because if I just reply to one person then I feel it's a bit unfair to others.
So I just like their reply instead so at least they know I read it.
there has to be something about DDOSing that makes you a lot more likely to use racial slurs every time you have a chance to.
I don't think I have ever seen a screenshot of a DDOS script cmd window without there being something racist in there
They want to get a reaction, and that is a effective way to get one. Also most of those scripts are already pre-made for trolling ("4chan email spammer. py") I doubt that weirdo made one himself.
@@GenesHand true
and a lot of them seem to be around 13 years old, think they know everything and can do anything they want because they know how to run a python script someone else made
That's pretty hardcore for spam stop request.
I also have someone who doesn’t like me (I was pretty much a witness for a court case against him vs the company we were working for, but he used to be a friend) and subscribed my to the shittiest website, used my name for dark net transactions and sent death threats via many means. Fortunately he stopped and even got travelled banned from the UK (where I lived at the time) for national security reasons. That’s how crazy that guy was, and I was receiving so much spam on my business email because of him.
Bailing out a sinking ship with a comically large spoon
Hey Philip, is there any chance of you releasing the song featured in the 'Join Spectators in CSGO Matchmaking' video?
Thank you for everything you do 😊
You're awesome
seeing people feel like they have to be responded to shows way too much entitlement on the internet
Let me tell you my vision about it, and why maybe the best response to the hundreds of messages is not answering them . A TH-camr or Instagrammer or anything of this type has a very weird relationship with their viewers, for the TH-camr, it's just another viewer amidst thousands ( or millions ! ), for the viewer is that friendly girl/guy they see every video and post, it almost feels like a personal friend . ( This applies to me too ) . But the thing is that, it just feels like a personal friend, it seems, maybe its just for me, but, it seems that we, the viewers sort of know of this weird relationship, and when they message their favorite youtuber, they are not truly expecting a response, its something idealized, platonic . It's like the troubadour in the middle ages writing a poem to his loved one, one who is idealized and unreachable ( it's actually almost unreal, you are from another continent in my perspective, it almost doesn't feel like you truly exist ) . The moment you answer the message it breaks this unreachable platonic line, and for the one who wrote that loving message hoping you would never answer gets so excited that it DEMANDS a immediate answer, which, of course, if it has thousands of them, its just impossible to do .
I recommend you answering only the ones who are really, really worth answering ( which it may still be a hole lot ) .
English is not my native English so i apologize for the confusing state of the text .
By the way, ironically, i really hope you read this, i did put a lot of effort in writing and reflecting about this issue
Damn I really missed out on asking Mr. Kliks to watch my shitty videos.
Honestly it's great that you put this much effort into little things like this for your viewers though. Considering most probably have all notifications muted
This is way better than five minutes with Phil.
It's five minutes with Phil in everything but name
Thanks for answering my dm about making games back in 2018, Had a full convo with him when i first started making games.
Thanks for encouraging me phil
Could you make a video on mapping in other games? Rust has a big mapping scene and it'd be interesting to see you compare these maps with the ones that are being made in CS:GO today, for example what similarities there are. I think people would be interested to hear your thoughts on it and the videos might even rack up some views considering there's already an interest in mapping from your viewers.
I think people need to just respect everyone a bit more
you deserve millions
jesus that guy is so pathetic. I can't even imagine caring enough about anything to go through all that hassle and yet hes done all of that over a simple message. I feel sorry for him
don't be sorry, he has it easy. only someone who doesn't have to work for a living would have the time or energy to harass someone like that.
@@cxeroannuki2840 On the other hand, such a person likely doesn't have much reason to live either, having a comment reply be of such grand importance. It's hard not to feel a little sad when seeing something like that.
I don't comment often, and if you read my comments or not it's okay, personally I don't expect a reply or a like to a comment,but enough of me and my expectations. Interesting video, made me wonder what goes on in the mind of the average person that watched TH-cam videos. A lot of your videos peek into the minds of people, your viewers and community, and give us your opinion of their opinions, giving us food for thought. And sometimes thoughts for food. (Bad joke sorry) (I find the music a thought stimulant, very good combination, and I adore it) Thank you for making us think and for being the TH-camr that you are.
behind the curtain looks is neat; thanks kliksphilip for your service to youtubery
Really cool that you make a solid attempt to reply like that
Shoutout to Niagara falls in the thumbnail. Ive been there (Canada) a few times since 'Rona and its so strange to see such a huge tourism city be literally entirely empty
Calling Niagara a huge tourism city is a bit of a stretch
I was having this exact thought earlier today but reversed. Sometimes you can have a regular back and forth with a creator who is very small, then as they grow, you will inevitably get lost in the comments and may never interact with them directly again.
Funny, quarantenine has pulled me away from the cheap entertainment on youtubw and now i end up watching your sencere, for some reason incredibly entertaining videos.
thanks Philip. this is very informative, if i ever become a youtuber (unlikely) i will simply avoid this all together. Although it is nice when you respond to the nice people (like me :D ) i cant imagine its worth all this trouble
The amount of poorly thoughtout comments I leave on TH-cam is a testament to the fact that I don't expect anyone would read them. But it feels good to type down what I have in mind 🙂
If theres a channel or something that is stealing your content or pretending to be you (none of that i know of right now), would contacting you on your business email with the details be best? Or would letting you know in the comments or reddit be best?
What the hell is wrong with that last guy...
i wonder if a facebook group would work better? members of the community can ask questions and get answers from others, you still control it and moderate and can get people in there to be admins
I thought for sure this was going to be commentary on the development direction of CSGO.
that email dude is crazy wtf
This is insane that people do this just because they didn't like the response.
Best is take it or leave it, no interaction at all :)
4:17 Oh of course he's Australian.
Damn, this reminds me of what happened to the Garry's Mod guy, where some guy with aspergers became obsessed with him and sent him hate emails for years.
Due to the internet being annonymous it's impossible to shake people like that sadly, it's such a shame to think someone would waste their life obsessing over you like that, just in the hopes for a bit of attention. I wonder what kind of sad life they must live to have grown up so miserable.