I’m not a TikToker and probably not the target audience, but I’ll start by saying that the title of the post here gives some dubious vibes, which I get is probably the point but I’m still shaky on it being a good idea.
It seems like the theory for impact/outreach in your TikTok videos is “target the niche of people who like this kind of humor, who haven’t heard of EA, yet who also might be interested in learning more.” I haven’t watched all the videos, but I think it’s important to emphasize that even if you are successful at achieving that goal, it might come at the cost of giving a bad impression to other people. Additionally, my impression is that when it comes to edgy humor, 1) it’s important to have a bit of “in” with the audience (e.g., with friends or subscribers who know/expect your humor), 2) I think it increases risk of turnoff more than it increases the expected humor/attraction value: you have to really make sure the jokes don’t fall flat or else they fall harder/weirder than non-edgy jokes.
Yes, the title was for effect, but what are we doing if not trying to convince people of this philosophy? Keep it to ourselves? The current discussion and literature feel academic and inaccessible. So, I’m going to keep pushing my provocative, gratuitously edgy stances on morality online, but I can leave EA’s name out of it, as I gather my brand isn’t on brand. I do appreciate your feedback.
I personally think the risks of these videos are relatively low because they do not mention EA. People who are convinced by the ideas in the jokes might start a google search and eventually find EA. Those that feel disgusted by the jokes might just think “what an idiot” and stop there. I doubt they would go on to search about what this is all about, find EA, and then try to act against that.
I’m not a TikToker and probably not the target audience, but I’ll start by saying that the title of the post here gives some dubious vibes, which I get is probably the point but I’m still shaky on it being a good idea.
It seems like the theory for impact/outreach in your TikTok videos is “target the niche of people who like this kind of humor, who haven’t heard of EA, yet who also might be interested in learning more.” I haven’t watched all the videos, but I think it’s important to emphasize that even if you are successful at achieving that goal, it might come at the cost of giving a bad impression to other people. Additionally, my impression is that when it comes to edgy humor, 1) it’s important to have a bit of “in” with the audience (e.g., with friends or subscribers who know/expect your humor), 2) I think it increases risk of turnoff more than it increases the expected humor/attraction value: you have to really make sure the jokes don’t fall flat or else they fall harder/weirder than non-edgy jokes.
Yes, the title was for effect, but what are we doing if not trying to convince people of this philosophy? Keep it to ourselves? The current discussion and literature feel academic and inaccessible. So, I’m going to keep pushing my provocative, gratuitously edgy stances on morality online, but I can leave EA’s name out of it, as I gather my brand isn’t on brand. I do appreciate your feedback.
Incidentally, I also publish my bits and essays morality on this website I made: https://www.urrong.com/?tags%5B%5D=9
I personally think the risks of these videos are relatively low because they do not mention EA. People who are convinced by the ideas in the jokes might start a google search and eventually find EA. Those that feel disgusted by the jokes might just think “what an idiot” and stop there. I doubt they would go on to search about what this is all about, find EA, and then try to act against that.
Several of the videos are tagged #effectivealtruism and the first video is currently the second highest video on the tag.