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In order to move an audience emotionally requires a level of maturity. And patience. It requires asking tough questions.

If you just want to write the film to prove “you was right” and “I told them” and doing this while you shoot the gun sideways. Don’t write screenplays. Go learn to tell stories first. And maybe find out you’re better at content creating. Not storytelling. They aren’t synonymous.

J Cole had a song one of his biggest hits is all about how he was very much a virgin trying to play cool and acting like he wasn’t one.

Most of these popular social media accounts don’t do that.

Because they have to and agreed to jump when the algorithm says so, no matter how silly it is. That’s how MrBeast got as big. He was willing. Not vulnerable. (And one could argue not talented in storytelling)

To get that J Cole hit (and career) one must be vulnerable. And this is why on Prime, Beasts show is just another grain of sand at the beach. If it’s free, easy peasy.

Once people have to pay for that kind of content it doesn’t hit. Seen it once why see it again? Don’t know.

What’s the story about?

Any of these creators need to come to the church of storytelling.

If they just want to look cool stay on YouTube. Where you can be successful and not have to actually tell a story. Especially if they don’t have nowhere near the amount of followers Beast has.

What else are they offering then?

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