SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Content creators across the world released a deluge of reaction videos in-response to the new YouTube policy unveiled at Content Con 2025 dubbed Trickle Down Engagement.
“We’re so thrilled with this idea, rescued from our wondrous, wise past: St. Reagan himself blessed this land with instant economic prosperity! And now: we bring that infallible system to the Information Superhighway!” YouTube CEO Neal Mohan proudly announced. “True American patriots understand: America’s best ideas are behind HIM, and the only true innovation comes from looking back, never forward!”
YouTube star and pro-wrestling darling Logan Paul took a break from lobbying to make microplastics a basic food group to voice his unequivocal support of the new system.
“It’s lit, fab, boughie, and TOIGHT! Finally, I can save asking followers to LIKE COMMENT AND SMASH THAT SUB BUTTON, BITCHASS! cause I won’t have to! But you know, it’s not about me or likes, it’s all about you, the Paul Patrol! Support our Troops. Blue Lives Matter. Presented by Bloo Choo Train and Cheapass Razor Club!”
Other creators weren’t as happy. Phailing Downwards, a modest channel with a decent following, posted in his Community tab:
“This literally makes no sense. Any likes or subs I get just don’t count toward my income or channel’s algorithm, and go randomly to someone already more successful than me? And then THEY have to pay ME to keep my channel going? What kind of dumbass, bucket of crabs rubes would vote for this in overwhelming numbers?”
At press time, 87% of creators had left the platform, and channels that illegally repost porn with the nipples removed via AI scrubbing rushed to fill the void, now making up the top 26% of channels, collapsing the entire economy of the platform, and funnelling billions in revenue to a combination of Russian and Chinese data farms.
