TORONTO — Despite having recently hit a milestone of 20,000 subscribers, YouTube personality Christian Ralz, AKA Cralzo, is celebrating a very different achievement.
“No matter how many times I try to wrap my head around it, it’s all just so unreal,” said Cralzo during a recent livestream. “I’m really proud of the work I do, and seeing you all enjoying it so much means the world,
“But you just don’t understand the sheer psychological thrill of knowing someone out there is pretending to be you for the purpose of obtaining your viewers’ social security number. It’s like comparing apples to oranges, but the oranges are the forbidden fruit of Eden.”
Christian’s girlfriend and frequent contributor to the Cralzo channel, Emily Crowder, echoed a similar sentiment on stream after he had excitedly called her into his soundproof gaming room.
“Yeah, he’s really happy about it,” Emily said as she supportively patted Cralzo on the shoulder. “He’s been thinking about getting a custom trophy to commemorate the occasion, but he’s been struggling to find something grandiose enough to mark the achievement.
“He asked YouTube, but they said they only send Play Buttons for subscriber milestones.” This was followed by Cralzo giving an exaggerated eye roll and making a suggested gesture with his hand.
Viewer responses to Cralzo’s commemoration have been mixed overall, with some saying he deserves to relish the accomplishment while others think he may be putting too much weight on the idea of it.
“Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing him happy,” viewer XXcrazeepyzzaXX wrote in a comment, “but I prefer seeing him being passionate about the topic of his channel: Obscure miniature train sets from the early 1940s.
“The alternate materials used during wartime make for some really cool videos. But instead, he just keeps focusing on this scammer thing! You know, I donated two dollars to him while he streamed, and guess what he said? ‘Oh, thanks.’ Like, at least acknowledge the sacrifice I made to you.”
Hard Drive reached out to the scam account that still posts on every video he uploads, CRALZOFREEMONEYCLICKHERE, and were told about an intriguing offer for upcoming merchandise if we send our credit card information.
