I for One Welcome the Three-Hour, 51-Minute YouTube Video – The Mary Sue

Oof. I have a confession to make: I haven’t watched hbomberguy’s new video yet. Not in full. I made it to the 26-minute mark, and then I had to stop. I only had enough time and energy this weekend to watch the video while I ate dinner. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to take in three hours and 51 minutes’ worth of discussion around plagiarism on YouTube in one night, and I was right to make that assessment. After I finished my chicken nuggets, I fell asleep an hour later. Thanks Lexapro for making me so sleepy all the time! This isn’t to take a swing at hbomberguy, of course. I’m immensely excited to watch his new video in full. I have a personal stake in the plagiarism discussion too. My work has been stolen and republished on countless AI spam sites across the internet, and the video goes into excruciating detail regarding plagiarism of queer writers and creators by YouTuber James Somerton. It’s entirely plausible that I, myself, am a victim of plagiarism here. More importantly, plagiarism is a serious offense to our industry, and part of my job as an editorial strategist is to help
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