The Ethics of Reaction Content: Gold vs Stone

Reaction content lives on a spectrum—from transformative to… well, barely reactive. In this video, we break down what makes a reaction actually worth watching, and why Asmongold represents the gold standard. But where there’s gold, there’s also stone—and we’re taking a closer look at the kind of content that drags the format down. If you’ve ever wondered what separates thoughtful commentary from lazy coattail-riding, this is the breakdown.

*Stone Standards Key-
Gold 🪙- represents transformative commentary — rare, refined, and valuable

Stones 🪨- Shale: brittle, common, and formed from the sediment of someone else’s work.

Chalk — it vanishes the moment you touch it. That’s the level of effort we’re dealing with.

-The reason for these specific Stone standards was to choose a stone that represented each creator being used as an example in this video, that has no financial value, no industrial value, no historical or societal significance, or even symbolism of any kind. It is just a mostly useless Rock. and not even anything special, a rock so common that it's one in a trillion in existence.

*Timestamps---
-Introduction: 0:00
-Remember this point: 2:10
-Our Gold vs Stone standard: 3:00
-It's LAZY Content: 6:35
-Format Differences: 10:23
-Stone Standard #1 Shale- XQC: 12:20
-Stone Standard #2 Chalk- SSSniperwolf: 13:15
-Why These Examples Matter: 13:50
-Reactions Vids Steal Views: 16:03
-Here's an outro for what's to come: 17:35

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