hot tub meta, the manosphere, and why everyone is a camgirl online - Video

a video essay on twitch’s hot tub meta controversy and what it reveals about the manosphere, labor in the attention economy, and the condition of being online

adapted from an essay i wrote for Dirt:
dirt.fyi/article/2023/11/pools-hot-tubs-and-beaches

special thanks to Charlie Markbreiter
charlie’s substack: charliesblog1.substack.com

substack: akhilvaidya.substack.com
tiktok: @akhilvaidya
instagram: @akhilvaidya

graphics by @bobbottlenyc

0:00 - intro
3:28 - gamer, interrupted
10:06 - the camgirl economy
15:38 - everyone is a girl online
19:06 - final thoughts

sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GrzII7RBT9QR7GrpWom7sbBozirh9PGcORf3T_p7g6w/edit?usp=sharing