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Hello YTtalk Community,
Allow me to preface what I'm about to say with the following statement. I have known George for many years, I have worked with him very closely in the past and I have spent enough time with him to understand his motives. The following comments are not speculation, but come from experience.
The best way I can describe George is as a psychopath. He is the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He is the kind of guy who could setup a cult within weeks and have thousands of followers. George loves people. But he also loves himself. A lot. You'll notice his face plastered all over the Freedom network channels, websites and images. I believe he is a narcissist.
George has a brilliant mind. He is a 16 year old, stuck inside a 40 year olds body. This has lead to a unique approach when building MCNs such as Freedom. He has an excellent way to related to young YouTubers, he makes them feel like they are cared for and valued. 16 year olds however, as you might expect, do not make the best CEOs. George is emotional. Very emotional. He makes decisions on a whim, even if he laters decides to reverse them and tell everyone he was just 'testing them'.
When I worked with George, I admired him greatly. Just like his partners, George makes his colleagues feel cared for. I first started to get frustrated when I saw George making promises and turning around and breaking them within hours. It was bizarre. I figured at first that he was just naive. I wasn't until I witness George personally stabbing me in the back that I realized he had hidden agendas all along.
George is amazing at building trust, which is extremely scary when you realize how much he lies. I don't want to ruin George's personal life, so I am going to refrain from giving details on some of the things that shocked me the most about George, but needless to say, if I was braver, you would be saddened to read it.
I had put this all in the past and moved on since George moved to the Philippines with about 1 weeks notice. I thought it was over, that the damage had been done and repair could now begin. Unfortunately, it has started again and George is employing the same tactics I've seen again and again. Prey on the young and vulnerable and aggregate as many small channels as possible. To date, Freedom, after operating for less than 1 year has over 50,000 channels. That's more than any other MCN, by a long shot.
I find these numbers very hard to comprehend. How could a business, less than one year old bring onboard 50,000 channels, which is multiples more than MCNs that have been around for over half a decade? What value adds are they offering that could be so compelling? The answer to these questions is simple. It's George. How is it that a single 40 year old, who is not skilled at videography, who isn't a YouTube superstar can attract so many people?
If you look at the breakdown of Freedom, the mass majority of channels are run by YouTubers under 18, operating fairly small channels. These YouTubers are impressionable, they fall for tricks a little easier, especially tricks from the manipulation mastermind himself.
I want to leave you with some questions for thought:
- Why is Freedom operated out of the Philippines and incorporated in Hong Kong? Does that sound normal?
- Why is George's face plastered everywhere? What other businesses do that?
- Why did George have to flee to the Philippines in the first place? What did he do that meant he had to leave on such short notice?
- Why are all the channels in Freedom so small? Why are there so many? Why are they all owned by very young YouTubers?
- Why are all George's employees so young? Did you know most of Freedom staff is under 18?
- With a network of 50,000, how are channels supposed to succeed? Get attention?
It's unfortunate that this is all happening again. I plead with you, open your eyes, George is trouble. There are plenty of MCNs with mature value adds and offerings and if you feel like they're not for you, you can always wait and stay independent while you grow. George is not a philanthropist. He is a business man.
Earlier on, I mentioned that I thought George was a psychopath. You may be questioning why I said this. My reasoning is simple. George is unpredictable. You'll believe you can trust him with your most intimate secrets and he'll keep building that trust. But it only takes one little thing and he'll change completely. He'll lie, he'll manipulate and he'll screw you over. He cares about you. But he cares about himself more.
Thanks for reading.
Allow me to preface what I'm about to say with the following statement. I have known George for many years, I have worked with him very closely in the past and I have spent enough time with him to understand his motives. The following comments are not speculation, but come from experience.
The best way I can describe George is as a psychopath. He is the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He is the kind of guy who could setup a cult within weeks and have thousands of followers. George loves people. But he also loves himself. A lot. You'll notice his face plastered all over the Freedom network channels, websites and images. I believe he is a narcissist.
George has a brilliant mind. He is a 16 year old, stuck inside a 40 year olds body. This has lead to a unique approach when building MCNs such as Freedom. He has an excellent way to related to young YouTubers, he makes them feel like they are cared for and valued. 16 year olds however, as you might expect, do not make the best CEOs. George is emotional. Very emotional. He makes decisions on a whim, even if he laters decides to reverse them and tell everyone he was just 'testing them'.
When I worked with George, I admired him greatly. Just like his partners, George makes his colleagues feel cared for. I first started to get frustrated when I saw George making promises and turning around and breaking them within hours. It was bizarre. I figured at first that he was just naive. I wasn't until I witness George personally stabbing me in the back that I realized he had hidden agendas all along.
George is amazing at building trust, which is extremely scary when you realize how much he lies. I don't want to ruin George's personal life, so I am going to refrain from giving details on some of the things that shocked me the most about George, but needless to say, if I was braver, you would be saddened to read it.
I had put this all in the past and moved on since George moved to the Philippines with about 1 weeks notice. I thought it was over, that the damage had been done and repair could now begin. Unfortunately, it has started again and George is employing the same tactics I've seen again and again. Prey on the young and vulnerable and aggregate as many small channels as possible. To date, Freedom, after operating for less than 1 year has over 50,000 channels. That's more than any other MCN, by a long shot.
I find these numbers very hard to comprehend. How could a business, less than one year old bring onboard 50,000 channels, which is multiples more than MCNs that have been around for over half a decade? What value adds are they offering that could be so compelling? The answer to these questions is simple. It's George. How is it that a single 40 year old, who is not skilled at videography, who isn't a YouTube superstar can attract so many people?
If you look at the breakdown of Freedom, the mass majority of channels are run by YouTubers under 18, operating fairly small channels. These YouTubers are impressionable, they fall for tricks a little easier, especially tricks from the manipulation mastermind himself.
I want to leave you with some questions for thought:
- Why is Freedom operated out of the Philippines and incorporated in Hong Kong? Does that sound normal?
- Why is George's face plastered everywhere? What other businesses do that?
- Why did George have to flee to the Philippines in the first place? What did he do that meant he had to leave on such short notice?
- Why are all the channels in Freedom so small? Why are there so many? Why are they all owned by very young YouTubers?
- Why are all George's employees so young? Did you know most of Freedom staff is under 18?
- With a network of 50,000, how are channels supposed to succeed? Get attention?
It's unfortunate that this is all happening again. I plead with you, open your eyes, George is trouble. There are plenty of MCNs with mature value adds and offerings and if you feel like they're not for you, you can always wait and stay independent while you grow. George is not a philanthropist. He is a business man.
Earlier on, I mentioned that I thought George was a psychopath. You may be questioning why I said this. My reasoning is simple. George is unpredictable. You'll believe you can trust him with your most intimate secrets and he'll keep building that trust. But it only takes one little thing and he'll change completely. He'll lie, he'll manipulate and he'll screw you over. He cares about you. But he cares about himself more.
Thanks for reading.