In Nigeria, clipping has become the distribution engine of the creator economy, but unresolved tensions with creators expose the cracks in an informal industry.
I get the dreadul feeling that this is another of those great social media 'scams' where people convince themselves they're helping others to grow when all that's happening is that they're mining the already existing 'micro-attention' of users. Oh, there's nothing wrong with that I hear you say but you can see where it ends....
Such a good point. Because I can't shake the reality of what this phenomenon has done to the content from unwilling participants. I get the logic for those who deliberately send their stuff in for clipping. But for those who don't, I don't see the upside. The logic that it is "helping" feels thin to me.
Thanks for writing on the topic. I think seeking consent or partnership from the original creator is a respectful and straightforward approach that clippers should explore.
These unauthorised clippings have done more damage than help. Folks are arguing on timelines, out of context, over 30 seconds of ragebait, without any desire to consume the whole thing or understand what's really going on as long as their biases are fed. Very well written, keep up the good work.
I get the dreadul feeling that this is another of those great social media 'scams' where people convince themselves they're helping others to grow when all that's happening is that they're mining the already existing 'micro-attention' of users. Oh, there's nothing wrong with that I hear you say but you can see where it ends....
Such a good point. Because I can't shake the reality of what this phenomenon has done to the content from unwilling participants. I get the logic for those who deliberately send their stuff in for clipping. But for those who don't, I don't see the upside. The logic that it is "helping" feels thin to me.
This is a great piece. OneJoblessBoy has tried with clipping.
However, I am still strongly of the opinion that clipping has to be curbed.
These days, contoversy to attain virality is now what many do, thereby rendering the effort of the original creator almost useless.
Thanks for writing on the topic. I think seeking consent or partnership from the original creator is a respectful and straightforward approach that clippers should explore.
Thanks for writing about this. I’ve been trying to understand it within the Nigerian context.
These unauthorised clippings have done more damage than help. Folks are arguing on timelines, out of context, over 30 seconds of ragebait, without any desire to consume the whole thing or understand what's really going on as long as their biases are fed. Very well written, keep up the good work.