[Movie] Voynich Talk E3: Why your Voynich theory is wrong (pt2)

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Here are some thoughts why some VMS media can actually end up being successful.

Here is an example of a video about the niche topic "Kryptos" that has reached 5 million views in a pretty short amount of time:
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This Youtuber (lemmino) is famous, and the video very likely gained a lot of views because he has so many subscribers.
But that's not the whole truth. I am pretty sure that the "mystery" genre just happens to be very popular, if done right.
The Kryptos video probably popped up in peoples' feeds because the algorithm made a qualified guess that they like cryptograhy, mysteries, documentaries, etc.

Youtuber content made by creators like "lemmino" or "barely sociable" have something in common with your Voynich videos:
1. Great sound
2. Great visuals
3. It is about a mystery and interesting piece of history
4. The speaker has solid pedagogy skills and a storyteller talent
5. The voice is calm or soothing (slightly related to the whole ASMR phenomenon). Now you do have an accent, but it is not a bad voice.

Another observation is that videos don't necessarily need to be short to catch the attention of people. Several successful videos from famous creators are between 30-60 mins.
The same phenomenon can be seen with podcasts. Many episodes with discussions and debates can be 2 hours long. Yet we blame Gen Z and millennials for having a low attention span, when they are a huge part of the consumers.

In my opinion, there is no reason why the average Joe would find the VMS uninteresting. They just need someone to hold their hand and give them a proper introduction. A lot of the video content out there is just not that great, and does not fulfill enough points in the numbered list above.