MTG's Outspoken Voice - Pleasant Kenobi
Pleasant Kenobi, a.k.a. Vince, is a Magic and Warhammer 40K content creator. 0:03:25 being embarrassed by your own stuff / creating with time constraints 0:09:15 the role of luck, privilege and timing 0:11:49 recording "Dies to Removal" with The Professor 0:16:06 Magic 30 packs & the slippery slope of high-end Magic product 0:22:36 devil's advocate argument FOR the Magic 30 packs 0:26:29 negativity works - the YouTuber's dilemma 0:27:59 James bought the Duel Masters Black Lotus 0:32:20 recent adventures: Flesh & Blood Pro Tour, 40K tournament, 40K EDH collabs 0:35:15 how Vince got into Warhammer 40K / 40K economics / proxy minis 0:41:51 what Vince loves the most about 40K / balancing 40K and Magic 0:46:09 which community is worse: 40K or Magic? 0:51:44 the Games Workshop culture 0:54:56 The Horus Heresy / the art of speaking out about certain topics 1:01:53 the tenor of online conversations: "people are just more aware" 1:04:01 Vince has a mixed ethnic heritage / using his voice to impact others 1:07:02 on giving people second chances 1:11:39 on taking in, and responding to, community feedback 1:14:47 James enjoys Vince's tweets 1:16:33 art of the effective YouTube thumbnail 1:18:11 is Twitter 'real' for Vince? 1:23:23 Vince's first Magic preview card / WOTC corporate culture 1:26:31 is being a public personality all upside? James says no 1:30:07 how Vince feels about reaching 100K YouTube subs 1:32:19 future quantifiable, tangible goals 1:35:59 tension of creating both Magic and 40K content 1:40:40 would Vince build a content team to produce more? 1:42:43 James studies how to make better YouTube videos 1:48:21 on having a unique voice, and finding YouTube success despite low production quality 1:52:32 was Vince ever tempted to "pull the plug" on 40K content? 1:54:52 thoughts on the YouTube algorithm / aligning one's content principles to goals 2:01:59 is platform diversification worth it? 2:05:12 on expecting a "return" for content creation efforts 2:08:47 on creator motivation / "the key to overnight success is years of work" 2:12:32 how Vince celebrated the 100k subs milestone opening track: Another Notion / Watch Me Go at It / courtesy of epidemicsound.com Show notes: humansofmagic.com Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic