I think u/spez should be the first to do an AMA right here on lemmy.
He’ll just answer 2 questions by shitting on and lying about the Apollo dev and then fuck off I reckon.
After his really disappointing AMA on reddit, I really don’t want him to do an AMA here.
Didn’t answer a single question. Just copy and pasted from an answer sheet for a few very, very easy questions, which were likely staged.
John Oliver
It’d be cool to see Technology Connections. He’s pretty active on Mastodon, I’ve seen him pop up in a thread here via there.
Also Louis Rossmann. He does AMAs like every other day on YouTube, he might be open to checking out another platform.
He can also credit this site for me subscribing to him on YouTube lol. I had never heard of Technology Connections before, but a post a few days ago somehow got me to watch a lengthy video about freaking dishwasher detergent.
And then somehow I also watched an HOUR LONG video about a fridge! A fridge! How the heck did he manage to keep me interested in a freaking red little fridge for so long? I’ve now learned more than I thought I ever would about things like heat pumps, turn signal and brake light regulations, CDs, and heat pumps.
Reading some of his latest posts, it looks like he was tagged over here, didn’t realise it, and a bunch of cross-platform weirdness went on. He’s not too happy about it, so maybe he might not be as on board as I thought.
(I hope just writing his handle doesn’t tag him. Sorry Alec if it did)
does anyone actually care about AMAs? I thought they were glorified advertising lol. Also that’s a tough sell, what instance would you point them to, and how would you convince them they’d get good PR?
They used to be organised by a talented individual, employed by reddit, who was great at drawing in more well known people, while still preparing and liaising with them so the event went smoothly. Then reddit fired them.
The casual AMAs were a lot better. I’d rather hear from someone who does taxidermy than an actor who only wants to promote their next film
It heavily varies by person. Some people give AMAs that make you question if the responses are even from the real person (“let’s just talk about Rampart”) but other people’s AMAs are really fascinating and feel like you’re getting a genuine answer to your question (pretty much any AMA that hit BestOf). Even if the AMA is only done for publicity purposes, it can still be interesting and that’s what really matters.
AMAs on Reddit used to be magical. No PR, no advertising, if you tried to “stay on message” you would become a laughingstock (see Woody Harrelson’s infamous AMA).
Then they fired Victoria and celebrity AMAs rapidly became boring and obvious parts of the promo circuit for any new media.
George Takei.
Very active on Mastodon! @georgetakei@universeodon.com
