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I watch very little YT content. I before Friday, I had never heard about either of these people. I have never seen a react video either.
So, I watched this video. And a couple by jacksfilms. Maybe it is because I am nearing 40, but I don't see the draw of watching a reaction video? Anyway. It is a little amazing that an internet feud has an entry on Wikipedia (here) and after watching the War on stolen content video I am surprised that the concept took off.
to be honest i'm not entirely sure what the draw is either. many reaction videos are based around a theme, like "school tiktoks i watch instead of doing homework", so maybe it's an easy way to find more-or-less quality content about a particular subject without having to actually look for it. or maybe people just watch for the funny faces, given that SSSniperWolf's audience tends to be very young.
i do like "[expert] reacts to..." videos where an expert does a thorough analysis of some media featuring their field of expertise, like "Traçeur reacts to Mirror's Edge" or "Martial artist reacts to Avatar: The Last Airbender" or "Chemist reacts to Breaking Bad", but that is an entirely different thing than freebooting because it's thoughtful commentary that's transformative and adds to the video