[quote=@BingTheWing]
Could someone explain to me the appeal of reaction videos? TheFineBros actually manage to have diversity in their subjects to be unique, but I don't know how just watching some random guy howl and hoot to the newest movie trailer makes for good channel content.
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I've been asking myself this question for years. There are some reaction videos that are good, I'm talking like H3H3 because he doesn't just watch a video and go "OHHHH SHIT OHHHHHHHH IT'S A THING". I haven't exactly figured out why people like watching a person or persons watch a thing and arbitrarily interject something. I would say it's a personality thing but most react channels are personality-less. I've settled on the answer of "I guess some people just like seeing someone excited about something." There are plenty of obviously fake reactionists out there but there's something...I dunno...invigorating about watching someone legitimately excited over something. It's like watching a child open gifts at Christmas in a way. 

I don't like reaction videos with very few exceptions, and those tend to be people in the H3H3 category where they add a funny spin or when people watch a trailer and then do an analytical breakdown - but then it runs the risk of someone doing the most basic breakdown ever put to digital film. 

In short, it's because of hype culture.