# Opinions on Meidas Touch Youtube reports **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 8, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277 "2024-05-08T20:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/1 "2024-05-08T20:41:00Z")
Several folk have linked to Meidas Touch Youtube vids in the threads concerning Trump and his litigation. I wondered what everyone thought the presenters and their material. Boy, do these guys have day jobs? Hard to imagine they have time to do much of anything else. I would like to like the reports more, but they are generally too long and too poorly organized. Likely a result of trying to post a ton of material. And they often seem almost alarmist - claiming HUGE implications from relatively minor developments. But I was wondering how the rest of you felt about these. [Sample vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH4dHN4c0Rs) ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/2 "2024-05-08T21:08:39Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Boy, do these guys have day jobs? Hard to imagine they have time to do much of anything else. I was thinking the same thing just yesterday. I do watch their videos, but rarely do I watch more than the first half. They’re typically giving hot takes and haven’t really taken the time to analyze things too deeply. I prefer Legal Eagle but he takes his time posting videos. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/3 "2024-05-08T21:11:56Z")
It is very much possible to support yourself by making and posting videos on YouTube. Some of them have even discussed how they achieves that level of popularity (you have to have a certain amount of subscribers/Patreons/clicks/etc.) and why they gave up their “day job” to do YouTube full time. Not that familiar with Medias Touch (although I have heard of them and watched their content before) but in fact churning out those videos might be their “day job”. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/4 "2024-05-08T21:36:38Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Boy, do these guys have day jobs? Hard to imagine they have time to do much of anything else. Yes. It’s called Meidas Touch. > **[MeidasTouch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeidasTouch)** > > MeidasTouch is an independently owned and operated media company that describes itself as a pro-democracy news network. It is one of the most viewed and visited news networks on YouTube in the world, frequently ranking as one the top channels on the YouTube charts. The MeidasTouch YouTube channel has over 3 billion views. > Previously, the MeidasTouch name was used by its founders for a liberal American political action committee formed in March 2020 with the purpose of stopping the reelectio... It’s definitely not my cup of tea, I have to weed them out of my recommendations from time-to-time because the algorithm thinks I’d want to watch them, but a good rule of thumb for YouTube/Twitch/whatever creators is if they are turning out that much content _it is_ their day job, and there can be _a lot_ of money in it. It’s tantamount to asking what Rush Limbaugh’s day job was. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/5 "2024-05-08T21:53:15Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Not that familiar with Medias Touch (although I have heard of them and watched their content before) but in fact churning out those videos might be their “day job” . The Meidas Touch folks have a Patreon site (as you noted), collecting tens of thousands (at least) of donations every month. Meidas Touch also sells merchandise. They’ve got 2.3 million subscribers and 3.3 billion views in the 14 years the YouTube channel’s been up. No doubt about it – this is their 24/7 job. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/6 "2024-05-08T21:53:56Z")
From what the 2 most frequent commentators (Meisels and Prokop?) said, I had the impression they were practicing attorneys. My bad. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/7 "2024-05-08T22:01:12Z")
Is that the channel where the guy says “But before we unpack all that” after giving an overview? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/8 "2024-05-08T22:03:02Z")
Clickbaity, and the information:length ratio of their videos is waaaaay off. There’ll be a title like “TRUMP GETS **ABSOLUTELY WRECKED** IN COURT!!!1!” and it’s 25 minutes about one terse exchange. Just not worth the time. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/9 "2024-05-08T22:12:46Z")
Lotta profit in preaching to the choir. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/10 "2024-05-08T23:07:21Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I prefer Legal Eagle but he takes his time posting videos. I like Legal Eagle to, but I can’t watch it while he’s talking. I have to just listen. He has no idea at all what to do with his hands and consstantly waves them around when he speaks. It’s far too distracting. But the content of his speech is gold. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/11 "2024-05-09T02:07:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > lickbaity, and the information:length ratio of their videos is waaaaay off. There’ll be a title like “TRUMP GETS **ABSOLUTELY WRECKED** IN COURT!!!1!” and it’s 25 minutes about one terse exchange. Just not worth the time. This is a valid criticism and the reason why I usually don’t watch more than half of any given video. I’ve also taken to skipping videos because I know they’re going to talk about one relatively minor thing or something they’ve already covered in another video. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/12 "2024-05-09T09:46:22Z")
MTN is way too optimistic. Sees the world through blue colored glasses that gives hope that doesn’t line up with the reality that Trump is still pretty much getting away with his evil acts. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/13 "2024-05-09T09:58:31Z")
I much prefer Crooked Media-they’re much more sober and reflective about political stuff and have interesting guests on their various podcasts and YouTube videos. Also they actually have White House experience. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/14 "2024-05-09T11:42:30Z")
Hopefully we’ll see the Lincoln Project get back into the fray soon - I really enjoyed a lot of their stuff in the past. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/15 "2024-05-09T15:08:11Z")
Oh, they’re still viciously at it. They have their own youtube channel. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/16 "2024-05-09T15:24:24Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > Hopefully we’ll see the Lincoln Project get back into the fray soon - I really enjoyed a lot of their stuff in the past . It seems like the Lincoln Project’s star had fallen after their efforts to advertise directly against Trump were reported to have had little effect on 2020 voting outcomes. > **[Lincoln Project Ads Failed to Turn Battleground State Republicans Into Biden...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lincoln-project-ads-failed-turn-001813998.html)** > > Despite the attention and likes The Lincoln Project’s attack ads against Donald Trump received on social media, it turns out they didn’t do much at all to persuade battleground voters to support Joe Biden, according to a study by a top Democratic... Although looking at the headline … failing to turn battleground Republicans into Biden voters was kind of a tall order. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/17 "2024-05-09T15:30:40Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > It’s tantamount to asking what Rush Limbaugh’s day job was. Yabbut Rush Limbaugh is dead. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/18 "2024-05-09T15:33:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Clickbaity, and the information:length ratio of their videos is waaaaay off. There’ll be a title like “TRUMP GETS **ABSOLUTELY WRECKED** IN COURT!!!1!” and it’s 25 minutes about one terse exchange. Just not worth the time. Yes that perfectly encapsulates why I’ve never made it through one of their videos. I’ve watched many Legal Eagle videos. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/19 "2024-05-09T16:29:59Z")
Not sure why Meidas comes up so regularly on my Youtube page as opposed to the others I (pretty infrequently) watch. Quite some time ago I realized their content did not live up to their promise. I started this thread b/c I had noticed them cited at least a couple of times around here. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277/20 "2024-05-09T23:07:06Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > He has no idea at all what to do with his hands and consstantly waves them around when he speaks. I think it’s lawyer Kung Fu he learned to hypnotize a jury and he does it instinctively. I honesty never noticed it before. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-meidas-touch-youtube-reports/1001277.md?page=2)