The D'Amelio Experiment Failed (Now They Wont Go Away) 

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How someone can have 100 million followers and only get 4k views on a podcast is insane: huge tell she really has no influence.

“They are a normal family….” They spent $100,000/year for high school. $400,000 for two high school diplomas isn’t normal. 😂😂😂

the thing is, over the years i’ve seen many many people be genuinely interested in the kardashians and whatever they have going on. i legitimately, not even online have seen anyone give an actual fuck about the damelios. at this point i feel like her following was half teenage girls who wanted to look like her, half older men who just wanted to creep on a teenage girl.

14:31 James is the one teaching them a lesson yet he’s the one who’s a literal sex offender

the parents immediately trying to make their family the next kardashian's family immediately killed all of Charlie's momentum. Them trying to make her relatable is what killed it because when you go viral at a young age you're not relatable and it get worse as you grow older

"They have won the American dream, the already rich family got even richer" is my favorite part of this video. Amazing watch, thank you.

It's not hard to figure out why she got famous: she was a member of TikTok's target demographic, she got on it early, she had some talent at what she did, and was not too hard on the eyes. All this coupled with the platform's algorithm working in her favor the more people went and clicked on her videos made her account explode and grow exponentially. Is that really so hard to understand?

Glad this video is quite grounded on the criticism instead of tearing them down. Like I have no feelings for the family, but their situation also seems like a cautionary tale of what instant fame can do to normal people. The worst part is they started of at teens and seem to just go with the flow until there's no control. Kinda sucks for them even with all the wealth.

the D’Amelios have always been weird to me, blowing up off of a tiktok and being treated like a celebrity instantly has been something thats bewildered me.

It’s crazy when you make James Charles look down to earth and mature.

It seems that the dad and mom wants the publicity more than the kids. Patrick I really love your insight on this family.

This is a really nice analysis! It was honest but you weren’t coming at the girls maliciously. Great video :)

“She tried everything but was committed to nothing.” !!!!! Well said

They'll never go away. Brands will keep endorsing them because they think the 150m tiktok followers charli has aren't mostly bots, so that will keep their high profile image and attract more business ventures their way. At some point, they're going to reach the kardashian level where no one likes them, but they attract numbers, so brands will pay them millions to promote things. Everyone hates the kardashians by how they got famous but fail to recognise that Kris went into every possible business venture possible under their name where at some point they stuck around and people buy their products. (Skims, kylie Cosmetics, good american jeans)

I do feel bad for them. This family really does just seem like a normal family that was completely thrust head first into fame. They got a taste and now it’s impossible to accept it’s fading

I read the comment about them making "James Charles look down to earth and mature.", and could not believe it. After watching this dinner, its too true 😭

the way the parents use charlie to stay relevant lmaooo. The parents and dixie have come to my ice cream shop job twice and no one knew who the fuck they were. The second time they ordered they were like “and one more for our daughter….our daughter CHARLIE” they way it took me the longest time to realize it was them both times😭

The fact she was amazing on dwts shows the direction she should’ve gone. She actually showed talent, looked happy, and seemed to have fun. She easily could’ve transferred that success into something dance related. They could’ve showed her taking dance classes, improving, looking at careers. Instead they swept aside how she looked happy and interested and led her into a different direction.

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just found ur channel a few days ago and now you’re allllllll over my homepage. you make gr8 content !!! THANKS

As someone with skin problems since I was 12 I never understood celebrities getting into skincare. When you have real problems you go to dermatologist and they tell you what you should use. It's always something from pharmacy , dermatological cosmetics, brands that are on the market for years. Not once I ever heard any reccommedation of some celebrity brand from any doctor. Also people who actually are into skincare would never buy Kylieskin, rhode, florence or any shit like that. Even this celebrities don't use their own stuff.

She basically turned "being the pretty popular girl in high school" into a multi million dollar career.

Already well-off spoiled, private school kids getting more internet money kinda miffs me. It's amazing how someone having what majority of kids who can't afford it have is very sad. A lot of kids on tiktok are lower middle-class or lower-class children, so seeing a relatively well off kid getting more income is just frustrating.

Your videos are top-notch. Well thought out and presented. You make a great storyteller. A journey of past, present, and potential future. Love your videos!

I think part of her appeal is her “average” lifestyle that is actually in no way average. Her family lives in a million dollar home and she goes to a rich kid school. Everything in their world looks good and is expensive. Their hair, nails, and clothes are always on point. I think this is a fantasy lifestyle for a lot of kids, who were primarily her fan base. Her parents are happily married, which right away puts them ahead of 50% of families in the US. It seems like a normal life, but in reality it’s not. Most people have some kind of bullshit going on in their world. Most of us don’t have that kind of money or lifestyle. And even if we do we don’t have parents that seem as great as theirs. It’s almost like watching a Disney channel show in some ways. The seem to live in this perfect world where everything around them is like a set for their videos, polished and nice. I think it’s a kind of escapism for a lot of kids

Unpopular opinion: Charlie just wanted to make TikTok and be a kid (rich or not) and the adults in her life saw the opportunity to capitalize on her fame. She may have been complicit and enjoyed the lifestyle and company she got to meet, I’ll give you that, but the ones who pulled the trigger was undoubtedly her parents and manager. The glitz and glamour of fame is always appealing until you’re in the middle of it and you have 10 different people in your ear telling you what to do next and you’re schedule is packed and you have no time for normalcy or privacy. Her sister Dixie (through envy or jealousy) wanted what Charlie has but I think Charlie would’ve been fine just being TikTok famous without brand deals and collab and went about her life, until the world moved on to the new sensation. Her folks definitely pushed her to do more and cash in on vapid mediocrity rather than develop her dancing skills and launch off of that. She would’ve have made a fine choreographer and made bank on that had to she stayed the course. I’m no fan of her or do I follow her (I don’t even have a TikTok lol). My 2 cents 😅

How is everyone brushing over the eating of the nose pick 😂 I can’t get that out of my head 😂

These people need to take the money and run. If they live humbly enough, they'll never need to work again. They have an opportunity to count their blessings and walk away gracefully. I doubt they will, but they should.

I was a chef for over 25 years and would never offer snails to teen American girls like that. Also the first time i smelt snails preserved i threw up too. This kind of fame is so destructive. We will be reaping awful consequences for social media for many many years.

Why do they feel like they need more money? Just fucking close everything off and go on enjoying your life as a millionaire! Ffs greediness is so dumb

When I first clocked on this video I didn’t think I’d be able to watch it although way through because of how long it is. But I did and it also felt short. They did a good job at making this video and keeping audience engaged.

really great documentary !!

She just reminds me of every teen that I've had the chance to work with as a camp counsellor recently. Kind of nice, no personality outside of their phones and awful at communicating with other humans due to COVID really stunting a lot of teenagers growth in the socialisation department

They are one of the examples of people getting famous on TikTok and THEN figuring out what they are good at afterwards. I am honestly not as puzzled at their antics as I am Addison Rae's or the Kardashians'. It's clear this is something they did not expect.

Talking about them in this vid surely get more attention and they surely wont go awat. Great effort promoting them 🎉🎉🎉🎉

This is why you protect your CHILDREN. You are expecting a CHILD to not make mistakes. Keep your children off social media.

Honestly feel so bad for that poor girl, she was literally a kid when she started and the expectations that ppl have for her is insane. She literally gets exploited by her managers and family which is lowkey sad after watching their show u can see how much pressure she's under while being a minor and providing for ur whole family. Never forgiving anyone for the way they treated her and still do, she's a teenager making mistakes like everyone else just with alot of eyes watching her. Honestly hope the best for her she deserves so much better

Dixie is like the guy who constantly switches around their cosmetics during their play through of a game to spice things up, while Charlie is like the guy that just wears the standard fit the whole game

I honestly have no idea who they are but your videos always have such interesting narrative so i watched anyway

You would think a room full of cameras would be enough of a deterrent to keep you from eating a booger.

I feel kinda bad for the two sisters simply because they grew up in front of an audience and got criticized as if they were adults. Every teenager has done/said dumb things, but not all had a camera in their face. I’m sure we all remember being uninterested and slightly disrespectful when we were at that angsty rebellious teenage phase. Add that with being a millionaire and you are going to have some cringy and bad moments

Charlie D'amelio is just literally the epitome of the most popular girl in High School.. Like if there was a tier list of all the most popular girls in high school. She would edge out and beat pretty much everyone. Which is why I think she became the most followed on TikTok. In a nutshell.

whats funny is since being on tiktok, I've never once seen a tiktok of her, Blessed

I have never heard of that family or do I care. But dude, your videos are very entertaining. Keep up

The moves of the original Renegade dance by Jalaiah Harmon were not that simplistic, which was why Charlie and Addison’a version was modified and dumbed down. Even the versions of the dances that the original creators did on Jimmy Fallon were modified and dumbed down to look simple.

It's amazing how someone, a family in this case, gets a genuine godsend gift of random popularity for literally no reason.... and decides to capitalize it by making the most boring, soulless, mediocre, generic mainstream moves and career choices that an out of touch Hollywood publicist could think.

ive watched like 5 vids in a row of this guy his writing is so good i cant5 stop watching

Nothing on social media is organic.

Hollywood isn’t destroying their family they are doing that on their own what happens when you give a teen millions of dollars for moving her hands back in forth.. it goes to their head. Can’t imagine good families becoming divided over getting everything they ever wanted.

The problem with TikTok and social media in general is that it will catapult bland personalities like the D'Amelios into stardom whilst actually talented people get little to no recognition for genuine skills. These guys can't even make pasta.

You do such a wonderful job with telling a story by being fair to all sides. I find this to be particularly sad because these girls were literally children and NO ONE deserves that kind of hate. I hope they get away from their toxic parents some day and learn from this horrible experience.

i literally used to go to school with a “famous tik toker” who was friends with charli at the start of her “hype.” anyways, although he was rly popular and went to the sway house and shit, and was hanging out with all these tik toker so many people knew….no one at school cared AT ALL. walking past him in the hallway, i wouldn’t bat an eye, literally just no one cared.

Let’s be honest the construct of fame has completely diminished in this aggressive social media era. On one hand you can see someone rise to “fame” in an instant and for virtually no reason . On the other hand this notoriety is fleeting since the market is so over saturated . There is so much pressure to adapt one’s fame into something legitimate . If they can’t they will fade into obscurity again.

getting somebody to watch you for 10 seconds is a lot different than getting someone to be investing in your story

This is maybe why tiktok creators be trying to do the same thing like creators do on youtube and it is just ignoring the hate and great video man :]

Dixie picking her nose and eating the booger was so repulsing holy shit

Paris Hilton & Nicole Richie were the original "being famous for being famous" in the early 2000's. Then the Kardashian clan took a page out of their book, and became more successful because Mrs. Hilton was embarrassed by Paris's antics, but "momager" Kris embraced and joined in on her daughters antics. Now the D'Amelio's are getting in on it. Social media has made it easier & easier to get (or stay) famous for being famous.

Honestly, I feel so bad for the sisters. The parents played a big role in how they treated each other. They wouldn't let their kids be kids.

Amazing video

This is the first and last video I’ll ever watch on that topic. Holy shit I’m so happy I’m out of the loop. Never have and never will use social media

Honestly i'm really grateful for my parents after watching this. I heard about Charlie DAmelio, but i didn't know what she does or why she's famous, but really i can't blame no one but the parents in this. Imagine being a regular goofy teen and your parents want you to be star really bad, forced you to succeed without giving it effort.

everyday I'm reminded of how nice life is when mommy and daddy have a crap ton of money and you don't have to struggle like the rest of us...

Unreal that these parents took their daughters at a vulnerable age and launched them into public scrutiny like this. Imagine using your daughter’s virality to move from the 1% to the top 0.1%

Amazing video.

I've never liked James Charles and this may be wrong, but seeing how he acted at the dinner and was so well mannered during the dinner, this was the ONLY time I've respected him. Edit: I just wanted to say that I DO NOT support a child predator, I was seeing how he properly signed off and acted more well mannered for those 5 seconds than the D’amelios. I am not saying I respect him today or that I respected him throughout the whole dinner scene, just saying how I liked those 5 seconds where he humbled them. Sorry guys !!

I know exactly why she got famous so early on. A huge portion of that fame comes from a very unspeakable part of society.

Mad props to Dixie. I never knew she felt this way living in Charli's Shadow and the fact that she took utmost self-accountability says alot about her work ethic

4:10 I can’t believe it’s been 4 years already. I’m still trying to process 2021-2023.

We're like 60 seconds in and we've already got her saying "I was just like every other teenager" right after telling us that her parents spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for her to go to HIGH SCHOOL. Lmao Yeah, just like everybody else uwu

Throwing up after eating a snail but then eating a booger nonchalantly is crazy lmao

Love this video but you missed a huge huge huge part of their career which was the hype house would of been cool to see you cover that too

she claimed she never wanted to be famous but 30 seconds before had a "vision board" which according to google represents wishes or goals, and it had jennifer lopez on it?

“stop making stupid people famous” should be a law.

Didn't a rep from the TikTok company say they "picked" (or a similar word) the D'Amelios from the data they had on them. It elevated them in the algorithm. They had the looks, family, came from a certain neighborhood, etc. They also hid/hide overweight, ppl of color, low income ppl, and unattractive people from the algorithm. I don't know if they still do that. But I remember seeing that interview and the response to a q from a rep to something like "do you manipulate the algoritm" and tiktok laughing and saying of course.

17:47 THIS is a perfect way to sum-up people's frustration with this family. Hate is never okay, but those with such privelage should listen to those who are not.

only in america can people get "famous" for nothing. that should tell you the mind set of americans

First time even a small part of me has ever felt bad for James Charles

You know it's bad when you make James Charles look like a good person

most replayed did not disappoint, i've been laughing my ass off for the past 5 minutes

I think Charlie and Dixie’s parents are to blame cause why would you sell your daughter to an industry that is known for being extremely toxic. Charlie was 15 when she first rose to fame…

the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. I don’t use Tiktok nor have I heard of this family. Congratulations or my condolences to them I guess

I’m kinda shocked by the standards people have held a teenage girl to. Like I get that there are probably equally or more talented people who will never be recognized for their talent, but why blame HER? Why not blame the corporations who are exploiting a teenager to sell their products?

Pat I love your vids man but after watching this on folk’s I have no clue about kuz I don’t and never had a TikTok…my brain hurts

How'd I go from watching Mike Tyson documentaries to this

It can't be easy having all that attention on you at an age where you are bound to do and say dumb things. I wish them well, they're young and they'll find their feet at some point.

i'm a former dancer and i follow a few dancers on tiktok who post videos of their choreography/performances/rehearsals and you can tell how hardworking and talented they are. it kind of sucks that charli (who was likely fairly talented in her actual dance classes if she's been dancing for most of her life) rose to fame with the subpar "dancing" we all know her for. i guess when some people realize they're getting an absurd amount of popularity and wealth without putting in the effort typically associated with their craft, their artistic integrity and passion goes out the window. that said, for someone who does nothing, she attracts such a massive amount of hate. that can't be easy for anyone, let alone someone as young as her when she first started.

"Jabbawockeez moves" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

BRILLIANT OUTRO. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Well said, measured, and compassionate. Basically stop trying to cry your way to the bank. Your bank is plenty full, save your tears/family, and btw, you made out like bandits. 😄

The fact they made James Charles look down to earth and good is crazy. This family needs to step away from social media and focusing on investments. They already made it big. The damage they’re doing to their brand won’t help with sustaining cash in the long run when nobody watches them anymore. There are many yt channels with millions of subs that gain 20k+ views per video when they used to get 1mil each vid. The more they space it out the more people would be interested in them so a break is much needed.

As we've seen from child actors in Hollywood, a majority of the time, introducing insane fame and popularity at such a young age almost always messes with the kid's development; and yes kids because all this fame comes while they're still minors and barely have a conception of what the world is. I honestly blame the parents more than anybody else.

Whats crazy is that i know theres this tier of tiktok mega star who is super prevalent in news and media discussions but I've never once seen any of their videos show up on my fyp.

Great video! I might be being ridiculous but a dumb tea channel made the exact same video after urs. It just seemed weird how similar it was and if they did copy you i wanted to try n call it out. Hopefully its not...

Nobody else can shade the way Patrick does. I love it.

I honestly feel really bad for Charli. It's clear she didn't really want this and it seems like she's been shoved through her whole career and has to go with it. We love when adults capitalize off children and subject them to hate

People asking why the girls got famous, while I'm asking why are the Kardashians famous besides being the daughters of a rich guy!

I guess I have been living under a rock. Who the f are they. (thanks for the video he explained it really well 😂)

I literally just discovered who she is because of this video. And honestly oddly I kind of have empathy for her. She's a very young girl who caught a break on the internet and was confused what to do with that fame. The online bullying was unwarranted and made me empathize with her more. I hope this young lady leaves Hollywood behind and find a new greater path.

I don't watch them at all but I'll never forget the snail scandal. Lol. The world came for a teenage girl for not liking something. I was dirt poor as a kid and would have had the same reaction. That's all. 😂

I purposely avoided following them on any platform and avoided any news about them and I’m just now seeing this video about who they are and what they do and I’m so glad I did because this is exactly what I expected from these people. Ugh boring