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WHAT: An amateur actor who does ASMR stuff.
HOW MANY SUBSCRIBERS AT TIME OF WRITING: 80,044
WHY SHOULD I CARE: Doing ASMR videos on YouTube seems to be an incredibly easy and effortless way to get shitloads of subscribers. ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, which is essentially a tingly feeling you get from certain sounds, sometimes described as "euphoric". Basically, it's a bunch of people whispering into a camera and rattling their fingernails lightly on tin cans and the like. The most popular of these are, of course, done by conventionally attractive women, as creepy men enjoy being whispered to by them. Also, a lot of them simulate an intimate setting, like this one of a woman looming over you in a bed.
That's not the life for my man FredsVoice though, oh no. Fred mixes his bizarre whispering with little am dram performances. My favourite of these, and actually the first one I saw, was the above video, in which he pretends to do a drug deal whilst giving you ASMR chills. The result is ridiculous, and hilarious. I'm no expert on the machinations of a cocaine deal, but I'm almost certain it doesn't involve a man in a two-piece suit whispering nothings at you whilst repeatedly eating the cocaine. I also would imagine that they would try and keep the time to a minimum, so as not to attract any undue attention. At 18 minutes it's a lengthy deal. There is a thunderstorm outside wherever this is taking place, to add to the atmosphere, but it makes it feel more like you're buying gear off of Count Dracula.
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