Neistat: Creators Striving for Universal Appeal Are Either Failing or Average
Casey Neistat · #32: Taylor Swift vs. MrBeast w/ Casey Neistat and Ricky Van Veen · More or Less Podcast · Feb 2, 2024 · at 22:15
Casey Neistat argues that successful modern creators must embrace niche specificity rather than attempting universal mainstream appeal.
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“Universal appeal is almost taboo. If everybody likes you, you're probably doing something wrong or you're just average.”
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