Why Youtube?
So, what was his reason to post about this on Youtube? “People don’t want to read horrible, sad, depressing stories, that’s not fun,” he said. “But maybe they’ll enjoy watching a video about a guy who’s sort of torturing himself for science. Maybe that’d be entertaining in a way that engages enough people.” His goal was to make it entertaining enough so that people would want to watch him.
Going Live
He picked up his camera and started filming his initial time spent in the greenhouse. He even went live on Youtube and Instagram to keep his followers up to date on what was going on. Keeping close contact with everyone online helped him pass the time, plus he was able to answer some questions for inquisitive minds...