Zoe Bee | How I Became a Minecraft Scam Artist @zoe_bee | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Minecraft is a hugely popular game, but it also hides a seedy underbelly: The world of knockoff, bootleg kids' books. Come with me as we explore the dark world of kids' content, and examine how people take advantage of this market just to make a quick buck.

00:00 - Opening
00:35 - The Video
03:11 - The Book
09:40 - The Problem
21:50 - The Solution
24:26 - Outro & Poem

* Sources: *
--- @RetroGamingNow Video: youtu.be/JypgASKSRZc
--- @FoldingIdeas Video: youtube.com/watch?v=LKp2gikIkD8
--- Minecraft Copyright Guidelines: account.mojang.com/documents/commercial_guidelines
--- Minecraft Usage Statistics: businessofapps.com/data/minecraft-statistics
--- YouTube Watch Time: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2020/12/08/youtube-game-watch-time-doubles--in-2020-to-100-billion-hours-minecraft-still-rules-the-views/?sh=4839653021c5
--- "Something is Wrong on the Internet" medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2
--- song "Pigstep" by Lena Raine

* special thanks to: *
--- @ThoughtSlime: youtube.com/watch?v=kpSVG3PyWv0
--- Folding Ideas: youtube.com/watch?v=d6i5Ylu0mgM

* thumbnail made with help from Moritz *
Twitter: twitter.com/_FlaiFlai

* edited by Charlie Flowers *
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