The Gadiel Del Orbe Show

Is Social Media Rewarding the WORST People? | Norberto Briceño

Episode Summary

Norberto Briceño returns to The Gadiel Del Orbe Show one year into life as a full-time content creator. We talk about what he's learned from betting on himself, why consistency matters, and the challenges of turning creativity into a career. Then things get deeper: red-pill culture, Andrew Tate, machismo, social-media algorithms, Dominican-Haitian tensions, transphobic comedy and whether the internet is actively rewarding creators for being more controversial. It's an unfiltered conversation about creativity, culture, masculinity and surviving the modern internet.

Episode Notes

Norberto Briceño is back to talk about his first year working full-time as a creator and what he's learned about consistency, research and building an audience.

The conversation expands into:

• Making the leap to full-time content creation
• Why consistency matters more than people think
• Being your own boss
• Social-media addiction and information overload
• Red-pill culture and modern masculinity
• Machismo in Latino culture
• Why outrage performs online
• Creators saying things they don't believe for views
• Dominican-Haitian tensions online
• Andrew Tate and internet masculinity
• When comedy crosses into transphobia
• Whether algorithms reward bad behavior
• Maintaining your values while trying to grow online
• 00:00 — One Year as a Full-Time Content Creator
  Norberto talks about leaving the 9-to-5 world, freelancing in NYC, making a living online, and why consistency became the biggest lesson. 
• 05:18 — Is Social Media Destroying Our Attention Spans?
  You get into information overload, taking breaks from social media, screen-time limits, and struggling to focus the way you used to.
• 11:53 — Why Red Pill Content Is Everywhere
  The conversation turns to red-pill culture, insecurity, masculinity, women, immigrants, and trans people. 
• 24:19 — Does Outrage Get Rewarded Online?
  You discuss creators using racist or inflammatory takes for engagement before getting into the backlash over Dominicans and Haitians collaborating. 
• 34:02 — When Comedy Crosses the Line
  You discuss comedians you respect whose content you feel has normalized transphobia and whether creators have a responsibility when they have large audiences.