There are two other trends that are adjacent to this but not yet talked about;
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Many real rednecks are going on Youtube and making fun of the car channels, and calling them out as fake trash. This is also something that is helping Democrats in the election. Many real rednecks called out JD Vance. Even 4 years ago the wealthy Republicans managed to hold together their narrative, but as access to being a Youtuber has become easier every year, more actual, real, people are stepping up. Actual mechanics, and people that live in deep rural states, calling out pretentious car Youtubers and rich populist Republicans.
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A glut of these shows now. Few offer anything of interest. People like Hoovie regress back to being the slick used car salesperson you don’t want to hang around with. Or channels like Aging Wheels that randomly start projects that go nowhere, and get dropped. The medium has outgrown them.
