reasons why the ha sisters are losing their original fan base
i just want to start this off by saying that I was the biggest catcake in 2020-2023 and to this day i do try to attempt to watch their latest videos and keep up with their social media. however, the past few months ive genuinely struggled to enjoy their new content, despite the fact that its been consistent. this struggle has been shared with many other original catcakes.
my reasons are not the actual truth but observations ive made from this subreddit and on social media.
1. evelyn doesn’t edit their videos anymore
i have made a post about this before because i found the new editor lowkey irritating with the several cuts, memes and replays.
i and many other catcakes, loved evelyns editing style because it felt so simple but also so funny. i miss the background music she used to put from imovie as well. i understand that evelyn probably doesnt have the time anymore to edit the videos but her editing is what helped their channel garner so many fans (in my opinion anyway)
2. the long form videos
linking back to my first reason, the reason that evelyn probably doesnt edit the videos anymore is because they seem to be pushing out long videos that are 50 minutes or longer.
i dont even have a short attention span, but in most of their long form videos they just keep in parts that are just boring or unnecessary.
you can literally see that most of their videos thats only 20-30 minutes long have the most views because those videos cut out the unnecessary bits of silence and kept in the parts that were necessary. those videos were acc entertaining.
do the longer videos give them more ad revenue?
3. a huge change in personality
of course everyone grows and i cant expect them to be the same people that they were 3 or 4 years ago. however, loads of people are noticing how all three sisters have became entitled and “bratty”.
i am biased towards evelyn because i love her solo content but she does keep pretending how shes slow or like an “airhead” when she really isnt that stupid.
erica has been criticised alot especially in this subreddit because she was many peoples favourite sister due to her intelligence and of how respectful she is. lately, people view her as entitled and uneducated because she consistently talks about going out and drinking.
similarly, emily is getting alot of backlash for being entitled and lacking no energy in any of the videos. according to their youtube comments, she doesnt seem grateful for her platform and filming at all, leaving viewers to comment on her “bratty” attitude. I feel like her attitude has became like this because of how they want to post long form content. Filming multiple one hour long videos weekly and a podcast, school and travelling from nj to nyc has just exhausted her.
4. difficult to relate to them
i think many of us og catcakes loved the ha sisters because they were easy to relate to. they were just three sisters in quarantine vlogging their lives.
after covid, people could relate to emilys vlogs in highschool, erica in college or evelyn moving out of the house. but now the socioeconomic gap between them and their viewers makes it hard for us to relate to them at all. it also gives a glimpse into how out of touch they are, which many people comment on in this sub reddit and their youtube comments.
conclusion
sorry this post is very longwinded but it has been on my mind for a while so i decided to type this out in my notes in the middle of the night. i hope people agree w some of my observations and even argue against some of my reasons too! i will still continue to watch their old content with the hopes that their new content will change soon