Vine Was Chaos. That’s Why It Worked.
From Revolution.Social by Rabble a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath
June 11, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 1 · Episode 40
About this episode
Eric Artell joins Rabble to discuss the impact of Vine on creator culture and the challenges faced by internet personalities.
What happens when you take Larry King’s studio, a crack production team, improv comedy, internet chaos, and the earliest generation of Vine creators? You got Behind The Vine . Eric Artell, the former host of Behind the Vine, joins Rabble for a deep dive into the golden age of Vine, the birth of creator culture, and the internet before every platform became an engagement machine. From interviewing rising Vine stars to witnessing the mental health realities behind online fame, Eric shares stories from one of social media’s weirdest and most influential eras. But most importantly: will we perhaps get a “Behind Divine” sequel? In this episode: 07:39 How “Behind The Vine” captured a generation of creators before influencers became an industry 15:35 Why authenticity still beats polished content, even in an algorithm-driven internet 23:39 What happened to Vine stars after the app disappeared, and how internet fame changed their lives 31:55 Can Divine bring back the creativity and community that made Vine special? 33:58 Why audiences connect more deeply with creators who feel human instead of optimized 35:47 The missing ingredient in today’s content economy: genuine human connection…
People in this episode
Host: Rabble
Guest: Eric Artell
Topics covered
- Vine
- creator culture
- internet fame
- mental health
- social media
- authenticity
- content economy
Keywords
- Vine
- creator culture
- internet fame
- mental health
- social media
- authenticity
- content economy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Behind The Vine, Behind Divine
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