I kind of get it but after 3 minutes I don’t find any of their nonsense amusing. All of those misfits were guys I’d avoid talking to in the gym (or real life) at all costs. It seems there is always a group of those type of weirdos at most gyms in the US. They can be time suckers at/in the gym.
You kinda sum up why it worked so well. There were a couple of "normal" guys who did most of the camera work, interacting with all the weirdos that most of us wouldn't be able to stomach for more than 5 minutes.
It was like a fly on the wall documentary and you got to find out what made these weirdos tick. You're left wondering how it's possible people can function like that, and each week you find out it's actually worse than you imagined.
It's worth remembering the early days it was all pretty innocent, no clout chasing, no ad revenues, no money making going on.
When people like PJ tried to attach themselves to Genova everyone wanted to end in tears (although people did eventually warm to PJ). Same with all the other clout chasers who tried to use Genova for fame, they all left regretting it and were trolled to death. There was so much more going on than just the videos though. The piss troopers trolling youtube sell outs like kali muscle and Rich Piana is another example. It was using social media as a way of being anti social media and against what it represented at the time.