×22“POV: How school was in 2020”
@preston4ndersonn · 208K followers
This creator normally gets 472K views. This one got 7.5M. That gap — not the raw number — is what makes the format worth copying.
A young man acts out a humorous POV of how school was in 2020, showing himself sleeping during an online class, then secretly playing video games while pretending to be engaged in the lesson, and finally struggling to answer a question.
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Why it worked
The video taps into a widely relatable experience from the COVID-19 pandemic, evoking nostalgia and humor for those who attended online school. The use of a popular trending audio combined with a clear POV text overlay makes it easily digestible and shareable, leveraging collective memory and a touch of self-deprecating humor.
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