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    Dr. Keith Ablow explains popularity behind viral video

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It was segment tonight South Korean guy who call themselves sigh -- as put out a video that has been viewed more than 800 million times on the net that's a record.

So you would think the video must be very very special.

-- here it is.

Wolf I'm -- nonstop.

Joining us now from Boston to explain the madness psychiatrist doctor he -- If I'd -- -- -- way you remember the pony that's he's just doing a pony.

I mean it -- in the pony the pony.

And that's what he's doing and -- an up and down -- an 800 million views us what's going.

Well look there will be those who dismiss this as having no meaning just a good beat.

And a lot of fun I won't be one of those dismissing it because when you approach a billion.

Views on YouTube -- surpassed Justin Bieber.

Perhaps you're tapping into something and I think what this -- tapping into.

Is in fact aside PS why is tapping into the fact the people don't want any meaning right now.

Music the most popular music apparently is that without.

Intelligible words to some extent that simply conveys you to distant place and -- wise doesn't try to convince you of anything.

-- doesn't try to raise your emotions it just is sort of like a drug and that seems to be.

What most people seem to want right now and -- reality not feeling not mean.

All right so it means nothing but it's it's got a nice upbeat to it and you can do the pony and ride around.

That that's -- I -- didn't.

Yeah I think the meaning is that it has no meaning it is the son of FaceBook if you will.

The false face.

That so many people now put on their lives the lack of insight if you will is reflected.

In this person's popularity Elvis Presley didn't invent sexuality.

But he tapped into the growing sector well.

-- -- -- little oil oil oil went way way.

Elvis Presley could -- -- a good voice his songs that work it's our rooms and yes OK aren't he put on a judge's show.

This is a little fat guy from young Yang or some place the old -- -- -- -- Whatever.

And he's jumping up and down -- is no comparison between -- And you know they're like 16 guys' names I -- Long Island I can tell you about these don't look like him all right so there's no.

The phenomenon I mean you can understand Presley The Beatles.

The rolling still hones.

Even Justin Bieber I I got all that.

All right.

But this is something more but I think you may be on -- something because this is Internet driven.

And it looks to me like the Internet is just the place where people.

Want some kind of numb they -- numb themselves to -- some degree.

Exactly rated Internet driven it's international it's a U in incredible success.

In dozens of countries why because globally.

Folks are losing their center they want not to be reminded.

Of what they think and feel but more conveyed away from it you know what I had a little kid's book I wrote I sent it out too few publishers and they.

Bemoaned the fact is to -- it seems like it has a message.

It certainly -- about empowerment well books about messages right now aren't selling.

They won't -- -- -- book she want that kind of stuff is furious -- -- -- -- books Olivia look at the cute pig the little pig likes red shoes.

Try to tell about courage that's not gonna be purchased by the great masses who now want not to be tapped on.

The heart strings if you will but simply to be pushed toward a good beat.

That kind of buries them I'm used to laugh every question.

I don't see anything wrong with this.

You know if you don't waste your time looking at this or you get -- like that -- the I think in -- long -- they might you lose a few pounds jumping up and down like a pony that might help out you know.

Aren't -- -- along with this is there and -- Well look is there anything wrong with it.

I guess I'd say this to the extent that you revel in things that don't speak to you.

That you use something to transport you away from real thought and deep feeling.

Yeah there's something wrong with that I saw you -- -- judge has there -- times a day that might not be good.

Do you watch -- it's.

It's the same -- getting high.

Now I in miniature.

I don't know a little bit I have brought.

Now what you all do your consciousness with substance and it's a whole different ball game this I think Israel does -- harmless unless you're with.

You know have you walking into a dye job interview like this -- dark glasses on and that's -- All right doctor thanks very much started to -- today I.

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