Every now and then, the "ASMR IS A CULT!!!1!" folks come out of the woodwork to spout this one-liner, only to then disappear back into the ether with no facts or elaboration to prove their point. In this vlog, I'll discuss some of my own experiences in a cult, and then we'll compare some of the warning signs to ASMR. You can make up your own mind. I encourage all of the "ASMR is a cult" folks to make your case below. Please, enlighten us. You're very brave to even be here, you know, consorting with the devil like this. :)
To listen while using other apps, switch the player to Picture-in-Picture (PiP) during playback — it keeps playing in a small floating window (the screen stays on).
To listen with the screen fully off, in-browser playback stops by YouTube's design. Open the video in the YouTube app to keep listening where background playback is supported (e.g. with YouTube Premium).
Open in YouTube app