UPDATE: did we break the internet?

This proves the true potential of independent media and commentary

Good morning everyone, Adam Mockler here.

I just wanted to bring you all some really incredible news… news that wouldn’t have happened without the people reading this post. One week ago, on July 22, I flew to New York for my first ever CNN appearance.

Due to the amazing team around me, I prepped hard … research, notes, phone calls … then went on air with Kevin O'Leary Anna Kasparian, Ahmed Baba, and Angie Wong.

The appearance went great. I felt very satisfied and confident. The next morning, I grabbed breakfast at LaGuardia airport and uploaded the video to my YouTube page. Within 24 hours, the video had reached over 1 million views and 80,000+ likes.

I am incredibly grateful to announce that one week later, we're over 1.6 million views on YouTube alone.

First off, I want to say how incredibly appreciative I am to Abby Phillip and the team at CNN for making my experience so comfortable and for giving me the opportunity to be on set so early in my career. They were taking a shot with me and I'll forever be grateful.

Secondly, I am grateful for the team around me that made this possible. MeidasTouch put a lot of trust in me.

Finally, I want to say that I'm grateful for the audience for being so supportive when I posted the video the next morning. I didn't know if the video would perform well or not, but it exceeded expectations.

Being invited proved that what we're doing is making a huge impact. We have the audience, and the audience showed up. That was not just a win for me. That was a win for the entire movement we are building together.

I say this not to gloat, not to be hubristic, but because it honestly made me proud: based on the numbers, we might’ve doubled the reach of the CNN segment just through how we clipped it, shared it, and got it out across Reddit and YouTube. That’s the power of this community. That’s the machine we’ve built. And this is only the beginning. I’m pumped for what’s ahead. Thank you for being in this with me. Watch the video. Share it. Let’s keep leveling up.

You give me power. And I hope to give that power back to you.