I suspect that if you add up all the money Youtubers make, and you divide it by all of the man hours people spent trying to make a living off of Youtube, “poverty stricken PhD candidate” would start to seem like a good financial decision.
Yeah becoming popular enough on YouTube to be able to have it be your full time job is like winning the lottery in terms of how many people have tried vs how many have succeeded.
Yep, a close friend of mine managed to be an established content creator with brand deals. I won’t go into specifics as it’s quite easy to extrapolate who the person are, but many people that are our mutual friends already started to think that “If [redacted] can manage to be a content creator then I must too” and started to clout chase.
Does your friend enjoy the work? People don’t appreciate how much work it is, and how difficult it can be to have your channel become successful enough to be a job (especially if you start out making stuff that you enjoy)
Sorry for the late reply, to answer your question is based on my discussion with them regarding their content creation is that they view it as a job now. At first, they worked their ass of producing content. But now they got their own team that helps with content creation. The niche that they’re focusing are enjoyable enough but it can lead to parasocial relationships with their followers. It’s been to the point that if they have to wear the typical sunglasses + mask + hoodie in order to remain incognito in public.
Luckily they understood that content creating is not a permanent job and has been saving and investing their money so that they can retire a la Pewdiepie.
It seems to rise to the top of YouTube, you have to be a crazed sociopath or just plain idiotic to engage enough people to be able to afford a house. I think college is overrated but still think those that try are better off. Youtubers are not in anyway contributing to the betterment of our world. It’s sad how crap content is the driving force for getting monetized.
I think this says more about the dross you watch than anything else. Surely you’re not going to argue that someone like Tom Scott, Project Farm, or Torque Test Channel don’t add something of value to the world?
No I’m subscribed to Tom Scott and Project Farm in fact! Unfortunately I feel useful stuff like that is in the minority on YouTube. Try looking at the top videos on a guest account. That’s all the crap I’m referring to. A lot of mindless drivel
Sure, but that’s the case with any type of entertainment. Half of any bestsellers list is either smut, or something like Jack Reacher novels. The Office is one of the most watched TV series ever, and it’s hardly high brow entertainment.
Our society rewards fucked up behavior if you are a celebrity or if you are rich or good looking. Then you get a pass.
Others are expected to do what they are told.
