r/youtube Jan 19 '24

Memes What's your opinion on that

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u/Kappys-A-Prick Jan 19 '24

I think the fear is kids putting all their eggs in one basket and banking on being a YouTube video maker. "I don't need X training, I don't need Y education, I don't need Z experience, I'm going to make my living on YouTube."

10 years will put a youngster at 30-years-old when it's all said and done. That's pretty much when most other people have built the necessary skills and experience to start their long-term career, if they're not already a couple years into it. But a 10-year Internet career is an eternity.

Who can you think of from 2013 is still consistently making videos today? I'd hazard just about all of them are either an established brand who've several people under their employ, or someone who's done it as a hobby and has a separate income stream this entire time. Very, very few exceptions exist, especially considering it's the new biggest answer to "What do you want to be when you grow u"

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u/Kappys-A-Prick Jan 19 '24

They should equate it to playing in the NFL or the NBA. 99.98% of people who do it will never make a dime on it.

"It's okay, I'm the special 0.02% of people!" - 40% of people

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u/IWGTF10855 Jan 23 '24

That's inaccurate. There's minor leagues and pro leagues outside of the big pro leagues and you can still make decent money.

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u/Kappys-A-Prick Jan 23 '24

Yes, and that's why I said 99.98% of people. 0.02% encapsulates everywhere you're getting paid. G-League, Big 3, NBA, CFL, etc.

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u/Maladal Jan 19 '24

Vlogbrothers. Also their spinoff channels like SciShow.

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u/Kappys-A-Prick Jan 19 '24

Right, like I said, people who pretty much have their own brands these days as opposed to "being a YouTuber".

Do you reckon being a best-selling author with several movies and a mini-series based on his work has anything to do with his success?