WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.020 --> 00:00:00.980 Lesson one 00:00:00.980 --> 00:00:03.920 Clickbaity titles Gotchu! Didn't I? 00:00:04.540 --> 00:00:05.320 Smash like 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:08.780 When people ask what I do for a living, older people basically 00:00:08.780 --> 00:00:12.640 And I say I do YouTube, I'm always met with, "Oh! That must be amazing!" 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:18.320 "You must earn a lot of money!" Or, "It must be so cool to have an audience that love you!" 00:00:18.340 --> 00:00:20.820 And, yes. Yes, of course. 00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:22.260 But.. 00:00:22.260 --> 00:00:23.220 *But am I gonna? version of a cute skrattar* 00:00:23.220 --> 00:00:26.320 He is gonna complain about Youtube again. Here it goes 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:27.760 There's a side to YouTube 00:00:28.300 --> 00:00:31.000 That I think a lot of time, isn't addressed 00:00:31.240 --> 00:00:33.960 or at least in a way that is understandable 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:36.280 for someone that doesn't make videos 00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:39.220 or for someone who doesn't really get YouTube 00:00:39.220 --> 00:00:42.100 cause the only thing they'll really see is the fame and the money 00:00:42.100 --> 00:00:43.580 and that's all that matters 00:00:43.580 --> 00:00:48.460 But we started to see more and more YouTubers and streamers and online entertainers 00:00:48.460 --> 00:00:50.580 come out and make videos saying: 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:52.960 'I'm feeling really down' or 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:55.620 'I'm actually going through a depression' 00:00:55.620 --> 00:00:57.440 Or maybe just completely mad 00:00:57.440 --> 00:01:01.260 If fame and money means that you have to be happy 00:01:01.260 --> 00:01:03.120 and you can't complain about anything 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:04.660 are all these people just lying? 00:01:04.780 --> 00:01:06.400 Michael, V-Sauce here 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:07.760 Let's investigate 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:10.660 I'm sure there are gonna be some people that don't agree with me on this 00:01:10.660 --> 00:01:13.980 And I don't think this applies to everyone. It's not some rule or whatever. 00:01:13.980 --> 00:01:16.520 But it's very easy to be a YouTuber 00:01:16.600 --> 00:01:18.580 or a new upcoming YouTuber 00:01:18.900 --> 00:01:23.840 If you watch YouTube, I'm sure you can relate to stumbling upon someone's channel for the first time. 00:01:24.380 --> 00:01:27.640 You binge watch all their videos, and want more and more and more 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:30.220 You watch all the videos that they produce 00:01:30.220 --> 00:01:33.560 And then after a while, you get kinda tired of it 00:01:33.740 --> 00:01:40.000 And what was once very engaging and captivating suddenly doesn't seem as interesting anymore 00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:41.860 I think this applies to literally anything 00:01:41.860 --> 00:01:43.140 Except my channel! *some weird face tf* 00:01:43.140 --> 00:01:46.440 But this is the reason why some YouTubers or some channels 00:01:46.440 --> 00:01:51.220 can rise so quickly and still go down equally fast. 00:01:51.300 --> 00:01:54.180 A tired example of this - I know - LeafyIsHere 00:01:54.180 --> 00:01:57.040 for example, maybe people don't want to give him this credit 00:01:57.040 --> 00:02:00.720 But he really pioneered the commentary genre on YouTube 00:02:00.720 --> 00:02:02.960 At least in a way that people hadn't seen before 00:02:02.960 --> 00:02:05.080 or at least introduced it to a lot of people 00:02:05.180 --> 00:02:07.560 But once it was all revealed, 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:11.300 It was clear that there wasn't really much depth to his content 00:02:11.320 --> 00:02:13.280 Or his chin for that matter 00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:15.260 Smash like *laughs* *a virtual audience claps and cheers* 00:02:15.260 --> 00:02:20.125 And all of a sudden, this channel that was exploding, people didn't care anymore 00:02:20.125 --> 00:02:21.580 and it just disappeared. 00:02:21.580 --> 00:02:25.980 I think every youtuber that is recognisable, has gone through this phase 00:02:25.980 --> 00:02:28.600 of the the 'boom' of their channel. 00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:32.880 Mine occured, I think in 2015 or maybe before, I don't know 00:02:32.900 --> 00:02:37.165 I do remember that when my channel really blew up for the first time 00:02:37.165 --> 00:02:40.040 It was almost the most amazing experience of my life 00:02:40.040 --> 00:02:43.840 because it was all positive, I didn't have any haters at the time. 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:46.760 It was just me and my audience sharing this journey 00:02:46.760 --> 00:02:48.820 and it was just incredible 00:02:48.820 --> 00:02:50.260 I felt unstoppable 00:02:50.260 --> 00:02:53.660 I was getting all these numbers and it was this just didn't get it 00:02:53.660 --> 00:02:55.520 like, how is it even possible? 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:58.840 BUT what comes up must go down 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:03.440 And if you watch literally any other YouTuber that has been the biggest YouTuber on this platform, 00:03:03.780 --> 00:03:06.040 my future doesn't look very good! *chuckles* 00:03:06.160 --> 00:03:10.560 Let's say you are a YouTuber, let's say you've gone though this big YouTuber 'boom' 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:12.640 and you finally got what you wanted. 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:18.500 you finally got recognized, finally got an audience finally got a lot money, all these things that you always wanted 00:03:18.500 --> 00:03:22.720 but then... people have already watched your channel and they're starting to lose interest :( 00:03:22.740 --> 00:03:25.880 which is inevitable for everyone on the- that makes videos. 00:03:26.060 --> 00:03:29.660 and suddenly the statistics that was bragging rights, eh, 00:03:29.780 --> 00:03:31.480 they're not as impressive anymore. 00:03:31.720 --> 00:03:35.220 If anything it might be better off if people, people didn't see the statistics 00:03:35.260 --> 00:03:39.600 but they're all there, the views are all there, everyone knows if you channel is doing good or bad 00:03:39.600 --> 00:03:45.140 and once you fans starts noticing that your channel isn't as doing as well as it used to be... 00:03:45.340 --> 00:03:47.640 they're quick to point out why, you know *not us pewds, we love you* 00:03:47.640 --> 00:03:50.700 its not because i got tired of your content, its because of YOU 👉 00:03:50.700 --> 00:03:51.280 *serious look* 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:52.500 You've changed man! 00:03:52.500 --> 00:03:56.160 Its easy to shift blame on others, so this is only natural. 00:03:56.160 --> 00:03:59.460 But this of course leads to less appeal to your content 00:03:59.460 --> 00:04:01.480 people are noticing, less people are watching 00:04:01.480 --> 00:04:01.980 which 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:02.680 *brief pause* 00:04:03.060 --> 00:04:05.160 spirals downwards that... 00:04:05.180 --> 00:04:08.840 people lose even more interest because they notice other people aren't interested 00:04:09.100 --> 00:04:11.700 and then you feel down, thinking what am I doing wrong? 00:04:11.700 --> 00:04:13.920 I'm making the same content, I've always made. 00:04:14.100 --> 00:04:15.820 uhh *camera zoom = self-realisation* 00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:17.000 I don't understand 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.920 Man : This is... You don't understand. 00:04:20.080 --> 00:04:23.760 But despite feeling down, you still have to maintain this facade 00:04:23.760 --> 00:04:25.820 that everything is fine. Everything is great. 00:04:25.820 --> 00:04:28.520 people are drawn to this persona where you're energetic and 00:04:30.180 --> 00:04:32.380 hyper like all the Youtube videos are 00:04:32.700 --> 00:04:34.280 cuz that's what people like to watch 00:04:34.280 --> 00:04:37.140 no one likes someone mope away, being negative on camera 00:04:37.140 --> 00:04:41.440 so you feel bad about your content, you feel bad about yourself and you realise : 00:04:41.860 --> 00:04:45.180 "Wait a minute, I'm not in such a good place as I thought I would be." 00:04:45.180 --> 00:04:49.860 Now im told like getting money and fame is the end goal to all things. That's how you get happy 00:04:49.860 --> 00:04:51.500 thats what everyone wants 00:04:51.500 --> 00:04:53.580 people would literally kill to be in my position, so 00:04:53.580 --> 00:04:56.740 what's wrong with me, why am I not as happy as I should be? 00:04:56.760 --> 00:04:59.900 which makes you question yourself even more and make you feel even worse 00:04:59.900 --> 00:05:01.820 for being not as happy as you think you should be 00:05:01.880 --> 00:05:02.860 and you ask yourself : 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:06.960 "was I.. was I even.. happier before I started all this?" 00:05:07.540 --> 00:05:08.720 "Was it even worth it?" 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:09.360 But, hey 00:05:09.460 --> 00:05:13.660 You just gotta work a little hard. You gotta suck it up and get on that grind. 00:05:13.660 --> 00:05:15.860 You just gotta keep making videos. 00:05:16.080 --> 00:05:17.760 YouTube is all about quantity 00:05:17.840 --> 00:05:20.260 If you keep uploading, people will keep watching. 00:05:20.260 --> 00:05:23.340 But now you have to work twice as hard to get people engaged 00:05:23.420 --> 00:05:26.700 with- what before was so easy when people watched you for the first time, 00:05:26.880 --> 00:05:28.340 They watched another video, another video 00:05:28.340 --> 00:05:32.720 Now you have to try a little harder to get people interested or twice as hard. 00:05:32.820 --> 00:05:35.620 And you realize you can't take a break, because 00:05:35.660 --> 00:05:38.000 If you take a break your numbers will fall. 00:05:38.020 --> 00:05:42.700 and if your numbers go down, people notice that you're failing and not doing as well. 00:05:42.840 --> 00:05:47.000 or maybe they'll forget about you or maybe they just won't care if you come back. 00:05:47.200 --> 00:05:51.060 and YouTube analytics doesn't tell if you've to go on a break, okay. 00:05:51.100 --> 00:05:54.480 YouTube analytics doesn't say if you go on a vacation 00:05:54.700 --> 00:05:58.820 So you have to keep making videos and you're stuck at constantly producing content. 00:05:59.100 --> 00:06:03.800 because you've to keep the numbers up cuz otherwi- if you don't, your numbers will go down 00:06:03.880 --> 00:06:05.980 and your numbers are going down, that means you're failing. 00:06:05.980 --> 00:06:08.060 and it will just keep on going that way 00:06:08.060 --> 00:06:10.760 What if my friends notice that my channel is doing poorly? 00:06:10.760 --> 00:06:16.860 are my friends even friends with me because they like me or because I have a lot of subscribers? 00:06:16.860 --> 00:06:20.740 You notice a lot of people online have the same amount of views 00:06:20.760 --> 00:06:22.760 and subscribers as their friends' 00:06:22.760 --> 00:06:24.800 I don't think this is a coincidence. 00:06:24.820 --> 00:06:31.420 A lot of people collaborate on YouTube and they build each other up and get viewers from each other. 00:06:31.520 --> 00:06:35.080 But that only lasts as long. That also has a lifeline on it. 00:06:35.100 --> 00:06:36.800 So, to maintain what you already had 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:40.160 the numbers that you got, you gonna compromise a few things 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:41.300 just a few things.. 00:06:41.300 --> 00:06:42.080 Its fine *trust senpai with this :)* 00:06:42.260 --> 00:06:47.860 Maybe I'll drop the facade you know. Maybe you can drop the facade, 00:06:47.860 --> 00:06:51.340 Maybe you'll express honestly to your audience that, you know 00:06:51.340 --> 00:06:54.280 I feel bad about my channel not doing as well 00:06:54.700 --> 00:06:56.400 Maybe you can cry on camera 00:06:56.400 --> 00:06:57.520 People love that 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:01.220 That'll definitely get even more views. That would be great for the channel 00:07:01.240 --> 00:07:04.660 Maybe I can share personal stuff in my life, people like that. 00:07:04.660 --> 00:07:10.240 Its not really what I wanna do, but no one seems to complain, and it gets me what I want so... 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:14.020 Maybe I can share my relationship or maybe i can share my breakup 00:07:14.020 --> 00:07:17.700 Maybe i can share my personal fight with friends or anything really. 00:07:17.700 --> 00:07:21.100 people want to know, so, there's nothing wrong with this right? 00:07:21.100 --> 00:07:23.980 Any values that you previously kept get thrown out the window 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:26.260 as an desperate attempt to keep getting views 00:07:26.280 --> 00:07:28.980 Maybe some friendship shade- fades 00:07:28.980 --> 00:07:33.660 You start asking yourself... well why were we friends to the beginning 00:07:33.660 --> 00:07:36.020 Am I even likable as a person? 00:07:36.340 --> 00:07:36.840 Well... 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:38.020 Of course I am 00:07:38.020 --> 00:07:39.300 I'm a Youtuber ;) *teeth sparkle with a ding, just because* 00:07:39.320 --> 00:07:40.480 *classic PDP chuckle* 00:07:40.480 --> 00:07:43.600 Maybe getting a few hundred subscribers make you feel terrible 00:07:43.600 --> 00:07:46.560 when it used to make you feel so good about getting it 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:48.640 but because you used to get so much more 00:07:49.060 --> 00:07:50.460 it means nothing anymore 00:07:50.480 --> 00:07:54.380 and just, the numbers at this point I've just completely taken over your life. 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:58.080 but maybe, thanks to all the expensive items you've got : 00:07:58.100 --> 00:07:59.600 The car, the house 00:07:59.940 --> 00:08:01.780 you can show off that lifestyle 00:08:01.780 --> 00:08:03.280 that's really popular on YouTube 00:08:03.280 --> 00:08:06.660 Kids love that, and it doesn't matter who watches my content 00:08:06.660 --> 00:08:10.840 as long as I get more numbers, it doesn't...who cares? 00:08:10.920 --> 00:08:13.340 Kids love to see what a great lifestyle a YouTuber has: 00:08:13.340 --> 00:08:15.920 how rich they are, what girlfriend they have 00:08:15.920 --> 00:08:19.740 what house they have, what cars they have. They wanna know what it's like to be famous 00:08:19.740 --> 00:08:21.860 They wanna know what it's like to have money 00:08:21.860 --> 00:08:27.720 And you're selling the same lie that - getting all these things are somehow gonna make you happy 00:08:28.020 --> 00:08:29.560 when it's just a lie 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:32.500 This story is a mixture of, uh 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:38.840 other YouTubers that I've seen, other streamers that I followed and other online people in general 00:08:39.260 --> 00:08:43.640 uh, and my own experience as well of what it's like to 00:08:44.660 --> 00:08:46.720 go from that 'boom' to... 00:08:47.160 --> 00:08:49.780 uh, maybe 'people don't really care' *chuckle* 00:08:49.780 --> 00:08:52.180 and this isn't even acknowledging the people that don't make it 00:08:52.180 --> 00:08:55.620 The people that put their heart and souls in making YouTube videos 00:08:55.700 --> 00:08:58.760 grinding harder than anyone, just to... 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:02.120 get the feeling and taste of what that's like you know 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:04.880 So if it's bad for a lot of big YouTubers, 00:09:04.880 --> 00:09:07.700 just imagine what that's like for the small YouTubers 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:09.440 that don't make it 00:09:09.640 --> 00:09:11.840 I always think YouTube in a way as an addiction 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:16.460 You get all these numbers that make you feel good, but as soon as they go down, which they will, 00:09:16.660 --> 00:09:18.500 People just don't know how to handle it. 00:09:18.940 --> 00:09:22.000 They either get really sad, or they could just go crazy. 00:09:22.160 --> 00:09:24.955 And we're really sorry to see this more and more 00:09:25.060 --> 00:09:28.135 People making a desperate attempt to maintain an audience 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:31.160 Doing crazy things, just anything 00:09:31.300 --> 00:09:34.320 Just to get more fans. Just to stay the way they are. 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:37.560 So my tip for anyone that wants to start making YouTube videos is 00:09:37.560 --> 00:09:40.315 the same boring reply that I always gave which is : 00:09:40.460 --> 00:09:42.220 Do it because you enjoy making it. 00:09:42.220 --> 00:09:45.320 because if you enjoy making them, people will enjoy watching them 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:49.580 and if people don't watch them, then you're at least having fun making them 00:09:49.580 --> 00:09:51.080 so you can't lose anyway 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:55.040 In my 100 subscribers special video, that I made 8 years ago 00:09:55.160 --> 00:09:56.260 I said this : 00:09:56.260 --> 00:09:59.480 Felix voiceover : Like, what's the next thing? Do you wanna be on Machinima? 00:09:59.480 --> 00:10:01.240 Do you wanna be famous? 00:10:01.240 --> 00:10:04.940 Okay, I guess, I guess it's a little early to talk about those kinds of stuff but 00:10:04.940 --> 00:10:07.940 I just wanna address this and say that : 00:10:08.800 --> 00:10:12.240 No, no I don't wanna be famous and 00:10:12.240 --> 00:10:13.360 and I really mean it 00:10:13.400 --> 00:10:15.660 YouTube has probably many things than I could ever imagine 00:10:15.660 --> 00:10:21.500 so much joy and so many experience that I never thought I would have and for that I am really really and truly grateful 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:25.660 but it's definitely been one of the- some of the worst parts of my life as well 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:28.260 but it's a great learning experience 00:10:28.380 --> 00:10:32.100 You may not believe me when I say this but I truly am so grateful 00:10:32.100 --> 00:10:33.360 to say honestly that 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:37.400 I still really enjoying making videos even eight years after doing that 00:10:37.400 --> 00:10:39.600 So thank you for watching 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:41.020 *a pause for you to cope with the feeling that this conversation has actually come to an end :(* 00:10:41.160 --> 00:10:42.600 And have fun with it. 00:10:43.680 --> 00:10:44.680 BYE <3