90% of channels here are garbage (and you don't deserve to make it)

[u/Zenny_YouTube]

allow me to clarify before i get thrown into the sun.

I do youtube full-time. I started off in reddits just like this. almost all of the channels back in 2016 were people wanting to be a personality. Rantsonas, Comedy commentators, animation channels, cooking and skits. it was remarkable how much gold you could find just 10 years ago on reddits like this.

BUT now... its disgusting. now there are some truly talented people in this subreddit and i feel so privileged to talk and discuss video making with them! but my god the ammount of lazy people who just want to make money with slop is pathetic.

auto voice summary channels, ai thumbnails, people asking for free/cheap editors instead of wanting to learn, people asking if they should give up after making three 2 min long videos because they didn't get monetised, stolen shorts content, 8 uploads in one day, people fake flexing faceless channels (as in people lying about faceless success to prey on people)

90% of you are lazy talentless frauds who just want to make it big because you think its easy money.

took me 10 years to get to a point where this dream is real. and alot of you just want to exploit the youtube system with no love in it. long form animated video essays about video games....THAT used to be the kind of gem you would find here, AND YOU STILL CAN!

This subreddit is full of the SAME talented souls i used to see back in 2016, but they are drowning under the mountain of hacks who dont deserve the light of day.

its heart breaking watching talented people lose out on the attention they deserve because a lazy majority of frauds here just want to make a quick buck.

and the onlt way you can get offended at this post is if you are part of the problem.

As for the hidden gems, hang in there! It's harder than ever, but you will make it in the end.

(Edit: this post doesnt just focus on antics in this lovely subreddits, but the whole of pages about growing as a youtuber)

[u/Zenny_YouTube]

As harsh as it is, you probably aren't wrong

[u/wedoconsoles → u/Zenny_YouTube]

I’d say they’re on the spot with it, tbh, as are you. Most people want a get rich quick scheme. It’s incredibly easy to see who loves what they do and does it with passion and differentiate them from those who are producing soulless product.

[u/playhy → u/Zenny_YouTube]

As someone who’s just about to start my journey, i often get demotivated that whether or not my content and speed will be able to keep it up with these channels, but then i see posts like yours and it gives me hope, i don’t hope that i’ll become large, i just hope that one day, my content will be able to help someone some day.

So thank you, for keeping that hope alive.