re: Anyone tired of Youtubers begging you donate to Patreon because they make less ad money?

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So what is the difference between this and every other kid show? I'm not going for the gotchya, I'm genuinely interested.

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Because what he's trying to sell is ridiculous bullshite t-shirts for 40 bucks and not giving anything in return but bullshite vlogs. Say what you will about Disney, but they put a lot of heart and soul into that stuff.

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So what is the difference between this and every other kid show? I'm not going for the gotchya, I'm genuinely interested.

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There’s a degree of separation between most shows and their merch. There is the actual content, and then there is advertising for their Merch

And certainly some of these shows blur the lines closer than others, like molding shows or movie characters explicitly to sell toys. But there is still a line of difference in the sand, and these choices still rely on an organic growth of demand for their products.


These youtubers not only blend those lines to the point where there is no difference between merch/content, but they actively manipulate their followers by reinforcing to them that you won’t be a “real fan” until you have XXXX amount of clothing or items from their store (which are promptly marked up to crazy prices). And they have such a personal and suprisingly powerful platform, their exposure to kids is SO much more effective than your regular ole tv show.

One of the examples I’m talking about is Jake Paul making an entire song about buying merch. Content and merch have been combined to the point where there is no difference. He also in that song told the listeners to “throw away the gifts your parents got for you” in order to get more Jake Paul merch from your parents

As targeted as the kids show toys can get I never remember Megatron action figures telling me to throw out all my hot wheels so that my mom could buy me a bumble bee assessory

Why are you so worried about people thinking you might know who the Paul brothers are? No one is gonna arrest you for being aware of their existence



Also I wouldn’t be certain about them going into abscurity. They actually gained popularity and viewers from the suicide incident

Youtuber that at his peak I believe was making like 7 million dollars a month


also he lives in Sweden so he willingly gives up to 60 percent of his pay due to their tax laws

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WTF is a PewDiePie?

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The most famous person you've never heard of.

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Youtuber that at his peak I believe was making like 7 million dollars a month

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Well damn. You have go to be shitting me.

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also he lives in Sweden so he willingly gives up to 60 percent of his pay due to their tax laws

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That is just retarded.

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I've been on YouTube for about 4 years, only made about 30 videos, 250 subs.

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You're not a YouTuber then. That's like saying I'm a professional Instagramer for having 500 followers. I'm almost sure I could alert all my Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter friends, as well as come on here among other message boards and get 250 subs. You have to have at least 5 and really 6 figure followers for me to consider you one. That's joke. "I'm a professional Facebooker because I have 1500 friends."

This is why you don't bank on "get rich quick" schemes and that's exactly what youtube is. YouTube is a business. They are always going to want to make themselves money before anyone else.

I’ve got a YouTube channel. Had it since 2016. I basically vlog my daily life. If anyone wants to follow and subscribe to my channel let me know. My last vlog I did was at a dungeons and dragons tournament. In that same vlog I document myself shopping st Dillard’s and eating Buffalo Wild Wings

I have one too. 1800 or so subscribers.
Over three million views. Never monetized it although I should probably get around to doing so.