[Homameno]

How do you guys feel about people on Youtube being able to make millions of dollars to play video games and essentially just make content? I watch these guys and am absolutely amazed at how successful people have become financially. Do you guys feel this is a legitimate job?

[olichan12]

It just shows that it is possible to make a living doing this. Just realize that only a tiny percentage of people make living doing this. The rest get peanuts or attention for what they do. One of my friends is a "professional" gamer and they make jack shit for doing the same thing. It's a potential job, but it'll take a lot of work to make it like them.

[bbrcrazy]

It looks easier than it is and it's not for everybody i feel.

[thundereder9t8y]

Anyone can do it, you just have to have a plan on how to do it successfully.

[Alffffff8989]

It entertains people so definitely a legitimate job. As long as people continue making money out of it, more people will try to join into it and the more talented ones will shine!

[milkycoffee]

Helps to have a lot of charisma and a decent business sense. I'm just shocked that people are entertained by let's plays.

[Leddah san]

Its not that easy nowadays, would better start on twitch than youtube i suppose

[Bug Catcher Welly]

yeah its dead as a career, too many people want to do this and as a result every small youtuber makes close to no money at all posting content everyday...
although if you have a passionate fanbase, you could open up donations/members, but for most viewers/subscribers, they are just here to watch free content

kinda f-ed up if you think about it, youtube is the one making a fortune out of these people's content
^ this is supported by the fact that youtubers that don't even make money/don't put ads on their video still get ads on the video, and of course the profit doesnt go to them.

[Tom Cornes]

Those youtubers are competing against thousands of others to make content and only an extremely small minority of youtubers even get to make a single penny, so its about as deserved as anyone else in the entertainment industry at least

[Juiceybox]

It shows that work pays off and that anything is possible, I’d do it if enough people watched my videos lmao

[bl1pppp]

It is a real job nowadays, but you have to get really lucky otherwise its gonna take too long to actually make the money.

[SheeshCandy]

Most have to rely on sponsors for videos

[footballplayer]

its overrated now