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Most people wouldn't crack the poverty line with their earnings from painting, acting, writing, music, sculpting, etc. YouTube is just another type of art. Like

Most people wouldn't crack the poverty line with their earnings from painting, acting, writing, music, sculpting, etc. YouTube is just another type of art. Like any artistic endeavor, it is extremely helpful to be independently wealthy or have a patron supporting you (parents / spouse / rich monarch). For the rest of us, you do your craft when you can around your primary job, and one day retire so you can do it full time.

duxup 9y ago
https://www.theonion.com/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionate-about-then-do-it-1819584843 https://www.theonion.com/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionat...
- el_cid 9y ago
  ouch
psyc 9y ago
Yes, god help you if you want to make a living from entertainment or culture. Simply isn't where the big money flows are in this world. I went the games route, like an idiot, and now I get to read through narrowed eyelids every day about how selling TODO lists to businesses is like taking candy from a baby. Games: More than 0.99 is a psychological barrier B2B: Why not quadruple your prices?
- fwdpropaganda 9y ago
  > now I get to read through narrowed eyelids What is this? Could you tell me more? I spend inordinate amounts of time in front of the computer and never heard of this, and a quick search doesn't reveal anything obvious.
  - corrigible 9y ago
    I read "through narrowed eyelids" as "with suspicion/mild disbelief"
  - mylesab 9y ago
    I think they are referring to this <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAu_DeKckI> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAu_DeKckI>.
- st26 9y ago
  Simply isn't where the big money flows are Is it really about the money? Or is it about the abundant supply? There's plenty of money in Hollywood- and also plenty of penniless actors, because everybody dreams of being a movie star. Game companies get to abuse new college grads because everybody dreams of working on their favorite games.
  - Parcissons 9y ago
    Some people are just inclined to this sort of thing- to call it abuse is unfair. If you are into getting beaten up by a dominatrix, that just is your thing. If you want to crunch till you crack for EA- that is totally fine. Its a free world, if you want your free willy beaten up- noone is stopping you and nobody should. Why not tolerate other peoples needs? No need to judge them.
  - Feniks 9y ago
    I think its incredibly difficult to find success without a huge marketing campaign. Launch against Zelda or GTA and you'll need a miracle.
- somehnreader 9y ago
  > how selling TODO lists to businesses is like taking candy from a baby What does this mean?
  - psyc 9y ago
    It's just my hyperbolic take on the many testimonies I've read by single founders who make SaaS products for businesses and rake in X0,000 per month. And then patio11 shows up and tells them to charge a lot more, so they do, and it works.
wodenokoto 9y ago
That was my first thought too, but if you read the article they compare a million regular views on YouTube with what a regular cast member earn on a not-something-special TV show. And guess what: a million viewers on TV can pay several people above the povert line.

duxup 9y ago

https://www.theonion.com/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionate-about-then-do-it-1819584843 https://www.theonion.com/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionat...

el_cid 9y ago
ouch

psyc 9y ago

Yes, god help you if you want to make a living from entertainment or culture. Simply isn't where the big money flows are in this world. I went the games route, like an idiot, and now I get to read through narrowed eyelids every day about how selling TODO lists to businesses is like taking candy from a baby. Games: More than 0.99 is a psychological barrier B2B: Why not quadruple your prices?

fwdpropaganda 9y ago
> now I get to read through narrowed eyelids What is this? Could you tell me more? I spend inordinate amounts of time in front of the computer and never heard of this, and a quick search doesn't reveal anything obvious.
- corrigible 9y ago
  I read "through narrowed eyelids" as "with suspicion/mild disbelief"
- mylesab 9y ago
  I think they are referring to this <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAu_DeKckI> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAu_DeKckI>.
st26 9y ago
Simply isn't where the big money flows are Is it really about the money? Or is it about the abundant supply? There's plenty of money in Hollywood- and also plenty of penniless actors, because everybody dreams of being a movie star. Game companies get to abuse new college grads because everybody dreams of working on their favorite games.
- Parcissons 9y ago
  Some people are just inclined to this sort of thing- to call it abuse is unfair. If you are into getting beaten up by a dominatrix, that just is your thing. If you want to crunch till you crack for EA- that is totally fine. Its a free world, if you want your free willy beaten up- noone is stopping you and nobody should. Why not tolerate other peoples needs? No need to judge them.
- Feniks 9y ago
  I think its incredibly difficult to find success without a huge marketing campaign. Launch against Zelda or GTA and you'll need a miracle.
somehnreader 9y ago
> how selling TODO lists to businesses is like taking candy from a baby What does this mean?
- psyc 9y ago
  It's just my hyperbolic take on the many testimonies I've read by single founders who make SaaS products for businesses and rake in X0,000 per month. And then patio11 shows up and tells them to charge a lot more, so they do, and it works.

wodenokoto 9y ago

That was my first thought too, but if you read the article they compare a million regular views on YouTube with what a regular cast member earn on a not-something-special TV show. And guess what: a million viewers on TV can pay several people above the povert line.