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>Chamberlain edits each video she makes for between 20 and 30 hours, often at stretches of 10 or 15 hours at a time. Like other professional social media users,
by minikites 7y ago
>Chamberlain edits each video she makes for between 20 and 30 hours, often at stretches of 10 or 15 hours at a time. Like other professional social media users, the work has taken a physical toll on her. (She releases roughly one video a week.) She used to edit at a desktop, but she developed back pain. Now she works from her bed. She keeps blue mood lighting on, but her vision has deteriorated.
She works harder than many "adults" I know. Considering the USA's collective obsession with "hard work" and long hours she should be lauded, but I mostly see comments denigrating her, probably because there's no stock price at stake. We only value hard work when somebody else benefits from it.
- ajbetteridge 7y agoI think she needs some kind of counselling or mentoring because working long stretches like that is not going to lead to long term gain as she's already noticed with her health. The attitude and work ethic are commendable but it's not what I want as a role model for my own kids.
- AFascistWorld 7y agoFor her subscription numbers, I guess millions of dollars per year is very realistic, for that kind of money, many adults would be willing to work long hours too. And in the fickle world of internet fame, you would want to make the most of it while you are at it. But for six figures or less, not much so.
- dahdum 7y agoI don't quite understand how her "physical toll" is any greater than other computer workers, other than she now does her work in bed. It's certainly a lighter load than any labor or trade job, so that part of the article falls flat to me. She should be lauded for producing something people want to see, with no external harm, that makes her a living. That's difficult, unstable, and stressful. It could disappear overnight from a gaffe or any number of other causes both within and outside her control.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoI don't feel like judging YouTubers either way right now, but our obsession with "hard work" has always been really unhealthy. Not everything that's hard is worth doing.