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Not a huge surprise though, if you consider how much people (myself included) spend just bindging YT videos, the pressure to produce more is crazy high. And the

Not a huge surprise though, if you consider how much people (myself included) spend just bindging YT videos, the pressure to produce more is crazy high. And they take so much more time to create than watch. But, nobody is forcing them.. So I mean.. Its self inflicted.. So its a bit hard to garner sympathy.

Bootwizard 7y ago
Taking a break for them is directly losing them money. Imagine how much money a company loses by shutting down for say an entire week. Imagine losing an entire week of revenue for the company. That's a big deal to them. Especially because their revenue is directly dependent on their popularity. If their content isn't available, people will just move on to the next best thing.
- pjc50 7y ago
  Worse than that, there seems to be a risk of losing future income.
- C1sc0cat 7y ago
  I think a lot of them shoot in blocs they spend 1 or 2 days doing a dozen videos back to back.
- ghaff 7y ago
  The fact that taking time off is more or less money directly out of your pocket is true of a lot of things including freelancers, the trades, and even certain types of consulting. It's not just an influencer or a "gig economy" thing. What is a bit different, as you say, is that they're catering to a fickle audience. If they take a month off or ratchet back their workload, a lot of viewers may move on to the next thing.
- YayamiOmate 7y ago
  That's the same if you're a contractor or work on per hour basis. Everyone's time has value. It's just more visible in certain cases. Streaming and other modern entertainment stars are not the only ones who have this problem. If fact it's true for everyone. I guess it's kinda like with terminal disease. Everyone will die and noone knows how much time they have ahead, but when you get a kind of tangible upper limit then suddenly this awarness materializes, even though it shouldn't change much. I think the parallel is that when you can estimate how much money you could get for your time it's harder to discard it. If your time were worth the same without your knowledge it'd be easier. It's just matter of being aware of the number.
Shish2k 7y ago
> But, nobody is forcing them Very few people are "forced" to do any job - unless you count things like "needing to pay rent and buy food", in which case we're all being forced. Either way, I'd say they deserve as much sympathy as anyone else.
asdff 7y ago
It's a rat race. You stop playing the game for a moment and it rolls right past you.

Bootwizard 7y ago

Taking a break for them is directly losing them money. Imagine how much money a company loses by shutting down for say an entire week. Imagine losing an entire week of revenue for the company. That's a big deal to them. Especially because their revenue is directly dependent on their popularity. If their content isn't available, people will just move on to the next best thing.

pjc50 7y ago
Worse than that, there seems to be a risk of losing future income.
C1sc0cat 7y ago
I think a lot of them shoot in blocs they spend 1 or 2 days doing a dozen videos back to back.
ghaff 7y ago
The fact that taking time off is more or less money directly out of your pocket is true of a lot of things including freelancers, the trades, and even certain types of consulting. It's not just an influencer or a "gig economy" thing. What is a bit different, as you say, is that they're catering to a fickle audience. If they take a month off or ratchet back their workload, a lot of viewers may move on to the next thing.
YayamiOmate 7y ago
That's the same if you're a contractor or work on per hour basis. Everyone's time has value. It's just more visible in certain cases. Streaming and other modern entertainment stars are not the only ones who have this problem. If fact it's true for everyone. I guess it's kinda like with terminal disease. Everyone will die and noone knows how much time they have ahead, but when you get a kind of tangible upper limit then suddenly this awarness materializes, even though it shouldn't change much. I think the parallel is that when you can estimate how much money you could get for your time it's harder to discard it. If your time were worth the same without your knowledge it'd be easier. It's just matter of being aware of the number.

Shish2k 7y ago

> But, nobody is forcing them Very few people are "forced" to do any job - unless you count things like "needing to pay rent and buy food", in which case we're all being forced. Either way, I'd say they deserve as much sympathy as anyone else.

asdff 7y ago

It's a rat race. You stop playing the game for a moment and it rolls right past you.