> Is youtube really worth it at this point? Since the middle of June 2020 I've been growing my channel, now it has 40k subscribers. I'm not there yet, but I c

> Is youtube really worth it at this point? Since the middle of June 2020 I've been growing my channel, now it has 40k subscribers. I'm not there yet, but I can easily see a near future where I make more money from YT directly than I ever made as a Software Engineer (NOT FAANG level). So I just film what I love doing (exploring, hiking, tinkering, travel), and that's my career.