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Does this really need saying in 2021? Surely, by now, even teenage coders recognize the massive downsides to working for a startup.

• kumarvvr 5y ago
  The amount of propaganda with regards to working perks and probability of making it big is brainwashing many. Just look at trends like 30 second videos on TikTok or IG. There are thousands of kids who plan to make a career off of these platforms and dream big. But the truth is that you can be an 'influencer' for only so long. Then the world moves on and you are left with the prime years of your wasted and have no skills or experience.
  • ipaddr 5y ago
    That's an interesting point of view. You do see once top youtubers not keep the same viewship after years of pounding out content. What made you special might not be true or matter anymore. What happens to these people? I guess they move on. One thing I notice people doing is creating like crazy to reach 1,000 subscribers then continuing until the first pay comes in and then they never return. To make 100 a month you need about 100,000 views because you only get paid if someone sees the ad and doesn't skip.
    • redis_mlc 5y ago
      I think Youtube requires 25,000 subscribers to get your account monetized now. Then for each video, you can't use disputed backrground songs. And you can't trigger the YT SJW staff - one of the most popular YT content creators is NTD Media, which is totally demonetized across their 20 or so channels, for no valid reason.