>> Afaik the guy is doing really well. He has like 100M subscribers and 16.5 billion views and counting. So yep, doing "OK". It's very, VERY dangerous to look

>> Afaik the guy is doing really well. He has like 100M subscribers and 16.5 billion views and counting. So yep, doing "OK". It's very, VERY dangerous to look at the peak of a mountain and try to extrapolate ANYTHING from a single data point. Comparing the history & outcome of someone like this with your personal experience isn't likely to be very valuable, but nothing you've presented discredits that neither of these approaches are likely to lead to enjoyable, fulfilling lives.