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Black Swan aka long tail. Most people starve. It's not a valid career choice, it's a lottery.
by oblio 4y ago
Black Swan aka long tail.
Most people starve.
It's not a valid career choice, it's a lottery.
- system2 4y agoI disagree. There is an algorithm and some people analyze the trends to crack it.
- oblio 4y agoAnd those people are the 0.01% and many admit they got lucky, and at a certain point fame is close to self sustaining.
- Mawr 4y agoIt's not a lottery, there's a direct relationship between the quality of a video and its viewership. Luck is involved, but to a much lesser degree than in fields like music, acting, or startups.
- oblio 4y agoThe point of the entire article is that you can't make a living out of it. But you do you.