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“YouTuber” is another way of saying “small business owner” and regardless of your perspective on the platforms in general, they have cause an explosion of indep

“YouTuber” is another way of saying “small business owner” and regardless of your perspective on the platforms in general, they have cause an explosion of independent businesses

IncreasePosts 3y ago
Not really, since most people who want to be a YouTuber probably don't want to be the owner/operator of a laundromat. The desire to be a YouTuber is probably wrapped up in the desire to 1) be famous-ish, or at least well known within a community, and 2) To make money doing the things you already like to do - ie a person who likes to play video games might want to be a video game youtuber.
- ang_cire 3y ago
  Yes, and if they incorporate, which many do once they become even just medium-sized, they are a small business owner. Before that, they're self-employed. The whole point is that people have biases against video content creation as a business when it's done by individuals, but not by Hollywood or news media.
bigtex88 3y ago
I'm not exactly sure that we should be encouraging the opening of these types of "small businesses".
- andrewxdiamond 3y ago
  Why not? These businesses have made multi millionaires out of regular people. Linus of LTT was offered $100 million for his company. How many ~10 year old companies get valued like that? Started by some regular relatable person with a regular background? Young adults have seen how corporations treat regular people. They’re not very eager to sign up for the pain train that millennials went through. YouTube is a real career path with significantly bigger upside than almost any opportunity young adults have today
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  - paulryanrogers 3y ago
    A few become millionaires. Most hustle for pennies. Some just enjoy the process.
    - andrewxdiamond 3y ago
      Let me know when you find that magical no-risk millionaire-maker job
      - paulryanrogers 3y ago
        If [0] is to be believed then a YT career requires beating at least 96.4% of the other channels. To be a millionaire you'll need to do even better. It's probably easier to try for a career in data science, law, or medicine. [0] https://alanspicer.com/what-percentage-of-youtubers-make-money/ https://alanspicer.com/what-percentage-of-youtubers-make-mon...

“YouTuber” is another way of saying “small business owner” and regardless of your perspective on the platforms in general, they have cause an explosion of independent businesses

IncreasePosts 3y ago

Not really, since most people who want to be a YouTuber probably don't want to be the owner/operator of a laundromat. The desire to be a YouTuber is probably wrapped up in the desire to 1) be famous-ish, or at least well known within a community, and 2) To make money doing the things you already like to do - ie a person who likes to play video games might want to be a video game youtuber.

ang_cire 3y ago
Yes, and if they incorporate, which many do once they become even just medium-sized, they are a small business owner. Before that, they're self-employed. The whole point is that people have biases against video content creation as a business when it's done by individuals, but not by Hollywood or news media.

bigtex88 3y ago

I'm not exactly sure that we should be encouraging the opening of these types of "small businesses".

andrewxdiamond 3y ago
Why not? These businesses have made multi millionaires out of regular people. Linus of LTT was offered $100 million for his company. How many ~10 year old companies get valued like that? Started by some regular relatable person with a regular background? Young adults have seen how corporations treat regular people. They’re not very eager to sign up for the pain train that millennials went through. YouTube is a real career path with significantly bigger upside than almost any opportunity young adults have today
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- paulryanrogers 3y ago
  A few become millionaires. Most hustle for pennies. Some just enjoy the process.
  - andrewxdiamond 3y ago
    Let me know when you find that magical no-risk millionaire-maker job
    - paulryanrogers 3y ago
      If [0] is to be believed then a YT career requires beating at least 96.4% of the other channels. To be a millionaire you'll need to do even better. It's probably easier to try for a career in data science, law, or medicine. [0] https://alanspicer.com/what-percentage-of-youtubers-make-money/ https://alanspicer.com/what-percentage-of-youtubers-make-mon...