Re:YouTube Created a Generation of Young Stars. Now They Are...
by blihp on Thursday December 19, 2019 @12:58PM
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For many of the people taking their shot, the struggle to pay life's basic expenses and having no marketable skills is the alternative. It's not like most of the people are asking themselves 'do I pursue a career in tech/law/medicine/business or do I take a shot on YouTube?' I'm sure there are some, but I don't think those options are even remotely what the typical content creator is looking at.
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Re:YouTube Created a Generation of Young Stars. Now They Are...
by CM30 on Thursday December 19, 2019 @02:07PM
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Yeah, pretty much this. If you have few options and the ones available to you without a lot of training/self teaching pay terribly with poor conditions, going for YouTube/Twitch/whatever stardom seems like a good bet. The fact the skill level needed to become successful is likely lower than it'd be for an actor/musician/athelete probably helps too.