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you’d normally use square braces [for this kind of thing]
Square braces are used to show you are editing a quote for grammar or brevity, not to change the meaning of your own sentence. Ex: > I love this [...] use of parentheses. [Rules] can be just as powerful when violated as when upheld.
with all due respect i find the type of content you (and the myriad other people who post the exact same type of mr. beast-molded content) tiresome and repulsive. Moreover, every single video is about “I”. An “I” video only works if people care about who “I” is, otherwise it’s just self centered, unhuman content creation.
I actually don't disagree with you at all. I think that is the kind of content that Luke is most suited/wants to make. Him being a close friend of mind I just want to help him succeed. My goal for this article was to be a kind've meta look at the process of it all. I certainly would love this channel (and YouTube) to move away from this kind've wrapping paper though. Appreciate you checking out the article!
You should all continue to your approach and learn as much as you can, but I hope you can find continued motivation to make these sorts of videos. Most people I know make art for themselves. Your desires and your tastes, as a motivator, are tireless.
I actually find it quite reassuring that YouTubers with an individual style and personality end up doing better than those trying to make generic me-too Mr. Beast style content. Looking at the OP’s channel, there is basically nothing about their videos which screams “unique individual”, which is probably why they are struggling. I have discovered dozens of creators that maybe don’t have the most optimized thumbnail,…
In there, it doesn't matter if you get inspiration from other youtubers. Not my problem. I don't care if it's original - but I care that it's well done. This is one thing you can control: "good videographer and editor", and the good news is that it's a learned skill. Good taste is not a learned skill, harder, but seeking feedback and learning from it, is.
This being said there are clearly many different kinds of YT watchers. The parent and I may or may not matter to any specific youtuber.