So... This Clearly Is The Downfall Of Youtube.

So... this clearly is the downfall of Youtube.

Yes this is about Youtube, but it really isn’t just about Youtube. It’s really more than just that but right now I will mostly refer to Youtube. 

Though I haven’t been around for way too long, I was lucky enough to be around a somewhat good time for Youtube, specifically the “Let’s play” era which was about the time that video games started to blow up more. I remember that each Youtuber played their own games while sometimes playing some of the “popular” games and I would still watch them multiple times because every let’s player had different things to say about it; they had a clear personality and style. Not to say that they don’t have a personality anymore but… like everything, they’ve grown, the passion has shifted as well (it still exists, but it’s not what it used to be) and that’s normal; It’s expected to any kind of artist and creator as they change, Youtube is changing as well. Now that’s not inherently bad, if it weren’t for the factor that is responsible for everything’s downfall: Money.

A common theme that you’ll notice when you ask an old Youtuber as to how they got so popular is that they’ll always tell you that they never expected Youtube to become their job; they just did what they loved and fame eventually came and as more and more people noticed that, Youtube started gaining popularity and it became clear that being a Youtuber is something you can get income from therefore it no longer is something that you do because you enjoy but you do it because it’s your job. And frankly that is fine– Entertainment is not a bad thing and it’s a valid thing to want from your life- to entertain. But the problem is, an entertainer’s job is to mostly appeal to the masses which means that you have to put less from yourself in your content. Back then, reaching a million subscribers was a really big deal because it means a million people were there for you; You did what you enjoyed and people enjoyed that as well. 

That’s how vine became popular as well; people uploaded things they found funny or interesting and people liked it. There isn’t anything that was outstanding about vine but we liked it and made it as big of a deal as it was because it had what drew us to Youtube in the first place; it was flowing with personality! Personality was what made Youtube special…and it’s what it is currently trying to get rid of right now. By promoting trends and shoving in the back anything that contains “discourse”, they push their creators to make content that fits consumerism. More videos = More Ads = More Profit. I’m sure there are Youtubers out there that do have personality but the platform intentionally buries them or throws them under the bus.

There is no room for personality or quality because those take time and if that is what you want to make then Youtube won’t support you because unfortunately it doesn’t bring profit. Youtube has fully joined the entertainment industry so unless something “big” happens which will rob them from all their creators, I doubt that we will see change for the positive and that sadly applies to the internet as a whole. We are the generation of the Internet and companies have completely grasped and are taking advantage of it. Even with us as blogs, we prioritize what is “important” or “trendy” right now because that’s what gets the most attention. Personality rarely exists on an environment with big mass and when it does it gets little to no attention that we either don’t see it or it disappears. 

Junk can sell. It’s sad it really is but that is the nature of consumption. That doesn’t mean that everything is hopeless however; because personality and quality matters- it’s what brought me and you and those creators here. On youtube, on tumblr, on the art/video game/writing community, on the Internet. If it wasn’t valuable then none of us would be here.

If you are a content creator, I know money and fame is tempting I really do… But don’t you miss that feeling you got from watching that youtuber or playing that video game or engaging with a community up till 3 am? It felt personal because it was and it exists within you. That raw passion you have when profit isn’t involved; I mean yes, success is something everyone wants and that’s not bad… but when your passion is completely controlled by your desire for profit and success then your content is bound to lose it’s passion and will soon be forgotten. So create things using your passion! Make a video on that topic nobody talks about, write or draw that AU you had on your mind, create that game idea you had even if it’s not a trendy topic. People will truly care and will love it and hold it dear to them because of it’s personality and success will come. Just stay away from consumerism environments.

The new year of creators is on it’s way. Maybe what we need is a clean environment again but please don’t let kids grow up around the junk that is Jake and Logan Paul. Use the passion that you have like the one the creators when you were younger had and create; We need that passion back. So I’m begging you, pursue that passion with everything you have. 

tl;dr: The internet is being used by the entertainment industry and the only was to save quality content is if we separate them from it. We are in need of original/quality content now more than ever so stop going with the flow of popularity and start making things YOU want to make like the people who you admire did before you. Some people will hold em dear just as you did with the creators that you grew up with. Be The Change We Need.

Don’t be an entertainer. Be a creator.

little happy things:

seeing someone who is equally as excited to see you

when you’re somewhere beautiful, away from things that stress you out

actually completing your homework quickly without procrastinating too much, and then sleeping on time

when your friend shares a generous amount of food with you

reading something that perfectly describes what you’ve struggled to put into words

starting a new journal with new stationery

waking up in the morning and feeling happy for no reason

discovering a new favourite tv show, song or person that makes you excited again

making food or art and then feeling proud of your creations

realizing that you don’t care anymore about something that made you sad or anxious before

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hey ik youre all about bullet journals but ive been on the look out for really good books to read i was wondering if you have any suggestion?

Well, idk if you’ll find them really good because we all have different opinions, but Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foyer is a book that I really enjoy – I’m halfway through it but I already feel that it’s gonna become my new favorite book. Other books that I really liked are A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (if you want to get your heart broken), Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (if you just want to run away from reality into a dreamy circus world), The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (if you want to think – about life, about yourself, about the world,…), and Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (if you’re sick of stupid love stories and lack of diversity in YA literature + bonus - Alice has a tumblr so you can actually discuss the book with her). Special mention: Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson (if you want to help the planet by reducing your waste and simplify your life – there are some really good tips for both).

I think you’re more after fiction, but I had to add that special mention because that book really changed my life :D. I also have tips for some nonfiction books, especially psychology and physics/space stuff so if you’re into that, hmu! ^^