I just don't get it.

Someone has gotten their AdSense account banned, lol.

While I do agree the one shouldn't just hang all their hopes on making it big on YT, I still don't think it's a bad idea to aspire for that. Many people have been able to turn their hobby into a profession, be that pottery, carpentry, football or sailing.

But I'm honestly a bit puzzled at what do you consider a real job then? A "service", as you put it.
Does a lumberjack offer a real service? How about a sales person? As someone who works in the entertainment marketing sector, is my job a real service since it's not something than anyone really needs, but they do it for... well, entertainment.

And like with a YT channel, if my customers (subscribers) would just disappear, I'd lose all my income. Do you consider that unstable as well? I'd say that YouTube (read; Google) is one of the most sustainable companies around, and the chances of them going belly up sooner than your average sweatshop are way, way slimmer. Not going to say too big to fail, but you know what I mean.

Your rant is a bit harsh, yes, but by no means a reality.
 
I don't get why you seem so angry. If people want to spend their time making videos and eventually making a job out of it, why shouldn't they? Everyone has their life to live and they should live it as best as they see fit, as long as they're not causing harm to anyone else.
 
I'm sorry but your post is completely retarded and ignorant. :)

A job in the gaming industry ( as a consumer ) is older than Youtube.
I played competitive Counter Strike for years.
We had sponsors, salaries and paid lan events.
So one of your points is already wrong.
Gaming can be a career.
Be it on Youtube, Twitch, Professional Gaming.

Same with other Youtube genres.
You are providing entertainment, information, music, tutorials etc etc.
As far as I remember, the television does the same thing.
The only difference between Youtube and Television is that you can say whatever you want on Youtube.

I'm not aiming to make Youtube my job.
I have a job I love and I earn a decent amount of money.
Unless my channel can provide me a better income ( very unlikely ), I won't be quitting my job.

So no, you are wrong.
 
You're right. It's a hobby.

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I think it has something to do with the fact that the top YouTubers are bringing in millions in revenue because of their popularity. Money is a big motivated to some if not most people.
 
LAZY? Maybe it is you that can't earn a penny in this platform.
I produce a tv show which I also post on YouTube... But yeah, call me lazy.
 
Sir. WaflCake IV said:
Why do people want YouTube as their source of income? It's not a job, it's a hobby. Just because PewDiePie is famous for it doesn't mean it's okay for you to abandon your dreams and goals for a f*****g website that's more unstable than the Titanic.

Yes, I'm going to stick by this. YOUTUBE ISN'T A SUSTAINABLE JOB, NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.

I know there are people whose into making videos for their career, but that still isn't an excuse. Veelogging isn't a sustainable job, especially on YouTube. Shaytards bullshitted himself too the top.

I think that showing your talents on YouTube is a good thing. If you want to show your talent on YouTube THAT'S better than this job b******t, because you can easily get picked up by movie studios and companies and etc. That's a good YouTube provides for you.

Making veelogs and playing video games for your life isn't a f*****g job, it's just saying that you're a lazy b*****d who cannot get off your a** and provide an ACTUAL service to the world.

It's harsh, but then again, it's reality.
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I think I read somewhere that currently about 1 million people worldwide make a living off YouTube and I assume that number will only be going up.
 
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