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I've been on here since 2009 (Rotten egg creations archive, craftyandy, weirdzors) I think my numbers speak for themselves...good luck out there

remember when making profit as a business was enough and you didn't need to make a fantasy of forever growth?

Its definitely rough for content creators especially the fact that you can get pulled off the platform for any reason at all and even if you put years of hard work into a channel you can still never make a livable wage off of it just sucks

I think these days CZcams ad revenue can't be your monetization endgame - you need to focus around a business you're creating or something else to more deeply engage with the viewer

Content creators would be much better if all these platforms focused on what made them successful rather than being a one stop shop. If you are going to CZcams for short vertical content I think you are going to the wrong place. Tik Tok already existed, and before it so did Vine, they are very different beasts. Both in terms of the viewers and their mindsets, as well as the creators and their approaches. They are very different worlds in terms of content. Its the same idea as judging an FPS on the merits of a Platformer, both are still video games, but they are very different in how they play, the way you are meant to interface with them, and especially in target audience. Even if crossover still exists. Maybe I am just a boomer, but I think many of these companies need to harken back to their past. Rather than trying to be one stop shops and each creating half assed and at times horrible spaces to both create and consume content. They should focus on being the best spaces with the best tools and avenues like they did 10 years ago. In an ecosystem like this you could pick and choose as both a creator and consumer what content you wanted to interface with. If you didn't care about picture content you could just no use Instagram, if you like short form you could just use vine, if you preferred just blog posts and long form video you could use youtube and tumblr, if you liked any combination of them you could just use the ones you wanted. It made it better for viewers but also creatives since most creators probably have no interest in the massive upkeep or workload of trying to juggle all these different mediums and platforms. But than again, maybe I am just stuck in the past lol.

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative." - H.G. Wells.

I like watching long videos on CZcams because it is my TV, so I hate shorts and try to avoid them like the plague, same with Reels on IG, if I want to mindlessly lose my time I go directly to TikTok, it already has a better algorithm for that.

I’d create if there was a way to completely hide who I was, and it was just about my content more than anything else. Also, I’d just host on my own website and use the social media platforms to promote the stuff I post there instead.

A vtuber video essay, interesting! You make some good points. Subscribed.

Damn this is an amazing video. Subscribed! You seem like a very intelligent and rational person, something sorely lacking in todays society. Hope to see your channel blow up!

I never thought that I'd be listening to a Vtuber think-piece, yet here I am, impressed. Subscribed.

Nowadays it’s all about CONTENT not videos.

super insightful video, thank you for sharing!! as a viewer of long form videos, this has inspired me to interact more directly with the work I enjoy. one of the best things we can do for creators is show our appreciation for their work. i think especially if we want to see more passionate creators who aren’t primarily creating for financial reasons, this is a must.

This is why I’ve gravitated toward longer format and video essay content from smaller sized channels. I can feel much more intellectually engaged with the content, and better understand the topic and subjects, without feeling like I’m receiving a watered down product. I get the feeling like the larger a channel gets, the more information gets discarded, and the more detached from their viewer the creator becomes. Again, this is probably because I’m an over-explainer who loves nitty gritty details, and who gets anxious from having too much varied information thrown at me all at once.

in a perfect platform, creators like me would not exist. but this is not a perfect platform

Great video

This video was super interesting to listen to. I've been debating on getting a flip phone and it's mostly due to short form content. Shorts are literally rotting brains. It's not uncommon to hear my friends are sitting in bed for hours on TikTok now. Long form is not only good for the creators, but for the consumers.

It seems like the only objectively good option to make a living is by selling arts/goods. Regular 9-5 day jobs are the objectively worst kind of way to make money, but content creation used to be the ultimate way to escape from it. I used to view CZcams as my escape from the “prison”. But after creating for more than 10 years now, I don’t think it will ever be a possibility anymore. Nowadays, content creation have become a rat race, just another form of 9-5, where you’re expected to speak, create, and act a certain way, otherwise you’ll be replaced. But I’d say still try to create regardless of what the algorithm says. Yes, it might take a eons to get to a position where you could pay your bills but it’s certainly much better than passively working and hoping that your meaningless office job is gonna take you anywhere. True financial freedom is impossible to achieve these days anyway unless you’re extremely lucky or talented, so might as well just try everything. I’ve seen multiple creators who quit their day jobs after creating “off meta” content for a few years and finally be able to live happily. It sucks that not everyone’s gonna make it, meaning that some of us might have to live paycheck to paycheck doing 9-5s forever, but I’d rather try. Tl;dr yes, being a content creator sucks today, but it’s still infinitely better than having a normal job. Keep on creating and quit as soon as you can.

Yes. I would. I don't knwo in what medium or platform. But yes.

to answer the question, yea why not

I miss my long videos

Hmmm, I am unhinged according to my brain mechanic. Maybe I can create tarkov and warhammer lore shitposts in order to keep the demons at bay. I do like torturing myself and showing the results to others.

that bo burnham quote hits so hard. it seems every social media platform now encourages all of their users to join in on the rat race and it’s kinda sad seeing people who create awesome art get sucked into the flurry of it all

There is a very good video on shorts content and the audience it attracts on CZcams (Video is 'I posted shorts everyday on CZcams and this happened' by Extranet Shaquille.) Would post a link but YT doesnt like those even if the site is well known like Wikipedia for some god forsaken reason. It reminds me of a joke where someone online says that they like pancakes and someone indignantly replies 'oh so you hate waffles?'

Simple, delete the shorts feature

As someone actually grinding to become a CZcamsr and who has lived his whole life as a freelance musician, everything is spot on. I have never had a normal job, and people have always envied me for that. They always stop envying my career as soon as I tell them I've been working every day for the last six years without any break.

its frustrating how youtube forces you to have shorts on your feed. its addicting and often hard not to come back to. all they need is a button that says "opt out"

Only 974 views is criminal, waiting for this to blow up

amazing insight, loved this vid!

really hope this gets more traction! This deserves way more views :)

Very interesting take. I love the long form content (hbomberguy anyone?) and am annoyed by the shorts bullshit they try to force on you everywhere.

Wait why dose this have so few views???

great video!

I highly doubt short form content will disappear. There is too large an audience to consume and create it for that to happen. I definitely think a resurgence of long form content is likely however. The biggest issue with short form content is that it requires active attention, so people with better stuff to do can't have it on in the background

Loved the video, it comes just in time for me because I'm starting to let go of short form content as a form of self love.

Really great video! Very interesting points. Very well-edited video and just generally very engaging to watch. In the past, I've used shorts as a way to easily find new interests and new creators that appeal to me. Then I can check them out and enjoy any longer-form content they do. It leads to way more interesting discoveries than what I'm usually shown by YT's normal thumbnail algo, but to be fair there is a lot of very shallow content on Shorts/TikTok that is stimulating but not very meaningful.

A job well done on the video.

This is a very interesting topic you brought up, and its a really well edited video. I think the most difficult thing about being a content creator is having to adapt to everchanging landscape of CZcams and other social media platforms. its just that aspect of if you're not willing to adapt you're just gonna be left behind. Though to be honest, I like to think there is a certain charm to being different amongst the shocking face thumbnails, doomposting titles, and reaction based content. Its that genuineness that really shines through, and Its something Ai can't replicate either. It may or may not get views, but there will always be a place for them. Long form content in my opinion just bridges the gap of relating to the viewer more than just short form content, but at the cost of time which most people would rather watch shorts for. I'd rather do something for fun than sacrifice my own happiness for money. However If I can earn money and have fun at the same time. Everyone would choose that 10/10 times. It can be tough for a content creator especially nowadays. Again, this is a really good engaging video

This is a really good video damn. that odd ones out joke though eeee

I appreciate the review but this video was hard to watch with a weirdo anime chick with boob mechanics narrating it.

I wonder what pen henya would be

OMG. Thanks for this review.

Frieren best anime of all time! 86 a close second! ❤

i loved this video! didnt know pokémon had such interesting ways to turn things into pokémon

Please stop educating me on interesting things, thats my weakness

Interesting never knew that about Darumaka, I wonder what the other form represents.

❤ this!

One of the best, most coherent and to the point videos I've seen on Frieren. Somehow it's always the smaller channels. Great job, really! I will sub to support your channel.