A creator argues that making videos to get views isn't selling out, it's responding to what audiences want. The real sellout is misleading titles and thumbnails. Views are how creators get feedback and enjoyment, and most do chase them, regardless of size.
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Alright guys, so we've all seen comments before that say, "So-and-so YouTuber only does YouTube for views," or, "Hey, you only made this video for views." Case in point, I have a video where I talk about how much money PewDiePie makes, and that video actually got over 80,000 views. Now occasionally, and I get in a lot of arguments on Twitter, people call me a sellout for making that video. In fact, my most recent argument, which by the way you should follow me on Twitter, the guy tried to insult me. I don't see how this is an insult. He said, 'You only made that video about PewDiePie because you knew it would get views. You're such a sellout beast.' I only made that video because I knew it would get views. Hmm, doesn't that seem pretty logical? Isn't that the whole point behind YouTube, to get views? Now before I go any further, I'm gonna catch myself. I know I am against misleading content. I've called out people like Exility and other people who use misleading titles, Biblical Reaper, but there's a difference. Like, I think many people don't have the right idea of what a sellout is. To me, and maybe this is just me, maybe I'm different than everyone else. Being a sellout is using a misleading title when your title is not actually what the video is about, or when your thumbnail is not actually a part of the video. That to me is being a sellout. You know, opening a supply drop, getting one legendary, but titling it like you got three, that's a sellout. Or making Black Ops 3 leaked footage news or whatever 3 months before any footage has ever come out, that's being a sellout. But making a video talking about how much money PewDiePie makes, that's not being a sellout. That is called supply and demand. People are searching "How much money does PewDiePie make?" and I supplied them with the information. Thousands of people wanted to know. People weren't getting mad at me, people were happy that I made that video, which is why, like, 3 different people I've been in arguments with and they're like, "Just go make videos about how much PewDiePie makes." It's called supply and demand, people. It's— I don't know, maybe I just use too much logic. Making a video about how much money a YouTuber makes is not being a sellout. People search that stuff and want an answer, want— that information, and I'm providing them that knowledge. I don't see how you can classify that as a sellout, but maybe I'm just completely different than everyone else. Typically though, on bigger YouTubers, you'll see comments all the time that are just like, "You only made this video because you knew it would get views," or "You only did this video for views or money." Views and money, same thing. And just hear me out. As I said earlier, isn't the point of YouTube to get views? I know, oh, the majority of people on YouTube are like, "No, you should do YouTube for fun," But stop, stop the BS. We all know everyone who does YouTube does it for views. You want views. Views is the fun part. Getting comments, you know, people enjoying your work is the fun part. Spending 3 hours on your computer, computer, sorry, editing a video, that's not fun. But you know, seeing people say, oh, this video made my day, seeing the feedback, just that is what's fun. Getting views is fun. And so when people are like, oh, you only made this video for views or money, Um, just, you know, that's the point of YouTube— views. And you know, typically it's the smaller YouTubers that use this cop-out. They'll see someone with like 50,000 subscribers and they'll say to themselves, "I'm just as good as him. I could be as big as him, just I don't want to sell out like he does." And that person doesn't even sell out. You know, that person just— I don't know, it's typically smaller YouTubers. And it gets on my nerves because people don't know the difference between being a sellout and actually being smart, okay? There are skills that come with titling your video correctly, you know, using the correct thumbnail so so people, it will catch their eye using certain colors and things like that. And then there's being a sellout. And I think majority of people, or at least the majority of the comments I read, have no idea what a sellout actually is, and they just don't understand. The point of YouTube is to get views. If no one cared about views, then why would you even bother wasting your internet and just keep the videos on your computer? If you're doing YouTube for fun, why don't you just edit the video and then save it on your computer? Waste your internet uploading it if you don't care about the views. We all care about views. That's why we upload to YouTube. Anyways, guys, that's pretty much the end. I'm not gonna drag this out too long. You guys kinda understand my point. I'd really like— don't just write a generic comment like, "Oh, you should do YouTube for fun, not for views." If you write out a really legit comment, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about, you know, people doing YouTube for fun and views and all this other sayings people leave in comment sections all the time. And, you know, your definition of a sellout, 'cause obviously it's really subjective, okay? There's no written rule that says this is a sellout video, this is not, or does it even matter? Should we just not care what other people upload and just do our own thing? I'd love to hear your guys' opinion on that. And another thing, I'd like to create some hype for this short film me and my friends made. This weekend we finished up recording the second part of this, not, I wanna call it a movie, but it's not. It's like this short film me and my friends did. We've put probably 10+ hours into just filming it, and then I'm probably gonna spend at least 5 hours editing it. It should go up Saturday or Sunday. We still have like 1 or 2 scenes we have to film, which won't take too long. So I just wanted to create some hype about that. It's, uh, I wish I could show you guys a trailer or something. It's gonna be really epic, uh, 'cause a couple of these guys that are in it, they're actually, uh, really into like, um, the arts and, you know, plays. They did a play at our school and stuff, and they're really into that type of things. So I hope you guys are excited for that video, 'cause I mean, I've put ridiculous amount of time into this, and I think you guys are actually gonna be really surprised with the storyline and how good it is. But anyways, that's the video. Let me know what you think, and hopefully you enjoyed.
