YouTube collaborations often attract creators seeking shoutouts rather than friendship. FlipArts, BiblicalReaper, and Gypsy stood out by wanting genuine connection instead. Block the ones who ask for promotion first and build relationships where support flows both ways.
So recently, a person I know called Flip Arts made a video about YouTube drama. And then someone else I know called Biblical Reaper talked about how you can't always trust everyone on YouTube. And seeing how I'm super unoriginal, I'm just gonna copy their ideas and talk about a similar topic. I'm just gonna talk a little bit about my experience dealing with other YouTubers. Now let's just get this out of the way. Ultimately, at the end of the day, all people really care about is their own channel. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but what I am saying is all people really care about ultimately at the end of the day is their own channel, and all they're thinking about in their minds while they're talking to you is how can they use you to grow their channel. That, my friends, is how YouTube works. If you have a bigger channel than someone else, then in their eyes, all you are is a better way to get exposure. And if I'm being completely honest, like, over the past couple of years, I kinda noticed the people that typically ask for shoutouts or just, or people that are really trying to abuse you for exposure, usually those people upload like crappy videos. The worst videos people have, the more they beg other people for exposure because they can't get it on their own because their videos are not entertaining. Now this next part's gonna seem really hypocritical based on what I just said, but there are actually people that are exceptions to what I previously said. There are actually people, I mean, it is hard to find, but there are people on YouTube who do not want to abuse you for views and just wanna be friends and have someone to talk about YouTube with. A person I would use as an example FlipArts, and I hope he doesn't think I'm just using his name because he's bigger than me and I'm trying to leech off of him. FlipArts is a channel with 30k subs, and one night me and two other people— I mean, we're all literally a tenth of the size of FlipArts— uh, we're all in a Skype call with FlipArts and we talked till like 4 in the morning. And, uh, like, it's obvious he's not abusing us for views. We're like a tenth his size. If anything, it's us trying to abuse him. Because honestly, I don't talk to FlipArts that much. We just talk once in a blue moon, we comment on each other's videos, But it's just, it's weird because before I met Flip Arts, I honestly thought everyone on YouTube was evil. And then I talked to this guy with 30K subs and he tells me to add him on PlayStation. And he, you know, comments on my videos and just, I mean, he'll actually talk to me if I want to talk to him. And it's weird because, like, he has 30K subs. I feel like he's on a whole different level than me and he should have his own clique of channels similar size. And, you know, like, if it really wasn't for him, talking to me. Like, I would feel like everyone on YouTube is evil, and— or not evil, but just wants to use you for views. But there are people like FlipArts who just want to have YouTube friends, who don't care what your channel size is and just wants to have fun, you know? Now, I did not bring up that whole thing about FlipArts just so I could get on his good side and then ask for a shoutout. I've just brought that up because he's legitimately the first YouTuber I've ever met that doesn't want, you know, to use me for views. I mean, it's obvious, he's way bigger than me. 'Cause I have so many people that add me on Skype and the first thing they do is, "Hey, can you give me a shoutout? Can you do this for me?" And I'm just like, uh, can we at least talk and get semi-acquainted, you know, before we do that? But actually, real quick, I need to correct myself. There are other people I have met that don't want to abuse me, like BiblicalReaper and Gypsy, but FlipArts really is the biggest one that comes to my mind, 'cause like I said, he's a lot bigger than me. I'm gonna go ahead and wrap this video up. I didn't mean to talk about other people so much in this video, but I just wanted to kind of say that If someone adds you on Skype or some other YouTuber starts talking to you and the first thing they do is ask for a shoutout or something like that, just, you know, block them or just don't talk to them because they're just going to be fake friends with you. Even if you try to talk to them after that, they're just trying to use you for views. It's obvious if that's one of the first things they ask you. If they don't try to get to know you and it's— that's— I have a little— I mean, I only have 2K subs and I have a ton of people actually ask me for shoutouts or things like that, ask me to advertise them. And it's a lot of fake people on YouTube, but that's just how it is. I mean, people want exposure. I mean, I understand where they're coming from, and I don't think they realize that it is, you know, kind of rude. It's better to get to know a YouTuber before you ask anything like that, or let people offer it. Don't ask them for a shoutout. Let them offer one or offer means of helping you, you know what I mean? But I think this video went on long enough, so hopefully you enjoyed, and that's pretty much all.
Me to get me home, but my balls keep telling me to let me go. Oh, just let me go. That clock keeps ticking like a metronome, and my thoughts keep telling me to get me home, but my balls keep telling me to let me go.
