Most of them are pretending that they aren’t corporate. YouTubers are generally trying to keep up the illusion of authenticity, which on YouTube usually includes pretending that you’re on your own.
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rtxn@lemmy.world 4 days agoI don’t understand why people are so shocked and horrified when it turns out that people who do entertainment for a living have been professional entertainers the whole time.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 days ago
DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
I mean, the vast, vast majority of entertainment media is an act. Do you watch Top Gear and assume that everything they did happened organically?
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 days ago
No, but the point is that tv shows or movies generally don’t pretend like that - you cannot make those on your own, but it has been possible in the past to make a successful YouTube channel on your own, which is why it’s possible to pretend in the first place.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
Its the same reason I hate “reality shows”. Give me reality or give me fiction. Dont try pretending its real when its not
Auth@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I dont care if they are a 1 person business or a small team. What im talking about is when a Giant multinational corporation buys up 1000s of youtube channels. I want to watch 1 person or a small team not a big talent corp
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 4 days ago
It’s because YouTube used to be mostly independent creators, even when people first started making money off it. That was the sales pitch.