I am not surprised at all to read that kids see YouTube as the new Hollywood, except that they think it is way easier and faster than becoming a famous actor. To me, Youtube was never an option, although I am a content creator with focus on Videos. The reason for that was their payment system: They hand out cheques EXCLUSIVELY. At least that is what I heard. That might be a thing in the USA but in most other countries this form of payment is mostly unknown. I remember back in Germany, how weird and difficult it was to get money from the bank that way. And that was Germany. I am living now in Costa Rica and here it is IMPOSSIBLE to pay out a cheque. No kidding.

But who cares, YT is the worst, the same shit as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so on. I have used YT longer than any of the other social media types, up until today. It is convenient and has tons of good content. The problem is, that we don't find the good content anymore. Five years ago, it was a treasure chest of knowledge, thanks to the suggested videos. Nowadays it doesn't show anything anymore and suggested videos are never what I am looking for. To me it is clear, that I am now withdrawing myself gradually from this last behemoth of main stream propaganda.