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Ali_16x said:
sc94597 said:
Ali_16x said:

I watch plenty of let's plays ,with under 10k views per video, that eventually cover the entire game. That would be measly dollars per year in profit for ad-revenue. So yes, a lot of people do it for fun. They like playing games and talking about them. Becoming popular enough on youtube to make a decent profit isn't any easier than becoming a real-life celebrity. The overwhelming majority of let's players don't have such delusions. 

Exactly, if they are only making a few dollars a year, WHY NOT JUST TURN OFF THE ADS? Because they are trying to become big, they are trying to make Youtube their job.

I'm quite a fan of letting an audience choose your popularity by your charisma rather than the old way with corporations forcing you down peoples throats. This is exactly why artists are going independent these days. This is why Cable is losing popularity by the day. People want to make their own choices and Pewdiepie entertains a certain segement of world society through Youtube independent of any corporation but gets paid through ad revenue and thank goodness for Youtube that the opportunity for people who were held back by corporate politics to have their own outlet and ability to attain a fanbase. Hell...i'd do it myself, no apologies. Some people have draw power and if they can amass a crowd, then they deserve what they get. Pewdiepie made himself, and even though I am not a fan....I cannot hate on that either. If he was savy enough to make the type of money he has off of ad revenue and become the most powerful voice on Youtube, then more power to him. Few people can do what he has done. People hate Justin Beiber as well, but love him or hate him the people made him famous through youtube. He has a section of loyal fans just like Pewdiepie.