Working conditions and payment disputes are not “meta drama” and more than a “community” it’s an industry of freelancers. You may not care for it but independent entertainment is a huge part of our culture right now, in terms of hours watched per day and revenue generation. It’s a parallel arm of the gig economy, uncontracted workers entirely at the mercy of huge media companies and the fickle public.
Absolutely true. There isn’t a single content creator that knows how to edit their videos. This demanding task can only be done by people who don’t create content. For every successful content creator, there are three broke editors adding JL cuts in iMovie.
They’re working class in the entertainment industry, their complaints are as valid as any other laborer.
It’s also a machine that thrives on manufacturing drama for clicks. And I just won’t engage in the ‘meta drama’ around any community.
Working conditions and payment disputes are not “meta drama” and more than a “community” it’s an industry of freelancers. You may not care for it but independent entertainment is a huge part of our culture right now, in terms of hours watched per day and revenue generation. It’s a parallel arm of the gig economy, uncontracted workers entirely at the mercy of huge media companies and the fickle public.
I thought being a creator on youtube was about tricking people into doing massive amounts of video editing for very little pay.
Absolutely true. There isn’t a single content creator that knows how to edit their videos. This demanding task can only be done by people who don’t create content. For every successful content creator, there are three broke editors adding JL cuts in iMovie.