Why Do You Youtube?

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I do Youtube to reach out to other people and share what I love to do. Not to mention the great feeling of happiness I get even if my little subscriber bar only went up by one or if my view bar only went up by two.
 
I think YouTube helps me document my ever-so-quickly-thinking brain and helps me to grow as a thinker and positive changer!
 
I do YouTube because i love gaming i also love making short movies from games and editing is also pretty fun to.
I'm not amazing i'm kinda still new to this i didn't start to make a career out of it either i do it because i enjoy it so i joined this place to try and grow my channel a little and see what people thought.
Peace.
 
Fun and beer money. I am slowly learning editing skills, but that's more of a means to an end than an actual goal.
 
Hey guys today I've been thinking why I make videos. Many people out there I feel like make videos for the views and subscribers and hope to make a living off of it. There is nothing wrong with that because that is one of my big reasons to join. I make videos because it has became a hobby for me and an outlet to let my ideas out into the world. People could view my videos and just say yes I am just a stoner talking to a camera, but that's fine. My main goal is to spread positive energy and hopefully in result that can turn into a living! ^^ How about you guys? Why do you Youtube?! I want to know and hear from different people! Stay high and spread good vibes <3
 
I wasn't prepared to go down this path today, but why not. Honestly, youtube got me through middle / high school. I had very few friends if any. Was made fun of a lot, beat up a lot, drama.. so much drama. Being the weird little outcast kid I was, I started going on the computer.. a lot. Eventually I got pretty good with computer (a little bit of programming, graphic design, gaming, ect). Then I launched my first Youtube channel, just making tutorials of some of the cool things I could do on a computer (like hacking my high score in a game).

All of the comments, messages, and just general approval I was receiving for my efforts really meant a lot to me. In fact, a fan of my original channel eventually reached out to me, I believe on skype. That was several years ago and I would now consider him my best friend, even though we've never actually met. I got out of High school, I got away from the horror it brought to my life and started working, going to college, and I didn't need Youtube as much anymore and ideas were getting harder. And until now I had been done with youtube (other than watching of course).


I have missed sharing my knowledge with others, I love video production, I love graphic design, I love making videos. So I had to come back. Thats why I am launching a new channel under a new name. I will alert my previous 4K subscribers through a video announcement, but I can't wait to start from scratch, with a new idea and new direction. This time because I have the ability to give back to youtube as it did to me.
 
Personally, YouTube kind of gives me a sense of satisfaction. When I make a video and I get positive comments it makes me feel good about myself, like I'm doing something right. Not going to lie, my dream goal would definitely be to do YouTube for a living, but that's not what I'm focusing on.

I was in an abusive and controlling relationship for 3 years; my junior year of high school up to the end of my freshman year of college. When it was finally over, the first thing I wanted to do was set up my own YouTube channel. I had absolutely no freedom in that relationship and had lost all of my friends (thankfully I got them back now) so I really needed to do smoething for myself for once.

I like making videos with the goal of creating something awesome and enjoyable for others. I've been into YouTube since I was a kid and finally running my own channel and creating my own content makes me feel creative and hard-working; even my art classes don't do that for me, and especially not retail.

If I can get to the point where YouTube makes me enough money to be able to buy more games to record for people and better equipment (not that I mind too much paying myself, which I've done to this day), I will be 100% satisfied. I think it's a good thing to always be looking to do more with what you have.
 
Tayo said:
Personally, YouTube kind of gives me a sense of satisfaction. When I make a video and I get positive comments it makes me feel good about myself, like I'm doing something right. Not going to lie, my dream goal would definitely be to do YouTube for a living, but that's not what I'm focusing on.

I was in an abusive and controlling relationship for 3 years; my junior year of high school up to the end of my freshman year of college. When it was finally over, the first thing I wanted to do was set up my own YouTube channel. I had absolutely no freedom in that relationship and had lost all of my friends (thankfully I got them back now) so I really needed to do smoething for myself for once.

I like making videos with the goal of creating something awesome and enjoyable for others. I've been into YouTube since I was a kid and finally running my own channel and creating my own content makes me feel creative and hard-working; even my art classes don't do that for me, and especially not retail.

If I can get to the point where YouTube makes me enough money to be able to buy more games to record for people and better equipment (not that I mind too much paying myself, which I've done to this day), I will be 100% satisfied. I think it's a good thing to always be looking to do more with what you have.
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Your point about the satisfaction, I TOTALLY agree, I am bad with wording stuff haha but you read my mind with that! I love that feeling as well. Im glad to see a channel like yours give you that feeling. Thanks for a good explaination and feedback!! Have to check out your channel now hehe! But good luck to you and your channel's future. btw thats amazing you got out of that relationship and found an outlet such as youtube! Cheers!
 
Ampix0 said:
I wasn't prepared to go down this path today, but why not. Honestly, youtube got me through middle / high school. I had very few friends if any. Was made fun of a lot, beat up a lot, drama.. so much drama. Being the weird little outcast kid I was, I started going on the computer.. a lot. Eventually I got pretty good with computer (a little bit of programming, graphic design, gaming, ect). Then I launched my first Youtube channel, just making tutorials of some of the cool things I could do on a computer (like hacking my high score in a game).

All of the comments, messages, and just general approval I was receiving for my efforts really meant a lot to me. In fact, a fan of my original channel eventually reached out to me, I believe on skype. That was several years ago and I would now consider him my best friend, even though we've never actually met. I got out of High school, I got away from the horror it brought to my life and started working, going to college, and I didn't need Youtube as much anymore and ideas were getting harder. And until now I had been done with youtube (other than watching of course).


I have missed sharing my knowledge with others, I love video production, I love graphic design, I love making videos. So I had to come back. Thats why I am launching a new channel under a new name. I will alert my previous 4K subscribers through a video announcement, but I can't wait to start from scratch, with a new idea and new direction. This time because I have the ability to give back to youtube as it did to me.
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Totally man! Youtube has gotten me through many times of many emotions. Just having a website/platform where people can post videos and its crazy how it can help out people who are viewing it, like your example you said it helping you and I getting through stuff. Never really though of it in that perspective saying giving back to youtube, but i completely agree! I have been on youtube almost since the beginning, not as a "youtuber" but as a viewer! Thanks for the feedback! Love hearing different perspectives from people!! ^_^
 
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