YT Passion vs Fame debate

Henrypiano6888 said:
Another question that I had regarding passion is that "if one doesn't care about what others think and it wouldn't change what one is already doing", then I wonder why would one go out of one's way to get the best possible video/audio quality if one was only doing it for one's own personal enjoyment? (I would have to guess that the purpose of doing so is to satisfy the audience, unless one's passion included getting the best quality content as well..) I mean, one's passion could also mean that they do the best quality works that they can and it's a part of it, but why would one do that if one is only doing it for oneself? All of this just seems hypocritical and contradictory all at the same time, and I don't want to bore everyone with my conjectures.

I'm not saying it's wrong, it's not, I just want to try to understand the reasoning behind it... Sorry if I sound kinda Debby Downer-ish :( I do ask quite a few philosophical questions.
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Well, to some extent you have to stretch your content, to please your audience. I believe in finding the middle ground, between what you want to make and what your audience wants. Altought, you can't please everyone. If you have a large audience, you can't really say ''I will make whatever I want, regardless of what you think!'', because your viewers will not watch it then. You can take suggestions from them and pick the ones you like the best. But in the end, you don't have to be a slave for your audience and put aside your own ideas. And if they are faithfull fans and the stuff you make is of quality, then it shouldn't be a problem :D
 
Henrypiano6888 said:
"if one doesn't care about what others think and it wouldn't change what one is already doing", then I wonder why would one go out of one's way to get the best possible video/audio quality if one was only doing it for one's own personal enjoyment?
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If someone puts their creations on YouTube but insists on making videos only for their own personal enjoyment, that's a contradiction. If they upload to the internet, they want their work to be seen and appreciated. And there's nothing wrong with that, that's natural human behavior. Just admit to it.
 
@cadetKel
Yes, I think you have a good point about the middle ground. As of now, I'm still small and mostly invisible (to most people outside of my circle/strangers) so I'm doing the content that I enjoy doing. Of course though, I wouldn't just go out of my way to just do something that I don't enjoy or am not capable of doing. Basically, in short, I'm still doing it mostly for myself, and while I enjoy what I do and have passion for it, ultimately, I do like to see results hence to some extent I would have to give a little (to the audience). Anyways, great post! :)

@SabrinaKom
Yes, I think in that sense, it would be contradictory since both actions go against each other. Hence I would try to find that fine line between pleasing the audience, but not losing your identity (uniqueness) while doing so. I think of YouTube as a media sharing medium/forum since that's what YouTube is all about, videos for people (audience) to watch.
 
Same. I mean, I already anticipate that I won't be making money off of youtube (would be a fantasy if it were reality lol) nor am I expecting to just go viral or anything, though I would like to see results from the efforts, time, and resources that I've put in (common goal for most Youtubers out there).

As of now I'm doing it mostly for fun and would hope my channel grows over the course of time and does not just "die" and become forgotten.
 
It's tough, I have to say. I love making videos and it's something I do for fun... but at the same time it's kinda rough seeing the big names without ever becoming one myself.

I don't know, I see so many big guys saying they only do it for fun and only because of that, and they have tons of subs and can afford to get their own apartments and comp equipment based on their earnings from said videos alone. It's like 'easy for you to say' and wonder if they would have said the same thing if they only had 20 subs and a few views per video.
 
You raise a pretty good point Mark. I do feel that there is a little bit of the successful bias (or maybe I should use a different word...) where when one becomes successful, one would forget what it was/is like before reaching success, and then taking success for granted.
 
Start YouTube for fame or money and join the ranks of the 99.9% out there. Do it for yourself (aka, fun) and it doesn't matter what the views or subscriber count does.
 
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