Many hobbies including old games, old computers, old cars, even old TV sets have gotten extraordinarily expensive in the last 3 years, that keeps many kids out of the hobby as it used to be nearly free to get into obsolete electronics and now can be thousands of dollars just for old gaming systems + games, let alone 10’s of thousands for old worn out beater projects
Peak YouTube has happened twice.
The reality is a ton of folks found they were able to earn a lower to upper middle class wage YouTubing in the pandemic era, this included every topic known to man.
Advertising revenue has fallen off a cliff while viewership has also dropped meaning now lots of long term YouTubers (big g channels) are having the I’m going to be getting partime job and reducing content conversation with viewers.
The retro-computing topic had a boom and now is busting.
Many of the long time I like are on record as saying that YouTube revenue is only $50-150 a month, they are poor folks that have a passion so the downturn doesn’t affect them as much.
I am betting that with all the youtube channels and podcasts that sure some are popular but many are not.
Quantity doesn't equal viewership.
Peak YouTube has happened twice.
The reality is a ton of folks found they were able to earn a lower to upper middle class wage YouTubing in the pandemic era, this included every topic known to man.
Advertising revenue has fallen off a cliff while viewership has also dropped meaning now lots of long term YouTubers (big g channels) are having the I’m going to be getting partime job and reducing content conversation with viewers.
The retro-computing topic had a boom and now is busting.
Many of the long time I like are on record as saying that YouTube revenue is only $50-150 a month, they are poor folks that have a passion so the downturn doesn’t affect them as much.
Yeah got two of them across the street and other at the end of the block, one guy drives his muffler less 80’s ricer into work at 10pm and the other comes back at 4 am , always got to idle and rev 10 minutes before they leave.For every truly interesting car person out there, there are 100 of these dudes. I think it has turned people off. It certainly has me.
Not to mention when a $40,000 Tesla outperforms nearly every other road car it’s hard to get that excited anymore.
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