Truthfully speaking I didn’t quit making Youtube videos and begin using Steemit blogs. It’s more accurate if I say, I quit uploading on Youtube and remained on Steemit, as I was using both simultaneously. There are a few things that led to my consideration for leaving Youtube as a creator. Allow me to spill the beans all over this blog post.
No Appreciation on YT
Youtube has turned into a full-on conglomerate and you better believe they are all about the company and not those who upload content. As big as Youtube has gotten, they still don’t have a customer service hotline or a live chat support for content creators. I don’t see how this is possible when they just hired 10,000 employees to help with filtering and monitoring content on their website, but somehow can’t afford to pay for a live online help/support team for content creators. Content creators are far less than the number of users on Youtube. You only need to tend to the people who make videos. They could even make it less of hassle and at least offer this to people with a base 10,000 subscribers, but they don’t.
Not Much Payout, No Incentives for Newtubers
For big time company like Youtube that has been bought by Google. They somehow can’t dish out a little cash incentives for its content creators. The oil and grease of this machine Youtube/Google has running. All they have to offer is advertisement revenue and giving you the option to accept donations from subscribers on your live stream. So really advertisements and Youtube Red viewership is all that counts towards paying you. This has caused numerous content creators to look elsewhere such as Patreon, Twitch, affiliated marketing or other websites they can upload their YT videos for a payout on their long hours of editing, animating and filming. All of which Youtube greatly benefits from once these hard workers upload them. You can say Youtube owes them nothing, but then again without the creators and the subscribers/viewers that are interesting in coming to see what the creators upload then Youtube is nothing without them. Youtube can only produce so much of its own videos and movies. Furthermore, you’re only acknowledgement is a play button that is supposed to be regarded as a Grammy or an Oscar award.
Censorship
Year after year, Youtube has done nothing but censor what we can say and dictate what will trend on their site. They ensured this by rewarding certain uploaders over others and starting a demonetization campaign. So you can’t make certain videos, you have to avoid specific topics, watch your language, and constantly feel like big brother is watching over you while you try to make videos, all because you will probably not get paid for your hard work. All because you mentioned a topic about war for 20 seconds. You can’t even have pop music playing in the background without getting demonetized. Basically you have to make videos that fit the mold of the generic status quo. Be unoriginal or else suffer the consequences.
Youtube is Toxic
Just like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and 4chan, Youtube is by far the most toxic place on the internet I have ever come to know. Although I have come across some very nice and kind Youtubers before. These kind individuals are far outnumbered by the riff-raff and low lives.
Youtube attracts some of the world’s worst people ever. The comment section is often a breeding ground for sick and twisted people. Just who all does Youtube attract from the negative dark void of douchery? Let’s list these suckers:
Trolls – They’re on Youtube to insult people, cause confusion, mayhem and… put down people for their own amusement or to make themselves feel better. Start online arguments just because they want attention that they can’t get from anyone else. It’s a sad sight to behold.
Sport Fans – This one is bizarre. People will argue over sports players and teams all day and insult each other for hours back and forth. Two words: “grow up”... Arguing about stuff this trivial is definitely not time well spent. The same punch drunk macho guys you saw fighting in the stands in your local stadium have taken their "snarl & brawl" ways to Youtube to start endless mean-spirited debates about who's team sucks and what player is best. All to prove a pointless point.
Racists/Bigots – These sad human beings just throw racial slurs out at any chance they get while hiding behind a dummy account with not info or photo. Some are daring enough to upload videos, voice recordings only of course, and spew their hate until they are finally reported and shut down.
Scammers – These people will make videos trying to sell you fake products, or send you to a website link that will give you a virus, or steal your info. This is more common as they try to convince you to download a software they are promoting. Others will scam you out of your money by getting you to pay for an online service and not deliver on what they promised.
Liars, Drama Seekers and Click Baiters
Sense the beginning of Youtube people have been creating fake titles and thumbnails to attract people to their video only to deceive them into clicking on it. Liars on Youtube are doing something that is more dangerous and irresponsible than you think and that is spread misinformation. We’ve seen the trend where some random content creators make videos we’re they tell lies about world history. Tell stories that counter facts and documented proof. There are also people who create false statistics to try to give off the sense that they are trustworthy.
Adsense Whores
Since you can make money for Adsense by simply uploading a video, this has led people to do anything for the money and make controversial videos all for the sake of Adsense revenue. Adsense whores can be anyone I’ve just listed >>> click baiters, scammers, racists, trolls, attention whores, and etc.
Content Stealers
Youtube is known for having people rip videos and re-post them on their own channel or another website and receive money from it too. Youtube has cracked down on video thievery and re-uploading other people's work but they have no answer for people who freeboot, jack videos from Youtube and post it on Facebook, Vimeo or Youku. This also has led to legitimate ways to jack other people videos and earn money off it by simply putting your video onscreen in a box and reacting to it. Reaction videos have turn into a condemnable art, where all you have to do is play someone else’s video, snicker at it and this somehow counts as not stealing videos/movies. Even though some people play the entire video and say nothing sometimes.
Prankster Videos
I like a good prank. There’s nothing wrong with this video category. The problem lies when people make fake prank videos, make prank videos that are overly offensive, racially offensive or cause a dangerous situation.
Seeing all of this daily is not healthy for the mind, I felt Youtube has gone pass its prime. I rather do without it and reduce my time there especially when the payout wasn’t great as a creator.
Why I Chose to Remain on Steemit
The internet users on Steemit are a friendlier, smarter, more supportive, and overall just a helpful crowd of people on the net. It feels like a Wall Street stock exchange in the form of an online community with a media format to boot. Not to mention it's always developing. It hasn't reached a point of standstill. Here on Steemit I feel I can grow and share things without worrying about someone immature coming along insulting me or other people for no reason as well as using foul language.
You can earn more without relying on disruptive advertisements. You can invest in crypto while being a social blogger. Steemit has combined a lot of the biggest social media sites into its own and figured a way to monetize what we post.
Blogger <> Youtube <> Instagram <> Twitter <> Tumblr <> Reddit
Steemit <> Busy.org <> Dmania <> Dtube <> Steepshot
And that ladies and gentleman is the why I stopped creating content on Youtube and put my focus on Steemit.