You should be a YouTuber. (or Artist/Creator) 

The follow-up video is here!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lFPuaa9gH_k.htmlsi=k84Fm3juwan973ai To clarify, it's not that I believe we should all be starving artists and walk around being pretentious about our creations. I'll still be making compromises with what I make in order to monetize (for example, a few of you will notice ads even in this video--I tried to set them so they would have rather cheeky timing, see if you can catch what I did😉) My message here is really about striking the balance, so that both our hunger to create and our hunger for food can be satisfied

I thought this was a voiceover until he reacted to messing up, lol

"It doesn't matter when we start. It doesn't matter where we start. All that matters is that we start!" - Simon Sinek

This man saved more people's dreams than finding a job ever could nowadays

I'm sorry. But, I gotta say man. I've gotten sick of the more corporate video creators, it is SUCH a breath of fresh air hearing, a REAL PERSON

"Don't just sit there and waste your precious time. When you want to do something, do it right away. Do it when you can. It's the only way to live a life without regrets". -Sonic the Hedgehog, 1991

I love how this isn’t just a voiceover over pre-recorded gameplay. It gives the feeling of a rant you’d have with a friend at 3 am while playing Xbox together

I love how ADHD this video is. He just sat down, played some Sonic, and spoke his heart. And I 100% agree, me and a lot of other people I think really prefer this over the over-stimulating "Mr.Beastified" style.

I’ve been debating on starting my own channel since 2015. It’s been my dream to make RU-vid videos, and ramble, draw, play video games and now I feel like I have the strength to do it. It was hard for me because not only do I have anxiety and worry about literally everything, but I also am a perfectionist who will spend hours trying to make something thats so perfectly perfect, its what has been holding me back this whole time. I feel like seeing your video in my recommendations was meant to be. I’m finally gonna do it even if it’s something small at first. Thank you ❤

2024 is the year of "nerds talking about nerd shit" god damn it

The fact that this video is achieving the popularity that it has is proof that authenticity is king

22:27 the part where you said "art is society" touched something within me. it was a belief i resonated strongly with in the past but i lost touch with it as i grew. i stopped believing in art, started convincing myself that i was supposed to do other things that were more "important". i started seeing and critiquing the things i've created by looking at them on the surface level, just as products, started to dismiss my old art as something small i used to do to "pass time". but after watching this, it made me remember how art made me feel. not just creating, but also witnessing and experiencing others' works, and how it had the power to shake me to my core. that strength and connection that i felt which came with the experience of art. thank you for rekindling something within me again.

My toxic trait is loving to watch those mlm "how to be xyz" creators who are just all doom and gloom about content creation, and it's honestly SOOOO refreshing to see someone have such a positive and uplifting outlook!!! Keep doing what you're doing, I really hope to see RU-vid return more to it's roots with videos like these

This is 100% the type of atmosphere I want to surround myself with. For more creatives and creators, we've had enough of judges!

"i challenge you to make something today" me: *writes 5 episodes of the show I've been wanting to start*

I'm not exagerrating, this is one of the best videos I have ever watched on RU-vid. This is *truly* inspiring, unlike some of the other 'inspirational' slop out there, and should reach more people.

I hardly comment on RU-vid anymore, but I couldn't leave this video without. I went into this video thinking it'd be another inspirational piece on romaticising your life, building a business and audience, making money selling attention to advertisers - which is fine, but often ends up feeling like an ad for content platforms. There is so much in this video that resonates: the critical engagement with media, the questioning of purpose, intention, and authenticity, the spiritual elements, all of it. And on top of that you express things so eloquently and succinctly - WHILE PLAYING?? I thought this was a voiceover until I saw you mess up. You have a great talent for laying out ideas in a way that makes sense without diluting it. Long story short - thank you, this video was much needed.

Wanted to say even as an “established” content creator or whatever you’d call it - this is exactly what I needed to hear. So thanks. Judging from the comments I’m not the only one but this meant a lot to me right now and I really appreciate it. Keep creating king ❤️

Who else is watching this instead of working on what they want to do?

I don't usually comment but I wish I could like a video more than once. The amount of genuine laughs I had and the way I felt so refreshed afterwards was actually mindboggling. I sat in bed, staring at the ceiling as I was listening. It felt like I was listening to a friend rant late at night about a topic their passionate about while I'm half asleep yet still taking in every word. I gained a new perspective on purpose and passion while simultaneously agreeing as if I already knew all of this. Your ability to articulate your thoughts is impressive, especially while playing a video game! This is actually the best piece of media I have seen all day. Seriously thank you for posting this.

I’ve been making music for 7 years now. 2 years ago, I spent over half a year composing an full EP I never released. I’m 21 now and since I finished that project I’ve felt like it was not worth releasing since the industry is saturated, the algorithm won’t favor me, or nobody cares about the type of music I’m making (even though I truly believe this project is the best I’ve ever done and is representative of myself). But this video kinda lined up with my own thoughts on the subject (recently, at least). I think I just needed someone else to say it for me to truly believe it. Thanks for the video and your message man, I’m gonna release it this month.

This feels to me like we are rediscovering the "old era" of youtube I hear about. People sharing random videos they made because they just really enjoyed it. Hopefully/eventually, the ai videos will get rooted out as time goes on, and we return to those genuine videos again (also, speaking of the challenge you shared at the end of the video, I happened to finish an art piece and shared it to friends today!)

Ngl I clicked cause I saw sonic and I love sonic but I didn’t expect this video to really hit me. This was really motivating, thank you.

You nailed it brother! NAILED IT! I'm 35 yrs old and I am excited and look forward to each and everyday I wake up. Unleasing creative energy has awakened my soul! Thank you for sharing brother!

When you spoke about dharma and one’s calling in life, it really struck a chord with me. Ever since I was about 10 years old, I wanted to be like the creators of RU-vid’s golden years and be able to make other people laugh & smile, just like they did for me. I wanted to be able to share my love for my favorite games and art with others. For one reason or another, -either lack of time, money or knowledge, -I shelved that passion and desire to create to focus on other “more important”but less fulfilling things in my adolescence through my early 20’s. In the past two years, I’ve been streaming as a VTuber, building a small community. I’ve even tried learning how to edit recently in my small amount of spare time, which is something I find I love. While I’m nowhere near “successful” or even in a place to be able to leave my day job to be able to able to pursue this full time, content creation something that’s genuinely changed my life for the better, and it’s something I genuinely feel called to. I can’t say this enough - thank you for making & posting this video. It’s something I really needed to hear in this period of my life, and this video is really motivating for someone just starting their journey 🩷

This was an awesome watch. Thanks for putting this out there, dude. You're absolutely right.

Tried it, got tired of RU-vid's increasing policies that kept me from uploading video game videos to the point where music had to get muted. This ain't the RU-vid that I knew almost two decades ago.

I've always been interested in anything creative; music, art, voice acting, making RU-vid videos I'm passionate about, literally anything that someone's personal feelings can be put into, to make it their own, while being aware that these things are very unlikely to get me a successful career if I go in wanting a job, I always just, wanted to make stuff I think is neat that maybe others will like as well. Recently I've watched self-help videos, not the kind of toxic positivity you mentioned, I want to run and exercise a bit, save money for things, start dabbling in the creative mediums I never have. I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and it's really hard to even start something, though from little things I've done in the past, it's easier to come back to and continue than to start, so I just need to kickstart my life to really start living. Thank you for this amazing video and your authenticity.

I love how you are actually playing sonic in the background and reacting to it, it feels so real and soulful.

The part where you talk about authenticity hits the head right on the nail. There are a bunch of us who are searching for authentic old school creatives

After 4 years of procastinating and wasting precious time, I finally decided to take it seriously and edit the highest quality videos on the platform. Thank you for inspiring me to make videos again. This time I will only edit videos that I TRULY LOVE, and right now I just uploaded my first one after 17 hours of editing it. Once again, I thank you!

"I was going to show an on-screen example here, but nah" mad respect, I'm getting so sick of seeing that crap

Honestly that was the most inspiring video i have ever watched in YEARS, so many famous creators talking about motivation on yt, but instead of actually helping, all they do is making me feel even more stressed and depressed, cuz it is all about how to get money and be selfish nowdays.The only thing that can actually make us happy is feeling useful by creating art,make poeple laugh, culture or making ur dreams come true, without caring how huge is ur comunity, but caring only about what comunity you draw to ur creations.Even if its only one person. My favourite phrase from the bible is " The present has enough problems on its own, u dont need to put up with the problems that MIGHT come in the future". I really needed to be reminded that by someone.

"Even Spider-Man has to deliver pizza on the side." Wow man that line brought new perspectives in my world view. It's so tough being an actor/writer but I need to write a short film idea! Thank you so much man!!

I'm 25, been watching RU-vid since the early 2000s pretty well since the beginning. This may be the single best and most valuable video I have ever watched. Thank you, genuinely.

As a 20-year-old in college that still has no idea what they should do with their life, thank you. I think I've realized with the whole concept of Dharma you described that I should find what I can do with my unique talents that provides the most value to the world. Don't know what that would be, but it's a start.

It's taken an embarrassingly long time for me to finally get even within the mere ORBIT of the mindset of "eh, why the hell not, just do the ding dang thing" and it's still a struggle to get myself out of that eternal preparation stage. Now I'm just focusing on how to work around the gaps in my skills (that I could have developed all those years but talked myself out of it) to make all those projects anyway, just because it sparks joy to do. I like doodling, so instead of forcing myself to learn all these art programs and become the next so-and-so to try and justify the time I've spent, I just let myself doodle.

1:07 this is the most accurate depiction of the sonic 1 special stages. It goes like this every damn time lol

Yooo thanks so much for the shout out! It really warms my hear to my video being called inspirational. Someone recently commented on that Emergent Narrative video by saying that it helped them feel more confident about the style of content they want to make. It's enough to make a guy tear up. I only expected a handful of views when I started recording my thoughts about Daggerfall, but I had the feeling of needing to "get this off my chest" and share my thoughts with whoever would listen. Seems like being passionate is half the battle. Incidentally, my real passion is writing, but my faith in myself on this front has diminished as my time gets swallowed up by my day job and now content creation. So in a way this video was inspirational for me as well, as I've come to realize just how many people are out there waiting for your passion project to make its way to them. Also, it was really cool to watch someone else simply play a video game while talking about something on their mind. There's something very calming and conversational about it. Thanks again for the mention, best wishes to you.

I’ve done lots of RU-vid videos over the years (on different channels lol, this is my personal account) but it gets exhausting when people constantly shove this idea down your throat that you need to do what the people want and to cater to everyone. My last job was creative in the beginning- but there were a lot of things that started impeding on that. It drained me so badly my performance slipped until I was fired. It was a huge wake up call for me. While searching for a new job to get me through, I spent every minute working my ass off to get an online shop going selling stickers and other forms of printed digital art. My wife and I launched our shop together in April, and did our first pop up event at the end of April (actually it was a sonic themed event!!) and it was so much fun and we made decent enough money from it… it really hit me that this is what I want to do. I have one rule though, I only want to make things that I know I would want as a customer. I’m not going to constantly cater to what’s popular, but I want to stick to what I’m passionate about and the people who like it will be there. Once you lose your passion, the heart and soul of your creative work, your audience can see it and will lose interest. You gotta do what makes you happy, and that happiness will reach the right people. I’m a 26 year old high school dropout with a GED and no college education, but I want to create. I want to own my own business. I love packing orders and tabling and creating. I love this video and the message (and the gameplay)!

Lately, I’ve super been missing the time when the internet was more about talking about and sharing things that you think are cool and not worrying so much about looking dumb. Thanks for this video, it really resonated with me. I’ll be checking out more of your work. As for what I’m starting, I’m going to start drawing one minion (cute lil pets) from my favorite game, Final Fantasy XIV, every single day until I’ve drawn them all! Can’t wait to show off my cute dumb art-newbie doodles to people and hopefully bringing some of them a smile.

“Art is society”, well said! I would love for my little RU-vid channel to be my livelihood, but it doesn’t pay the bills. For now, I am very happy to have it as my creative outlet. I’ve been at it for over a decade and don’t have any plans to slow down with it. 👍

Anyone who is able to effectively say what's on their mind and move another enough to do the same is "the next Dr. K" to me. I know what you mean though.

"Smart enough to be cynical, wise enough to be optimistic" is a phrase I'm sure has been uttered before, but it's not something I've ever heard before saying it at my grandmother's funeral. I was describing her as she was an intelligent woman that brooked no bull shit. This video encapsulates that phrase so much. On the one hand, it's very affirming and uplifting. On the other, it's ad sponsored and you even use the manipulation you allude to within to drive up engagement by requesting people to comment their challenge. That said, thank you for putting out the call. I accept your challenge. Today I will begin scripting a video about the above quote as a mantra. How to be accepting of difficulties and ugliness, and still garner happiness from knowing and believing things can and will improve.

what made me watch fr was the sonic gameplay. the narration just so happened to be exactly what i needed to hear thank you

"The best time to plant a tree, was 20 years ago. But now works too"

The number of videos I've been recommended by channels with under 10k subs in recent months has been more than I've ever had before. It's seriously reinvigorated my creative drive for the niches I'm interested in, to hear all sorts of new voices, and many of them keep me coming back. Even a lot of larger channels I follow have started returning to their fundamentals and it's been so refreshing.

It was definitely meant for me to see this video. I've streamed, posted RU-vid videos (though that was many moons ago), and produced music off and on. I'm not sure when I lost my drive to keep going, but watching your video made me realize that I was too worried about what other creators were doing. Somewhere along my path, I started paying way too much attention to metrics and trends, forgetting why I was doing it all. Thank you so much for being yourself and putting out this video. It has definitely reignited the fire to get back to it. Also new sub unlocked and bell notification turned to all.

Hi hi, I actually made a video about this video that you made! I remember you said to comment about something that I did as a result of this video, so thank you for giving me a reason and the motivation to start making content again :) I enjoyed the video, and I hope you're having a good day so far.

You, sir, have earned my sub. I've been lost for a little while now. 27, married with a 9 year old. Struggling to find purpose in life outside of what's expected of me. Recently cut off contact with blood family because they only criticize, and are so highly opinionated of themselves that I got jumped on by most of them because my own mother tried to tell me what I should do with my life, and when I tried to keep her in her lane, she went and told the whole family I disrespected her and they all also jumped on me about it without even listening to my part. That was a few days ago. Then I see this video as I'm about to shower. And I can say, thank you. I feel like it's exactly what I needed to hear.

This video made me cry, I have been wanting to become a RU-vidr ever since I was a kid but never had the opportunity or equipment to make the things I wanted to make, now that I am an adult with a computer and a brain I let my mind run wild, thank you so much for this video, it really has encouraged me to keep trying! Also, I wanted to add something about the "become successful fast" topic that a lot of people think about when it comes to making content: I do like that you mention culture being an important and impactful part of our recent world, but I feel like there's a lot of people who see content creation as a way out of living the "hard life." I have met countless amount of people that have told me that they want to "work in marketing to get easy money and live the luxurious life" that we see in media nowadays, and frankly -- although I ultimately respect their decision and perspective on why they would want to do that-- I think its a pathetic way to view life. The world has become such a huge oyster for the "rich man controls the world" mentality that we have forgotten what it means to enjoy our existence. I loved the example of the Runescape Infinite Money Glitch bullshit, because its true! People want all the luxuries and all the accolades that money brings, but would rather find the easiest way to get rich instead of enjoying the process and how good it feels to EARN what you work hard for, the money becomes their sole purpose in life and they forget to enjoy everything else. People forget the hardships and the process of success. It takes YEARS before you can reach an audience, my favorite example is Videogamedunkey, he started as a kid on Newgrounds making animations because he wanted to make art just like those people that he looked up to, he made voice overs, gameplay videos, edits, songs, things that he just finds silly and fun to him, and people loved that about him. It took him north of a decade to get to the position he is at, but the one thing that never changed for him was his passion for the things he made, and thats why his viewers still stick around, because not only do they enjoy the personality of videogamedunkey, but the effort and love he has for his craft. Your first video will most likely not get a million views, and if it does then you are a rare case! but for the rest of us who are climbing our way to the top, we will get there eventually. Rome wasn't built in a day, y'know...! With that being said, I'll take that advice for myself as well, and thank you Neat for this extra push that your video has given me personally, and I hope it gives others that push as well.

I was in a very dark place for years and In an environment that didn't encourage creativity and it really took a toll on me. I have a hard time being creative still, but i WANT to be. SO bad it hurts. But something is still buried and needs to be found. I just don't know how. I just hope the best for every single person reading this. Know that you can make it where u want to be❤

thank you for this. as an old school sonic collector who enjoys the first three games more than most things in life I had to click on this. I just quit my stressful real estate job because my creative clients (I make 3-d models) were taking up all of my free time and took the leap to go creative full time. It used to be working 9-5 at my job and doing creative work from 5-midnight, and working all weekend. I had had enough and it had been my dream to be a full time artist. I was writing out scripts to create a youtube tutorial on how to do basic things in the 3-d modeling program I use, but was having my doubts. Thinking, this will get no views. Launched up a game and this video was on my algorithm while I was queueing up for competitive- this is so powerful and impactful, and YES now I'm going to create that first video. Even if it helps one person. Some sort of sign and or magic that I came across this. Thank you for this.

33 years old. I’ve been a RU-vidr, but have been taking the nicheless authentic route you mentioned with less editing and more transparency. Even with less views due to this algorithm and not being a traditional “content creator” I enjoy being nicheless. Amazing vid!!

I never leave comments on videos but this was just genuinely inspiring. I think it's so important to remember that the world and system we live in and under are designed and purposed to make the average person depressed. It's the simple rebellion through authenticity that is meaningful and I think this video captured this perfectly. It's so rare to see something genuinely authentic.

This resonates with me for the fact that mine and money others love for youtube came from watching people create content for fun. It was fun to see all the amazing things anyone could create. That doesnt even mean everyone should make it their job or career but to not let that stop them, creating for the sake of creation and the joy it brings yourself

"the optimist invents the airplane. the pessimist invents the parachute". I really appreciate your message! I agree too. I've made a couple of games lately, one is basically a learning experience, and then the other is one I made for the Pixel Game Jam. It was my first jam and I love what I made for it. I really hear what you're saying about like, toxic positivity. There's things that stimulate, but one gets overstimulated. There's things that run deep, but, they're difficult to navigate, or, expect a commitment, or whatever, (just .. visualize... deep caves that you could explore, but won't, because if you Were the kind of person who went down rabbit holes all the time, you'd never "get anything done." so be thoughtful but not too complacent I suppose Anyway, creativity is an aspect of Life, and it isn't only the "creative" who needs to be creative, it's everybody for the sake of activating our imagination, and, like, living our lives I think

I had the idea years ago to do a podcast where I record gaming B-roll simultaneously while recording the audio but don't really talk about what's happening in the game. I never did it because I never knew what to talk about. My theoretical idea was to talk to friends for it, that way a conversation could be more natural, but I never got in a call with someone just to talk. I'd still like to make that, but the biggest issue is with having someone in that call because they only time I really have that chance is when I'm playing games with them, which necessitates talking about the game a lot, and at that point it just becomes the average Let's Play. I have started streaming again, though, and I've been enjoying it, it's just not quite the same idea - but maybe that idea doesn't have to happen. Or at least it doesn't have to be me. This kicks ass and is almost exactly what I was thinking.

I don't really know who's going to see this comment, but I need to say this more for me than I do for you. This video couldn't have come at a better time because I've been putting this off. Deep down, I've felt scared about my own abilities as a creator. I'm a simple guy, just an artist obsessed with drawing my own little OCs and worlds. I'm also a massive Sonic nerd who likes video games. Going on a mini tangent, I have a massive dream to create a franchise of characters that people will love, as I have for the characters I liked growing up. I want to make this my actual job one day. I was feeling a little down, wondering if it was even possible today. I don't usually focus on the numbers on social media, as I mainly view it as a vanity metric. However, recently, as I look at my stuff, I slowly started comparing it to the types of stuff other artists made, and I started wondering if I was even good enough to make it myself. This video was a wake-up call for me, especially the monetization part. I don't want to say it gave me the motivation to do what I'm about to do next, as motivation is a very fickle muse, but it certainly helped give me clarity and a direction on what I need to do going forward. I don't know when, I don't know how long, I don't even know where to begin if I'm being honest, but I know one thing-I'm going to do the best I can. For those who did happen to read this, wish me luck.

This popped up on my recommended and it was such a breath of fresh air. I recently deleted ig and tiktok from my phone in order to help my mental state which was in the toilet. It is now sitting on the side of the sink being carefully dried. I’m working on a crafting video that also tangents into the new furiosa movie as well as a vintage anime magazine i recently acquired and I kept thinking “no one will watch this. this is dumb. how do i even title this?” but i realize it doesn’t matter and what matters most is to just make it and share it. 💖

Glad the algorithm chucked this my way. I've been feeling so completely discouraged as an artist primarily active on Instagram; The META ai policy is giving me and a lot of my friends a lot of grief. But your anecdotes and positive attitude reminded me why I create art. I might be competing with a lot of larger artists for attention, and I might just be too small and unskilled of an artist to bother copying with ai. But I'm always going to be passionate about my art and I am grateful for the small following and network of fellow artists ive always had. That niche is something I need to cherish, because when I make something for myself and put my all into the act of creating, those people will enjoy it too. Thank you for your words, funny magic man.

**Very** small time RU-vidr here. This video really resonated with me. I work a regular full time day job, and I'm surrounded by people who enjoy it. But to me, it just pays the bills. Without it I'd be screwed but that's equally the same for my RU-vid hobby. If I wasn't spending every waking moment outside of my job working on this silly little hobby, I would feel like more of a failure than if I lost my job. Being creative is what gets me up in the morning. I too struggle to get up for anything else. Literally. I have over 15 work alarms. Aside from numerous hidden videos, I've released two long-form videos. One did scarely well (to me) and one flunked. It took a lot of reflection and reassurance from my friends to not tie the value of my art to the view count. And to actually consider my work as art to begin with. I've come to the conclusion that even if I never become super successful at this RU-vid thing, I'd much rather that than one day being an old man regretting I never tried to my fullest. Making videos and sharing my voice is absolutely my calling. Excellent video, Neat.

I've been making music for a long time and releasing it for 3 years. I stopped posting on RU-vid basically like 8 months ago because I've been more focused on fast paced shorts. But I HATE IT so much. I used to make pretty authentic content and now I feel like when I promote my music, I don't make it authentic but something that people will stay hooked on. This video has inspired me to start making AUTHENTIC RU-vid videos again.

Thank you for this video... you so get it!!! From one content creator to another.... real facts. Nothing stopping us but us. I have contemplated many times on stopping content all together, but then I noticed I have no given it my all, or the consistency. I deserve to do that for myself, and maybe others who like the same things and will be inspired. And thank you for pointing out that regardless of how much work you put it may not get acknowledged as that's not what gets you monetized... you basically have to promote and advertise yourself.. convince folks to see you how they do their fav celebs. LET THIS BE THE START OF A GREAT beginning, keep going!!!!

This video is perfect. I’ve been watching RU-vidrs for 15 years now and the best creators and channels were of people that are being themselves and doing things they love. It’s a reflection of what the viewer/audience wants. We all want to do the things we love and want others to love it. You captured that in this video and this is the first video I’ve watch of your channel. Good luck and keep going!

I've been in a hard, unmoving spot for years now. Even the thought of working for a corporation just sends me in a spiral of disgust. But recently I started working on small personal projects. I finally downloaded a game engine and I've been tinkering with it, watching tutorials here and there. I've always had the idea of creating silly games or just dumb apps, and that idea is finally developing (slowly, but hey it's a start). How fitting that I got your video recommended just now. Maybe I should document my learning journey on RU-vid. Thanks for posting this!

man, this was so great to hear. the point about monetization going against creativity is something I notice all the time. over-editing and obvious retention/monetization tactics put me off so much. the thing that really keeps me engaged and interested in what someone has to say in a video is how passionate and interested they are in what they’re talking about. it’s easier to connect that way I’ve always felt most comfortable/at home with video games and the gaming community, and making videos is a great way to think more deeply about them and share that love/interest. I’m lucky enough to have a job I’m content with, but it’s nowhere in the same ballpark as where my passions lie, and that’s why I make videos on the side for fun. you’re absolutely right in everything you said here, and I really admire the way you pursued what you felt was your calling. keep up the passion man, it’s so refreshing to see this level of authenticity, and I wish you all the success you can find

Thanks for motivating me to stop procrastinating the game I'm making

About 2 and a half years I ago I decided to step into the creative space even with all the self esteem issues, the introvert personality, the overthinking, the anxiety and so on I decided F it imma just do it. I did it and I had so much fun everything felt right work and life struggles didn’t bother me because I knew I was going home to do what I love. But around this time last year I just stopped for a "break" because life was a mess and it seemed like everything else in life kinda stopped along with it and life drastically changed in the weirdest way. I stopped doing things I loved and it felt like the weight of the world became heavier than it’s ever been even to this day. I said all of this to say THANK YOU for this video. I don’t want to work my self to death or be apart of something I dread and have no interest in. All I ever want in life is to do what I love no matter what and this was probably the realest video I’ve seen it’s definitely open eyes to just do what I want and I think I’ll go and do just that so thank you again for opening my eyes. P.S Sorry for the long rant

I keep a select few videos in a playlist, in the event I ever start to lose motivation. They've helped me get myself into that mindset of "I should just do it because I want to." I think this video is going to go into that playlist. Sure, I monetize my videos, but I've also made drastic changes because the money wasn't enough to keep making those videos. It was the incentive that I can express what I want, when I want, however I want, that kept me going. I'm going to come back to this video once in a while because it's always nice to have that reminder. Since your title also mentions artist, there is something I've wanted to try my hand at. I wont say, but what I will say is that it's for the silliest reason that I want to commit to. Great video, Neat.

Hey, Tomorrow is my final part of my exam day. Ive always wanted to make something really neat for people, helping out others with their projects, or just making something nice and sweet that everyone likes, is a really fulfilling task for me. ive felt it, when i was just heating up storebought waffels, putting nutella and whipped cream on and giving it to people after they paid for it. The happy faces made my heart so happy. And for you to just talk for realsies about something youre passionate about is wonderful. No idea if ill do something today, but i will be practicing drawing and coding and share my love about the piece of art/game :) 💖

I'm gonna be honest, seeing my favorite video game character of all time In the video makes this even more inspirational, I always looked up to sonic, even when he went downhill, I still looked up to him and appreciated how much joy he brought me. And I don't care which sonic it is, classic, boom, modern. Sonic is sonic to me. And sonic is the reason I got into art, which of course I started pretty rough, but I kept going and I found a style I was comfortable with. People may have different views on my art, but if I like it, I think that's all that matters.

18:15 Oh no, this video is *exactly* what I need to be watching right now. There's no doubt in my mind about that.

As someone who's been creating for years, it can be really really tough. Even when you're just creating things for yourself, finding an audience is brutal, and the crushing silence that follows the release of anything I make is extremely disheartening. It's not about view counts, it's not about followers, it's not even about money. I just want to know that somewhere out there my voice is being heard and that someone appreciates the hours and hours of work I put into my creations.

Spider-Man 2 was easily one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It hit me so hard. I’ve never felt so many emotions in one movie lol

you not just putting sonic one gameplay in the background, but just talking WHILE playing, that's what i respect btw about being a creator, i was working on my passion project, an indie action platformer called Lusa the Cathead for the past 3 years, getting nothing in return, as i was inspired by the same classic sonic games, and i still develop it, it reached it's beta state, even idk, maybe you could try it if you like sonic, i still have tons of plans on it and i wish i got more attention to what i put my passion to

I decided to click on your video before going to bed. This one hit me hard. I was just thinking of calling my channel quits… you made this video resonate with me so much. Call it fate, call it luck but now I know I can’t give up. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this! One Love!

Just a purely badass and comforting video. Like a friend having a talk with a friend who needs to believe in themselves. Very uplifting :)

Currently in my “dream job” and miserable. I know this isn’t my forever gig, just a stepping stone to my bigger dharma.

This is genuinely the only RU-vid video that's even gone halfway to making me want to start a RU-vid channel. This resonates so hard with my core belief of how RU-vid should work, and when people are all nostalgic over "the old days" of you tube, this is what they're talking about.

my problems are -lack of money -lack of good equipment these are my only problems

I am in my 30s and have always been really into music since I was about 12 years old, but I thought I had no talent for it myself. I just thought screw it one day a few months ago and started messing around with it and have been making around one song per week. After some crappy ones, some weird ones, some mediocre ones, I think I've made a handful of good ones now I'm proud of. I never would have thought it possible! What a rush, feels great.

Who else here creates RU-vid videos? 🙋🏻‍♀️

For years, I've been trying to start online businesses doing things that weren't authenticly me. I was brought to tears at the end of this video. I just want to be authenticly me, and have that be enough.

Today, RU-vid decided to show this beautiful piece of art into my feed and I could never be more grateful. I agree with everything. Keep it up ❤

I gotta say it, this video really spoke to me. I’m 23 years old, I’m an artist and I desire to create my own RU-vid channel, mainly gaming “content” and other stuff too. A main dream that I’ve held dear in my heart since I was 12 years old has to always one day create my own manga. I also would really enjoy having a RU-vid channel as well.

I'm so impressed that you can play a game that requires a focus, and at the same time talk about something that's not this game! Great video man!

The little interjections between the actual topic about you messing up makes this video so human. I love it. Thanks for sharing

I can't tell how this video is so relatable, I've been on RU-vid for years now and I totally agree with you. there's no "good" or "bad" moment to start on RU-vid or anywhere else, let's just remember that we have the chance to live in a society and in a time period where we are able to do what we like! So stop complaining about why we don't succeed or something. Not to show up or anything but my success on YT was due to some chance I had back in the day because I was doing a certain type of video at a certain period when it was getting popular, so I'm the counter example here. But even if I wasn't that popular or anything, it wouldn't have stopped me from doing videos. Sure though my channel would be probably a bit different, but with audience or no audience/ with monetisation or not, I never stopped producing the things I liked doing and now people are aknowledging it. Honestly, I wouldn't have expected ANY of this if I was like 8 years ago when I started my channel, my first intention was to videos that I could rewatch in like 10 or 20 years for nostalgia (that's the litteral thing that pushed me to create a yt channel), and I never thought I could go this far. Monetization allowed me to enter an animation school where I could go further in my dreams and so produce more videos, but if that had never happened, I would surely have done a normal life while doing videos for fun and I would have been happy doing it too. Anyway, that's an excellent video you got there (accompagned by a terrible Sonic gameplay haha 😂), but yeah I honestly think we need more authentic and sincere videos like this, this is what we miss in a place where everyone runs for money...

Talking about how earning money is really just convincing people to pay you for an amount you're not necessarily worth while getting caught in a bumper car spring loop is quite possibly the best edit I've ever seen. Bonus points if you did that unintentionally.

This literally outlines my entire philosophy better than I ever have been able to explain

You know, something that a lot of people don't talk about is that feeling when you know you want to make something but don't know *what* to make. I used to be a writer but nowadays- whether it's due to lack of practice, or time, or energy, or who knows what- I can't write anymore. Charles Bukowski's "So you want to be a writer?" has been on my mind rent free; but I've seen a few videos like this one over the past few weeks and the hope is coming back lol. Anyway, good vid, thanks dawg :)

Thank you for making this. It does really put into perspective how myself (and many, many others) feel about pursuing a creative, expressive, thoughtful career. I really thought back to my start with creating stuff and how cringe it is, but I'm glad that I made it. Those crappy, low quality, nonsense videos were the catalyst for me learning how to speak my mind and share the things that I think are cool. I really hope this video does well. There's a lot of people who will benefit from hearing what you've said!

Thank you so much for this and gives extra motivation to keep going on my channel. I’ve been doing this for 5 years now and it sucks sometimes but I’m so happy doing this

I clicked this on a whim and it has changed a lot in me. I was talking about quitting my creative journey minutes before I saw this video title. I'm turning 30 in a week, I have had this dream since middle school and I've been struggling to keep it. I have failed at this so many times and was getting bogged down by all the toxic positivity and all the unexpectedly uncomfortable environments it brings about. I felt so out of place among creators because I kept finding those with that grindset while spouting "no i just want to be friends and support each other as we grow" which SOUNDS very nice and I was miserable because it didn't seem to work for me, and that mindset has become more and more prominent as the years go on. I felt like a monster by the end of it, and felt like I became the opposite of everything I wanted to become, because I wasn't like these incredibly positive, incredibly "strategic" creators. A friend managed to pull me out of the idea of quitting altogether but this helped me WANT to get back into it. So I apologize for the text wall, but sincerely, thank you for making this video. I'm sure I'm not the only one it saved 💕

Challenge Accepted. i'm making another video.

it may be the dialogue. It may be the beers. it may be the sincerity...but this is my new favorite channel

This video has left me so inspired and motivated to play more Sonic. I'm only half joking, I didn't realise how cosy it would make me feel to hear lots of inspirational things while watching a complete Sonic 1 playthrough. It just feels right. Thank you :)

I love that quote at the end, I'm definitely going to steal that, lol. I completely agree with the premise of this video, I think getting started is the hardest step to do initially. Honing your craft takes time, and comparing yourself to others better than you is an easy trap to fall in and sucks all the joy out of things. I never even dreamed of being a "RU-vidr" or creating videos, but a simple video like this from a now friend of mine is what inspired me to give it a go. There's a super niche jrpg series I am very passionate about and that's all I mostly talk about. All I really want to do is experience new things and share those experiences with others, doesn't matter if it's 10 people for 1000. I don't know if I'd be considered "successful" in the eyes of a normal person but this journey has been quite enjoyable and I've learned a lot in the short 8 months I've been doing this. I don't ever expect to hit it big so to speak but I'm curious to see how far I can steer this boat. Community is huge to me and that's mainly what I've been focusing on lately. But I've been falling into the trap of feeling like I need to hyper edit every single video and I think that's been hurting my drive and creativity overall. I feel like I'm trying to force it instead of just being myself fully. Combined with stuff happening irl it's been one mentally draining cocktail. I loved this style of video. Will definitely try to implement some of this in the future and try to let my personality shine a bit more. I just got off work so I'm heading home to hopefully work on something. I may come back and reply to my comment like you suggested if I remember, lol. Thanks for being a source of inspiration for myself and other people. Hope you have a great day 👍

I was told by a very trusted friend of mine that he thought I would be great as a creator/streamer. He said, "You gotta get yourself out there, man! You just got work on it. Maybe one day you'll even make it big!"