Youtube Then Vs. Now... 

Eras of RU-vid chain

Fun fact, RU-vid‘s first video also has the comment with the most likes

iv been a long time fan I love ur content keep going man ur a legend

When Wurdie uploads, you know its a good day.

YT is still better than every social media even today Sure ads are pain and shorts brainrot but still just ignore them🗿

Wurdie your content is great keep up

Honorable mention to the Elsagate era and the fact that we're still living in it right now w/ Elsagate 2.0: Pomnigate

This is very good look at RU-vid history

Early 2010s (2010-2012) and the MLG phase (2015-2017) were the best years in my opinion on YT

Love you burdie keep it up gang❤

Finished the video and shocked Elsagate wasn't mentioned, felt that had a big impact upon RU-vid also and could be considered an era

As I someone who had very limited Internet access as a kid these stories about old RU-vid are pretty interesting to hear.

i kinda miss the 3am vids ngl they were obviously staged but some of them were funny also those bath bomb vis or the orebeez vids

3:33 sniper wolf in a nutshell

I remember when Jack was a small RU-vid channel I really thought he was gonna crash but somehow he managed to make it big and I can’t believe that lol

2009-2015 were goated

"When I was in the second grade in 2010" *Me who was in 6th grade in 2010, thinking* lol what an absolute zoomer- "I know, I'm a fossil" *vine boom*

7:37 that be fire do

Man I miss the old RU-vid, everything was so simple back then

2:27 AND THEN FREDDY POPS OUT OF NOWHERE

I swear if the top comment is “RU-vid chain” I will lose it Yes I saw “eras of RU-vid chain” was the top comment but… We got second place🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

6:58 Wurdie be roasting memes

h burdie i love your videos

I remember when youtube had no ads.

I was around during the Stampy/ Dantdm era Edit: good times 😢

I first started using RU-vid when Fred was in his prime.

I think the next Ersa would be the rise of New-Tubers. Basically next gen RU-vidrs. The current or recent popular RU-vidrs such as DanTDM, PewDiePie, MattPat have either fallen out, take a break from RU-vid or just retired so it gives spaces for newer, younger RU-vidrs. Maybe older Gen Z who grew up with Millenial RU-vidrs are going to take over RU-vid and likely reflect on the classic RU-vidrs. e.g, Birder who was inspired by GradeA ect.

My ears have never recovered from FRED

I Love Your Content This Was 🔥

I wasn't alive when RU-vid was first around, but when I found out about it, I would watch old gaming videos and some videos from the beginning of RU-vid. Those videos seem a lot better since people just expressed who they were and didn't care about clout.

The fact that yt will be 20yrs old next year fucking scares me.

Love your videos man

You forgot the MLG era

You have to admit every era before the 2020s and after 2008 was a little toxic.

I love the old RU-vid format and posting my music

w vid i remember when i mailed my self in the 2016 era 🤣

Amazing

Era of youtube chain

Bruh no way I actually thought Jake and Logan Paul hated each other man good times😅

6:25 “I don’t know how anyone believed this shit.” My 13 year old self didn’t even question it, along with all the other kids who watched the 3:00 AM videos.

NICE

Amazing video ❤😊

you forgot the covid era when video games were really popular

_Me at the Zoo_ wasn't *the* first video uploaded. Jawed had a lot of hidden clips set to private/unlisted. My first watch was Joe Penna (MysteryGuitarman) playing "Flight of the Bumblebee" via stop-motion. Came to me as an email which surely was a bot but I'm glad to have taken the leap. I casually went around RU-vid in late 2006 but didn't create *this* (my) channel until May 2007. I miss that era when we could actually express ourselves and rate a video 1-5 stars. Nobody was begging to like/share/subscribe/ring/join and follow on external sites. The only ad then came much later and came in the form of a swiss burger and was only 15-30 seconds long. Nothing was forced. No one was getting banned.

It was so entertaining video to enjoy.

AFV is peak television

Yes nostalgia

THAT FREDDIE WAS GONNA JUST POP OUT OF NO WHERE

Bring Back Tagswag 🗣️💨 🐐💨

Waiting for the 20th youtube anniversary

It's always a good day when wurdle posts

ngl youtube was my favorite when I was too broke to afford the games so I had to watch other people play it

Me who just watches anything youtube gives me on the home page...

Around 2018, I remember playing meep city with all of the slenders on the game, it was crazy too 8:00

Yo birdie, i used to watch these guys all the time back in 2016-2017 they’re like the sidemen but waaaaay better in my opinion they’re called the z house unfortunately they’re all doing they’re own thing now one of the is making music 2 of them now work for mrbeast one of them has a waife and the last guy is still on youtube genuinely without them I wouldn’t watch youtube to this very day highly recommend

For some reason I used to watch people cleaning drains unclogging toilet and some washing machine stuff in ~2019-2020 I was genuinely finding that interesting to watch I don't know why.

Ngl, family channels were poppin back in 2015-16, too

Wurdie post, LETSGO

I don't think I knew RU-vid until I wasin first grade

2:24 the Jmpscare hit me

1:00 dawg people saying they old when they still young you ain’t old till ur 50 maybe even 60 remember that folks

The freddy thing was also my fear but instead it was nightmare chica popping out of the shower curtain as I was taking a shit

Every era has its ups and downs

Great video bro

6:21 Nostalgia FR

Me just making videos be like: yo guys welcome to a new video! most of the other youtubers now: YO WE GO SKABADI TAILET COME TO MY HAME *baby noices* LIKE WHAT IS THIS GENERATION?

I swear it went from teaching tips from super simple songs to ...i wont even say

Wat editing software do u use?

Where did Mr beast go?

2015-17 (2018-19) was really 'Clout Era' ' YT Prank Era' or just ADpoclypse

Burdie is always right. Even when he's lying - IodineYT 2024

You unlocked a memory with jynx brooo💀

Multi streaming is so goated man

W video like always

RU-vid used to a have an slogan called "Broadcast Yourself " that was long time ago

RU-vid used to be so much fun, but now it is a bit crappy. And now social media has become this pool of hate and ruin. Eljay Johnsen and Crusty783 took everything from me, including my happiness.

2005 was lit! Today's RU-vid is kind of trash compared to then!

my era 2016 first time i had an internet connection

Top 10 RU-vidrs

W to chainsfr,Wurdie and the duck.

Reaction RU-vidrs were the ancient green screen kids

I miss the days of coming home from HS and Papa Franku had just uploaded something

you in the viral era sounds the same as me after I found youtube

prime scrubby bro 🔥

I kinda miss the old era in RU-vid now today this era on RU-vid is how do i put this lightly an absolute menace to society too many bots coming on here and commenting the exact same nonsense and too many spam comments and too many useless videos I've seen that get old and RU-vid channels getting terminated as well and don't get me started on the prank videos it's absolutely annoying the prank videos are annoying and irritating and downright appalling I'd remember watching leafy in 2015 and other videos that i loved but now it's just a big advertising menace i can't even stand the advertisements on RU-vid are ridiculous and pathetic i can't stand the 3am challenges 🤦🏽‍♀️

4:53 The year I discovered youtube, but I only watched kid channels and maybe a year later I watched jacknjellify

Ngl, that caused me to jump more that the actual game ever did. 2:23

fun fact: a youtube pranker was so annoying, that the guy that he was pranking shot him with a pistol (or another firearm), but the judge said that hes innocent. and when the youtuber looked at the comments for support, he found only hate comments. pretty nice!!!

You forgot the “dads randomly destroying their sons consoles” era

I swear, this vid is gold 😂🔥

Who remembers watching fnaf and thought it was so scary when they were young

Can't believe next year is going to be RU-vids 20th anniversary 😮

Dead ass i swear to God I was terrified that the nightmare animatronics when I was going to the bathroom at night

You're the GOAT, fr

The streaming era is goated

At first, I saw the end of RU-vid and I got so scared.

in my opionion youtube rewind was so bad that it was good, like it was something that we could all look forward to hating and making fun of together

2019 Rewind ehem.

What about those Mc Donald games XD

annoying orange is goated idc what nobody says that’s og brain rot though 😭