1 00:00:00,060 --> 00:00:02,700 hello ladies and gentlemen welcome to 2 00:00:01,439 --> 00:00:05,370 another thing where I talk about things 3 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:07,528 today we have some important news we've 4 00:00:05,370 --> 00:00:09,660 got key news related to the title of 5 00:00:07,528 --> 00:00:11,849 this video YouTube is killing us off 6 00:00:09,660 --> 00:00:13,259 I'll get to that and then we've got good 7 00:00:11,849 --> 00:00:14,339 news and then we've got a follow-up to 8 00:00:13,259 --> 00:00:15,839 the key news where I'm going to go into 9 00:00:14,339 --> 00:00:17,519 some explanation about what's going on 10 00:00:15,839 --> 00:00:19,260 you've probably heard about some of the 11 00:00:17,519 --> 00:00:21,089 YouTube drama recently what with 12 00:00:19,260 --> 00:00:23,519 PewDiePie threatening to shut down his 13 00:00:21,089 --> 00:00:24,989 channel and then acting like oh no I was 14 00:00:23,518 --> 00:00:28,528 just kidding I wasn't really going to do 15 00:00:24,989 --> 00:00:31,528 that but it's been a big deal and any of 16 00:00:28,528 --> 00:00:32,549 the we will get to that before we start 17 00:00:31,528 --> 00:00:34,020 though I want to start with the good 18 00:00:32,549 --> 00:00:36,029 news the good news is that we're 19 00:00:34,020 --> 00:00:37,530 planning to start a new series we're 20 00:00:36,030 --> 00:00:38,969 gonna call it the Council of paetynn if 21 00:00:37,530 --> 00:00:42,660 you're not familiar with Payton Payton 22 00:00:38,969 --> 00:00:45,480 is a monkey lady lady monkey little 23 00:00:42,659 --> 00:00:46,859 redheaded monkey who we've used in our 24 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,299 let's play stuff and for the longest 25 00:00:46,859 --> 00:00:50,159 time we wanted to do like an actual 26 00:00:48,299 --> 00:00:51,750 cartoon featuring peyton rae and some of 27 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,250 our other characters we were gonna call 28 00:00:51,750 --> 00:00:54,329 it Banana Republic and then we changed 29 00:00:53,250 --> 00:00:56,189 our mind and I wanted to call it 30 00:00:54,329 --> 00:00:57,390 semi-intelligent we had a little bit of 31 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:59,358 internal disagreement but I think 32 00:00:57,390 --> 00:01:02,789 semi-intelligent is a good title darn it 33 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:05,549 but anyway what we're gonna do is it's 34 00:01:02,789 --> 00:01:07,290 gonna be a sort of it's sort of like 35 00:01:05,549 --> 00:01:08,760 like you know the twitch cam girls and 36 00:01:07,290 --> 00:01:09,960 whatnot who likes it out there and 37 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,060 they're like underwear and they're just 38 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,500 like oh I'm playing the I'm playing the 39 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:16,140 game but we're gonna do something like 40 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:18,118 that with our character Payton but it's 41 00:01:16,140 --> 00:01:20,368 going to be life advice so we're gonna 42 00:01:18,118 --> 00:01:22,049 open up a tumblr and we're going to take 43 00:01:20,368 --> 00:01:23,640 emails from you guys and we will give 44 00:01:22,049 --> 00:01:25,439 you life advice the videos will be about 45 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:28,259 like I don't know like 10 12 minutes 46 00:01:25,438 --> 00:01:30,029 long is the plan so if you want to ask 47 00:01:28,259 --> 00:01:32,640 Payton questions and have her give you 48 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:35,250 life advice ridiculous life advice send 49 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,810 an email to Peyton at dawn somewhere 50 00:01:35,250 --> 00:01:38,759 calm and I'll put a link to that in the 51 00:01:36,810 --> 00:01:41,040 description this is a new thing that 52 00:01:38,759 --> 00:01:42,150 we're starting I don't know if it's 53 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,979 gonna be a weekly thing I'm kind of 54 00:01:42,150 --> 00:01:45,930 hoping that it will be but the plan is 55 00:01:43,978 --> 00:01:47,250 to do sort of a still frame animation 56 00:01:45,930 --> 00:01:49,618 similar to what we did with Rainbow Dash 57 00:01:47,250 --> 00:01:50,909 presents and we'll kind of get to maybe 58 00:01:49,618 --> 00:01:52,590 bounce around a little bit we'll see how 59 00:01:50,909 --> 00:01:54,930 it pans out but we're gonna do a few 60 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:57,030 videos figure out how the workflow feels 61 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:58,140 get a get a thing going and then we'll 62 00:01:57,030 --> 00:02:00,030 start releasing this stuff on the 63 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:02,070 regular we've also got another video 64 00:02:00,030 --> 00:02:03,629 plan and this is actually based on some 65 00:02:02,069 --> 00:02:05,489 comics that a friend of ours did and 66 00:02:03,629 --> 00:02:07,978 we're gonna call them J cartoons because 67 00:02:05,489 --> 00:02:11,038 the guy who writes these comics is named 68 00:02:07,978 --> 00:02:12,568 J and he called them J comics and and we 69 00:02:11,038 --> 00:02:13,919 like J's we like J sense of humor so 70 00:02:12,568 --> 00:02:16,619 we're just going to do some short film 71 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,909 based on J stuff there stick figure 72 00:02:16,620 --> 00:02:19,200 things they'll be easy they won't they 73 00:02:17,909 --> 00:02:22,829 won't take a lot of time out of anything 74 00:02:19,199 --> 00:02:25,109 and it'll be a lot of fun yeah but now 75 00:02:22,830 --> 00:02:26,130 let's get to the key news and and part 76 00:02:25,110 --> 00:02:27,450 of what's burned just to do this we've 77 00:02:26,129 --> 00:02:29,579 actually been talking about the Payton 78 00:02:27,449 --> 00:02:31,349 thing for a while we're gonna have 79 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:33,209 pencils do the art for that so I'm gonna 80 00:02:31,349 --> 00:02:35,068 actually be building the rig off of some 81 00:02:33,209 --> 00:02:36,360 designs made by pencils if you don't 82 00:02:35,068 --> 00:02:39,899 know pencils he's the guy who does the 83 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:41,700 anon anon pies Advent announced and 84 00:02:39,900 --> 00:02:44,519 inés anon spy adventure and on and on 85 00:02:41,699 --> 00:02:48,089 in PI and I in PI the marble pie is the 86 00:02:44,519 --> 00:02:51,000 marble pie comics and a non PI of the 87 00:02:48,090 --> 00:02:52,469 APA and on PI adventures anyway he's a 88 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,909 great artist and so we're gonna be 89 00:02:52,469 --> 00:02:55,680 making his we're gonna be making breaks 90 00:02:53,909 --> 00:02:57,689 based on his art and then when we need 91 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,010 the rigs to do something that when we 92 00:02:57,689 --> 00:03:01,019 need Payton to do things that the rigs 93 00:02:59,009 --> 00:03:03,120 can't do pencils will help us out and 94 00:03:01,019 --> 00:03:05,219 he'll draw frame specifically for that 95 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,480 but it'll be a sort of lower production 96 00:03:05,219 --> 00:03:08,639 cycle and we'll be able to do a bunch of 97 00:03:06,479 --> 00:03:10,259 those and it'll be fun it'll be 98 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,689 interactive and like I say we'll run a 99 00:03:10,259 --> 00:03:15,539 tumblr and you can send Payton tumblr 100 00:03:12,689 --> 00:03:17,549 questions and and Peyton will berate you 101 00:03:15,539 --> 00:03:19,590 and and tell you to stop calling her I 102 00:03:17,549 --> 00:03:20,370 guess I don't I don't but anyway yes if 103 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:22,049 you wanna get a hold of that if you 104 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:23,640 wanna get in on that send us some send 105 00:03:22,049 --> 00:03:25,560 us some messages we'll actually base the 106 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,108 first couple of videos on the messages 107 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,430 that you send us ask us whatever kind of 108 00:03:28,109 --> 00:03:31,500 ridiculous thing you want you can ask 109 00:03:29,430 --> 00:03:32,790 you can ask her questions but but 110 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:34,319 ideally what I'm gonna be trying to do 111 00:03:32,789 --> 00:03:35,939 it's like an ask Libby thing like Peyton 112 00:03:34,319 --> 00:03:38,219 help I need advice and then you get 113 00:03:35,939 --> 00:03:41,189 terrible advice from a half-naked monkey 114 00:03:38,219 --> 00:03:44,250 with a man's screaming voice so that's 115 00:03:41,189 --> 00:03:45,329 the play yes but anyway though one of 116 00:03:44,250 --> 00:03:47,849 the reasons why we're doing this is 117 00:03:45,329 --> 00:03:50,069 because recently YouTube has changed 118 00:03:47,849 --> 00:03:52,019 their algorithm to where they're no 119 00:03:50,069 --> 00:03:53,669 longer promoting a bunch of channels and 120 00:03:52,019 --> 00:03:55,680 a lot of guys that we know have been hit 121 00:03:53,669 --> 00:03:59,969 by this and it's been a little bit 122 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,170 catastrophic like for example T ROI is 123 00:03:59,969 --> 00:04:02,400 still doing what like a lot a lot of a 124 00:04:01,169 --> 00:04:04,289 lot of these people that larger channels 125 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,780 are still doing okay but like if you 126 00:04:04,289 --> 00:04:08,489 look at his stats on social blade he 127 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:09,659 lost like half his viewers from what we 128 00:04:08,489 --> 00:04:11,099 can tell I mean like we haven't really 129 00:04:09,659 --> 00:04:12,659 we haven't really talked to him a whole 130 00:04:11,099 --> 00:04:14,459 lot about it so I can't say how he feels 131 00:04:12,659 --> 00:04:15,479 about things or what's going on but like 132 00:04:14,459 --> 00:04:18,000 you know he lost a whole bunch of 133 00:04:15,479 --> 00:04:18,930 viewers and there's another trend that's 134 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,269 actually interesting and I'll get back 135 00:04:18,930 --> 00:04:23,340 to that but he lost a bunch of viewers 136 00:04:21,269 --> 00:04:25,889 pi mation has lost like 70 percent of 137 00:04:23,339 --> 00:04:27,789 his monthly viewership we have actually 138 00:04:25,889 --> 00:04:30,310 gone from about 800 view 139 00:04:27,790 --> 00:04:32,050 800,000 viewers a month to 300,000 140 00:04:30,310 --> 00:04:34,870 viewers a month so we've been hit pretty 141 00:04:32,050 --> 00:04:38,139 hard and as far as I can tell what it's 142 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:39,730 doing it's not as bad as it sounds I 143 00:04:38,139 --> 00:04:42,099 mean it's pretty bad but it's not as bad 144 00:04:39,730 --> 00:04:44,200 as it sounds because it seems to be what 145 00:04:42,100 --> 00:04:46,000 YouTube is doing is it's no longer 146 00:04:44,199 --> 00:04:48,129 promoting content that we did in the 147 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,870 past so before you know like Rainbow 148 00:04:48,129 --> 00:04:51,370 Dash presents was big and people still 149 00:04:49,870 --> 00:04:53,350 still like really loved Rainbow Dash 150 00:04:51,370 --> 00:04:54,730 presents but instead of you know showing 151 00:04:53,350 --> 00:04:56,830 off the videos because they have 152 00:04:54,730 --> 00:04:57,939 potential and people like them it's just 153 00:04:56,829 --> 00:04:59,439 I think it's just kind of cut them out 154 00:04:57,939 --> 00:05:00,759 of the picture and so it's not getting 155 00:04:59,439 --> 00:05:02,680 shared around YouTube anymore 156 00:05:00,759 --> 00:05:04,750 and so you know none of that stuff is 157 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:07,120 being watched videos that we post 158 00:05:04,750 --> 00:05:08,470 currently are still getting hits and it 159 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,990 doesn't feel like they've gotten less 160 00:05:08,470 --> 00:05:12,280 hits but the trouble is that because 161 00:05:10,990 --> 00:05:14,170 YouTube isn't showing the old videos 162 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:16,179 around as often and is not trying to 163 00:05:14,170 --> 00:05:17,620 promote any of our older content I think 164 00:05:16,180 --> 00:05:20,319 that we're getting fewer new eyes on our 165 00:05:17,620 --> 00:05:24,340 stuff so it's gonna be difficult to grow 166 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:25,659 going forward um but we've been thinking 167 00:05:24,339 --> 00:05:27,310 about what we've been trying to figure 168 00:05:25,660 --> 00:05:29,230 out it what exactly it is that YouTube 169 00:05:27,310 --> 00:05:31,509 is doing because this is one of the 170 00:05:29,230 --> 00:05:33,370 weird things nobody actually knows what 171 00:05:31,509 --> 00:05:35,230 YouTube is doing or why they're doing it 172 00:05:33,370 --> 00:05:36,340 because to the people who have been 173 00:05:35,230 --> 00:05:39,220 affected by this change 174 00:05:36,339 --> 00:05:42,669 it just feels destructive and we haven't 175 00:05:39,220 --> 00:05:45,610 found who's growing yet there's been 176 00:05:42,670 --> 00:05:47,590 some speculation from you know the DH is 177 00:05:45,610 --> 00:05:49,360 like I guess some clowns on the internet 178 00:05:47,589 --> 00:05:51,279 that that are like oh you know it's all 179 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,449 about likes and stuff like now at likes 180 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,789 and stuff now but that's not actually 181 00:05:52,449 --> 00:05:56,469 true we've looked at a lot of animation 182 00:05:54,790 --> 00:05:58,720 channels and animation has always 183 00:05:56,470 --> 00:06:01,510 suffered on YouTube but it took another 184 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:03,730 hit with this update like animation 185 00:06:01,509 --> 00:06:05,469 channels took a dive and I have a theory 186 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:07,509 on that I think it's because animation 187 00:06:05,470 --> 00:06:09,610 channels often survive by being viral 188 00:06:07,509 --> 00:06:11,019 and so this was the thing like like 189 00:06:09,610 --> 00:06:13,120 tiara why I brought him up and I brought 190 00:06:11,019 --> 00:06:14,919 him up for a reason it's because he did 191 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:17,019 that Rick and Morty animation which was 192 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,850 which was great and everybody loved it 193 00:06:17,019 --> 00:06:21,189 and it got on the news like it did 194 00:06:18,850 --> 00:06:22,510 phenomenally and so on the month that he 195 00:06:21,189 --> 00:06:23,680 did that Rick and Morty animation like 196 00:06:22,509 --> 00:06:26,110 you look at his stats and he was he's 197 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:29,170 got like 5 million views and then in the 198 00:06:26,110 --> 00:06:31,150 following month he crashes back to 1 199 00:06:29,170 --> 00:06:32,830 million views like he was getting 2 200 00:06:31,149 --> 00:06:34,629 million views a month he crashed after 201 00:06:32,829 --> 00:06:36,759 the algorithm changed to 1 million views 202 00:06:34,629 --> 00:06:39,100 he does the Rick and Morty thing 5 you 203 00:06:36,759 --> 00:06:41,199 know 4 or 5 million views then crashes 204 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:41,860 begin like goes right back to where he 205 00:06:41,199 --> 00:06:45,339 was 206 00:06:41,860 --> 00:06:47,199 so if I like virality apparently has no 207 00:06:45,339 --> 00:06:50,289 value I think anymore I think this is 208 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:52,240 what's happened and this is going to 209 00:06:50,290 --> 00:06:56,170 kill more animation channels because 210 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:58,120 previously like I mean like Rainbow Dash 211 00:06:56,170 --> 00:07:00,040 presents was like our biggest draw on 212 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:02,110 the channel for a long time like we 213 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:04,750 really haven't topped it and all this 214 00:07:02,110 --> 00:07:06,910 time because it takes months and months 215 00:07:04,750 --> 00:07:08,889 of work to make like a half-hour video 216 00:07:06,910 --> 00:07:10,360 even when it still frames like it is I 217 00:07:08,889 --> 00:07:11,860 mean we do backgrounds we've got all the 218 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,540 colors and shading and everything else 219 00:07:11,860 --> 00:07:16,090 like that like it's not a small 220 00:07:13,540 --> 00:07:17,980 investment so we really I mean like 221 00:07:16,089 --> 00:07:19,989 without like I don't know it's it's kind 222 00:07:17,980 --> 00:07:22,030 of difficult to invest you know multiple 223 00:07:19,990 --> 00:07:24,160 months into a project and then get it 224 00:07:22,029 --> 00:07:26,409 out once and it's going to be even less 225 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:28,510 viable to do it now because it looks 226 00:07:26,410 --> 00:07:31,240 like YouTube is not going to promote 227 00:07:28,509 --> 00:07:32,829 channels that got big through like a 228 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,420 viral success like they did something 229 00:07:32,829 --> 00:07:36,399 amazing and maybe they're gonna do 230 00:07:34,420 --> 00:07:37,569 something amazing again but YouTube no 231 00:07:36,399 --> 00:07:38,829 longer has faith in that and they're not 232 00:07:37,569 --> 00:07:42,430 gonna promote the channel they don't 233 00:07:38,829 --> 00:07:43,750 care so so we could do in this we 234 00:07:42,430 --> 00:07:45,519 actually saw this with our Rainbow Dash 235 00:07:43,750 --> 00:07:47,680 presents we released the last Rainbow 236 00:07:45,519 --> 00:07:50,649 Dash presents star in yellow right as 237 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:52,629 the algorithm was changing and then saw 238 00:07:50,649 --> 00:07:55,120 no benefits from it in fact we also had 239 00:07:52,629 --> 00:07:56,800 a lot of people of subscribers even tell 240 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:59,170 us that they didn't realize that we made 241 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,730 a new star in yellow like we actually 242 00:07:59,170 --> 00:08:02,230 like I was in a call with somebody and 243 00:08:00,730 --> 00:08:03,520 he was he was like huh man like I really 244 00:08:02,230 --> 00:08:04,960 love Rainbow Dash percents I wish you'd 245 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:06,250 make another one and I'd be like oh well 246 00:08:04,959 --> 00:08:07,509 did you see star in yellow and he's like 247 00:08:06,250 --> 00:08:09,730 oh you made another one and I was like 248 00:08:07,509 --> 00:08:11,529 yeah yeah we made another one he's like 249 00:08:09,730 --> 00:08:13,689 oh I didn't hear about this how come 250 00:08:11,529 --> 00:08:15,279 nobody told me and I've seen that a good 251 00:08:13,689 --> 00:08:16,899 couple of times like people who are like 252 00:08:15,279 --> 00:08:19,119 just like oh man I'm so excited to see 253 00:08:16,899 --> 00:08:21,819 you I'm a big fan and then just have no 254 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:23,410 idea that we did this thing YouTube 255 00:08:21,819 --> 00:08:26,560 didn't tell our subscribers they didn't 256 00:08:23,410 --> 00:08:31,030 they didn't they just don't inform 257 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:32,470 people so yeah we could we could work 258 00:08:31,029 --> 00:08:34,029 really hard to build another Rainbow 259 00:08:32,470 --> 00:08:35,889 Dash presents but as far as YouTube 260 00:08:34,029 --> 00:08:37,120 helping us out with promotion or 261 00:08:35,889 --> 00:08:39,970 anything like that like it might have in 262 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,830 the past at this point it'll be viral 263 00:08:39,970 --> 00:08:43,300 just based on on the fact that you know 264 00:08:41,830 --> 00:08:44,800 how to get on Equestria Daily and the 265 00:08:43,299 --> 00:08:46,509 Equestria Daily would promote us they're 266 00:08:44,799 --> 00:08:50,559 still kind of you know they're still 267 00:08:46,509 --> 00:08:51,610 valuable to us but but YouTube itself 268 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,139 would just be like they've just breaking 269 00:08:51,610 --> 00:08:55,019 those views and just be like yeah okay 270 00:08:53,139 --> 00:08:56,519 fine you know it's viral 271 00:08:55,019 --> 00:08:58,860 whatever and then after that they would 272 00:08:56,519 --> 00:09:00,629 just kind of stop sharing it around so 273 00:08:58,860 --> 00:09:02,700 the next month we would go right back to 274 00:09:00,629 --> 00:09:04,110 whatever viewership we were at and they 275 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:06,450 wouldn't be promoting us anymore 276 00:09:04,110 --> 00:09:08,820 but another thing that's weird that we 277 00:09:06,450 --> 00:09:10,620 saw was I was looking at at channels 278 00:09:08,820 --> 00:09:12,990 like animation channels that haven't 279 00:09:10,620 --> 00:09:16,080 released content in like a year or two 280 00:09:12,990 --> 00:09:18,299 years and we found that unlike us and 281 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,590 unlike pi missions and unlike t roi and 282 00:09:18,299 --> 00:09:20,479 unlike a bunch of other guys that we 283 00:09:19,590 --> 00:09:23,300 looked at 284 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:27,000 they haven't had a drop in viewership 285 00:09:23,299 --> 00:09:29,399 which is super strange because like 286 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,860 here's a question like like so a channel 287 00:09:29,399 --> 00:09:33,840 is active right it's uploading stuff you 288 00:09:31,860 --> 00:09:35,550 know maybe maybe once a week maybe twice 289 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,800 a week like who knows it's up it's 290 00:09:35,549 --> 00:09:42,059 uploading stuff like it's active it's 291 00:09:37,799 --> 00:09:45,329 trying to keep people entertained why is 292 00:09:42,059 --> 00:09:47,879 that losing viewership while a channel 293 00:09:45,330 --> 00:09:49,800 that's been dead for like two months or 294 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:52,379 two years give me like two years dead 295 00:09:49,799 --> 00:09:54,179 for two years why is that Channel not 296 00:09:52,379 --> 00:09:55,710 losing views I mean they're they're in a 297 00:09:54,179 --> 00:09:57,599 steady decline but the decline didn't 298 00:09:55,710 --> 00:09:59,040 change like they're just following the 299 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,330 trend of like okay fewer and fewer 300 00:09:59,039 --> 00:10:03,929 people are checking in on this because 301 00:10:00,330 --> 00:10:05,370 it's old you know and what we think it 302 00:10:03,929 --> 00:10:09,089 is is if you look at like past 303 00:10:05,370 --> 00:10:11,759 statistics on this data YouTube used to 304 00:10:09,090 --> 00:10:14,810 actually wait videos based on how many 305 00:10:11,759 --> 00:10:16,740 of your subscribers watch them and and 306 00:10:14,809 --> 00:10:17,699 realizing this this is actually a recent 307 00:10:16,740 --> 00:10:19,019 thing where somebody did a whole 308 00:10:17,700 --> 00:10:20,610 breakdown of the system based on 309 00:10:19,019 --> 00:10:23,429 statistical data that they collected 310 00:10:20,610 --> 00:10:24,810 from inside Frederator and I actually 311 00:10:23,429 --> 00:10:27,809 I've mentioned before I've talked to a 312 00:10:24,809 --> 00:10:30,750 Frederator rep and Frederator man like 313 00:10:27,809 --> 00:10:32,250 that guy like he just he had a way of 314 00:10:30,750 --> 00:10:33,570 putting a hole in your heart while still 315 00:10:32,250 --> 00:10:35,429 sounding like well still trying to be 316 00:10:33,570 --> 00:10:36,930 like really optimistic and like yeah you 317 00:10:35,429 --> 00:10:38,399 know the future could still be bright 318 00:10:36,929 --> 00:10:39,779 but but they were talking about like 319 00:10:38,399 --> 00:10:41,009 Frederator was just like yeah you know 320 00:10:39,779 --> 00:10:42,720 like we were really wanting to be this 321 00:10:41,009 --> 00:10:44,819 animation thing and we were trying to 322 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,830 promote animators and then YouTube just 323 00:10:44,820 --> 00:10:48,450 stabbed animators in the back and we 324 00:10:46,830 --> 00:10:50,639 haven't been able to do animation sense 325 00:10:48,450 --> 00:10:52,560 and Frederator has been trying to figure 326 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:53,879 out from what this guy explained to me 327 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,099 he's been they've been trying to figure 328 00:10:53,879 --> 00:10:57,179 out how to make animation work and one 329 00:10:56,100 --> 00:10:59,909 of the things he was telling me is that 330 00:10:57,179 --> 00:11:02,429 initially those list videos that they 331 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:04,949 were doing it wasn't going to be all 332 00:11:02,429 --> 00:11:07,889 that Frederator was they were trying to 333 00:11:04,950 --> 00:11:08,850 do the lists so that they could they 334 00:11:07,889 --> 00:11:10,769 could post the list 335 00:11:08,850 --> 00:11:12,389 you know like okay every week we have 336 00:11:10,769 --> 00:11:14,220 one of these lists or whatever and then 337 00:11:12,389 --> 00:11:15,899 a here's an animation and they were 338 00:11:14,220 --> 00:11:17,190 hoping that because there would be views 339 00:11:15,899 --> 00:11:19,110 coming in to look at the lists that 340 00:11:17,190 --> 00:11:22,709 those views would also transfer transfer 341 00:11:19,110 --> 00:11:25,199 over to the animation but sadly that 342 00:11:22,708 --> 00:11:27,750 didn't really wind up necessarily be in 343 00:11:25,198 --> 00:11:29,609 the case the list videos continue to 344 00:11:27,750 --> 00:11:31,589 perform well to the point to where 345 00:11:29,610 --> 00:11:33,209 people who are doing the statistical 346 00:11:31,589 --> 00:11:34,589 data they started just recommending to 347 00:11:33,208 --> 00:11:36,809 people like if they saw you were doing 348 00:11:34,589 --> 00:11:40,529 70 minute videos and they were kind of 349 00:11:36,809 --> 00:11:42,629 boring quit doing your shorter videos 350 00:11:40,528 --> 00:11:44,490 and just post the 70 minute things and 351 00:11:42,629 --> 00:11:46,169 in spite of the 70 minute things being 352 00:11:44,490 --> 00:11:50,068 inferior in quality because they would 353 00:11:46,169 --> 00:11:51,689 have to be to be so long you know that 354 00:11:50,068 --> 00:11:53,068 they did better the YouTube algorithm 355 00:11:51,690 --> 00:11:55,019 just like them where they promoted them 356 00:11:53,068 --> 00:11:57,360 more so just animation like it just just 357 00:11:55,019 --> 00:11:59,159 as they existed they would not get 358 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,740 promoted even if the channel itself was 359 00:11:59,159 --> 00:12:03,838 healthy and doing well and and they also 360 00:12:01,740 --> 00:12:05,310 found that when you post a content that 361 00:12:03,839 --> 00:12:08,130 people that your subscribers didn't 362 00:12:05,309 --> 00:12:11,429 click on then your next video and your 363 00:12:08,129 --> 00:12:13,169 past videos would suffer the promotion 364 00:12:11,429 --> 00:12:15,899 would go down and you would actually see 365 00:12:13,169 --> 00:12:18,360 a hit to your viewership like the 366 00:12:15,899 --> 00:12:20,159 following time so so for example like 367 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,568 one thing that we did is I post the 368 00:12:20,159 --> 00:12:23,429 stuff in the interim like I would work 369 00:12:21,568 --> 00:12:26,250 on mass and stuff like that and in the 370 00:12:23,429 --> 00:12:28,469 in terms I was posting Let's Plays or 371 00:12:26,250 --> 00:12:31,409 like Monday music or these personal time 372 00:12:28,470 --> 00:12:32,730 videos and the personal time videos like 373 00:12:31,409 --> 00:12:34,559 at first the Let's Plays we're kind of 374 00:12:32,730 --> 00:12:36,089 doing okay but they didn't pull the same 375 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,649 numbers as like the actual you know 376 00:12:36,089 --> 00:12:42,120 mentally advanced series or anything 377 00:12:37,649 --> 00:12:44,429 else that we were doing so what we were 378 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:46,799 doing is I think gradually sabotaging 379 00:12:44,429 --> 00:12:48,688 the channel because we were posting 380 00:12:46,799 --> 00:12:50,399 content that wasn't getting as many hits 381 00:12:48,688 --> 00:12:52,588 which was signaling to YouTube that we 382 00:12:50,399 --> 00:12:54,778 were falling out of relevancy even if it 383 00:12:52,589 --> 00:12:56,670 wasn't really that people wanted to stop 384 00:12:54,778 --> 00:12:59,309 watching our animations they just didn't 385 00:12:56,669 --> 00:13:01,979 come to our channel for Let's Plays so 386 00:12:59,309 --> 00:13:03,539 you kind of watch this is instead of our 387 00:13:01,980 --> 00:13:05,610 Let's Plays getting more popular over 388 00:13:03,539 --> 00:13:07,169 time as which is funny because we've 389 00:13:05,610 --> 00:13:09,509 gotten better and better like through 390 00:13:07,169 --> 00:13:10,889 practice like the Let's Plays have 391 00:13:09,509 --> 00:13:13,079 gotten more polished the audio quality 392 00:13:10,889 --> 00:13:15,209 has improved I do like a multiple 393 00:13:13,078 --> 00:13:16,438 character thing we develop personalities 394 00:13:15,208 --> 00:13:19,138 we tell these stories we have more 395 00:13:16,438 --> 00:13:21,088 comedy you think that as the quality of 396 00:13:19,139 --> 00:13:22,200 my work improved that viewership would 397 00:13:21,089 --> 00:13:23,430 rise but 398 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,129 the opposite has kind of been the case 399 00:13:23,429 --> 00:13:28,019 is we've gone from like you know a 400 00:13:26,129 --> 00:13:29,970 pretty high number of viewers to a 401 00:13:28,019 --> 00:13:33,090 fairly no low low number of viewers on 402 00:13:29,970 --> 00:13:35,070 the Let's Plays and the animations still 403 00:13:33,090 --> 00:13:37,259 do well but that's because the 404 00:13:35,070 --> 00:13:39,420 animations get promoted on other in 405 00:13:37,259 --> 00:13:43,169 other places like on Equestria Daily or 406 00:13:39,419 --> 00:13:45,240 reddit or whatever so I believe that if 407 00:13:43,169 --> 00:13:48,089 it was up to YouTube even our animations 408 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:51,240 would only be getting you know 4,500 409 00:13:48,090 --> 00:13:53,009 5,000 hits or whatever you know because 410 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,120 they've decided that our channel is a 411 00:13:53,009 --> 00:13:55,649 failure and they're just not gonna 412 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,940 promote to any of our subscribers and 413 00:13:55,649 --> 00:13:58,590 this is the problem that people talk 414 00:13:56,940 --> 00:13:59,610 about where they say like oh well you 415 00:13:58,590 --> 00:14:01,259 know subscriber burn like our 416 00:13:59,610 --> 00:14:03,720 subscribers aren't shown the content 417 00:14:01,259 --> 00:14:04,919 anymore YouTube is watching you guys to 418 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,050 see whether or not you click every 419 00:14:04,919 --> 00:14:08,610 single video and if you don't click the 420 00:14:07,049 --> 00:14:10,740 let's plays because you don't care about 421 00:14:08,610 --> 00:14:13,620 the Let's Plays YouTube stops notifying 422 00:14:10,740 --> 00:14:15,180 you about everything they just they just 423 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:17,490 decide you don't want anything to do 424 00:14:15,179 --> 00:14:18,989 with our channel at all and they won't 425 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:23,580 tell you when we release a new Rainbow 426 00:14:18,990 --> 00:14:25,710 Dash presents so you know it's it's a 427 00:14:23,580 --> 00:14:29,190 little bit strange so what we're going 428 00:14:25,710 --> 00:14:31,980 to do is we're actually going to open up 429 00:14:29,190 --> 00:14:35,220 to new channels and there's going to be 430 00:14:31,980 --> 00:14:38,190 a blog channel and a let's play channel 431 00:14:35,220 --> 00:14:39,570 and our gaming channel or whatever and 432 00:14:38,190 --> 00:14:41,130 we're going to start moving the content 433 00:14:39,570 --> 00:14:42,870 that we used to do the Let's Plays in 434 00:14:41,129 --> 00:14:44,100 the block over to these other channels 435 00:14:42,870 --> 00:14:45,210 and those channels will just be 436 00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:47,279 specifically for that 437 00:14:45,210 --> 00:14:49,080 and unfortunately starting from scratch 438 00:14:47,279 --> 00:14:50,189 on YouTube is virtually impossible so I 439 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,690 don't I don't really know what's gonna 440 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:54,600 happen with those channels this is kind 441 00:14:51,690 --> 00:14:56,760 of it's it's a little it's a little 442 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:58,620 counterintuitive to take content away 443 00:14:56,759 --> 00:15:00,330 from your channel to try to rescue views 444 00:14:58,620 --> 00:15:02,700 but like I say channels that don't post 445 00:15:00,330 --> 00:15:04,590 anything are not losing viewership while 446 00:15:02,700 --> 00:15:07,170 channels that are posting are actually 447 00:15:04,590 --> 00:15:09,660 losing viewership so like I say I think 448 00:15:07,169 --> 00:15:11,219 I think to prevent YouTube from killing 449 00:15:09,659 --> 00:15:13,230 off our entire viewer base we have to 450 00:15:11,220 --> 00:15:15,360 move content away from the away from the 451 00:15:13,230 --> 00:15:16,560 platform or well I mean not away from 452 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,539 the platform I mean would be great if we 453 00:15:16,559 --> 00:15:19,769 could just get off the platform but but 454 00:15:18,539 --> 00:15:21,750 we're gonna have to move it away from 455 00:15:19,769 --> 00:15:23,189 the main channel and then I think 456 00:15:21,750 --> 00:15:25,230 focused just on animation on the main 457 00:15:23,190 --> 00:15:26,430 channel and so that's what's that's 458 00:15:25,230 --> 00:15:31,800 where we're gonna do with like the Jay 459 00:15:26,429 --> 00:15:33,209 comics and the Payton stuff now all that 460 00:15:31,799 --> 00:15:34,799 said like I said this is the theory that 461 00:15:33,210 --> 00:15:35,790 we've got on this stuff like nobody 462 00:15:34,799 --> 00:15:36,689 actually knows what you two 463 00:15:35,789 --> 00:15:38,490 was doing and what they're trying to 464 00:15:36,690 --> 00:15:39,840 promote one of the more interesting 465 00:15:38,490 --> 00:15:42,480 things is that if you looked at 466 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:45,149 PewDiePie he lost like more than half of 467 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,740 his viewer base recently which is very 468 00:15:45,149 --> 00:15:47,639 strange which is why he did that whole 469 00:15:46,740 --> 00:15:49,320 thing where he was like well I'm just 470 00:15:47,639 --> 00:15:51,120 gonna delete my channel cuz apparently 471 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:53,070 everyone who subscribed to me it just is 472 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,509 a bot or you know their their accounts 473 00:15:53,070 --> 00:15:55,800 are deleted or whatever because now 474 00:15:54,509 --> 00:15:59,129 they're not being served any of my 475 00:15:55,799 --> 00:16:01,229 videos I mean like like for your biggest 476 00:15:59,129 --> 00:16:03,169 youtuber to have a 50% drop in 477 00:16:01,230 --> 00:16:05,909 viewership is just catastrophic like 478 00:16:03,169 --> 00:16:08,610 especially when it just happens you know 479 00:16:05,909 --> 00:16:10,350 within a very short span like that's 480 00:16:08,610 --> 00:16:12,570 obviously like your your website has 481 00:16:10,350 --> 00:16:14,340 done something that has really hurt this 482 00:16:12,570 --> 00:16:17,010 guy and we're we were trying to figure 483 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:18,660 out what it was and what we think it was 484 00:16:17,009 --> 00:16:20,759 as apparently PewDiePie was doing like 485 00:16:18,659 --> 00:16:21,959 furry he stopped doing his gaming videos 486 00:16:20,759 --> 00:16:24,569 quite as much and he started doing v 487 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:26,700 logged and the V logs didn't perform as 488 00:16:24,570 --> 00:16:28,230 well as the gaming videos which I think 489 00:16:26,700 --> 00:16:29,879 signal to YouTube the same thing that we 490 00:16:28,230 --> 00:16:31,080 did when we started doing V logs and 491 00:16:29,879 --> 00:16:33,419 gaming when people came to us for 492 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,710 animation which was it said like oh you 493 00:16:33,419 --> 00:16:36,929 know nobody's interested in this channel 494 00:16:34,710 --> 00:16:38,040 so the algorithm just you know cut him 495 00:16:36,929 --> 00:16:39,659 out of the picture it was just like yeah 496 00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:44,069 he's done you know like throwing him out 497 00:16:39,659 --> 00:16:45,719 the dog he's he's finished so so I think 498 00:16:44,070 --> 00:16:47,430 that if it allowed to go and update it 499 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,660 because this is a scary thing is we're 500 00:16:47,429 --> 00:16:50,039 watching these graphs and we're looking 501 00:16:48,659 --> 00:16:52,230 at the lines where people are just 502 00:16:50,039 --> 00:16:54,629 dropping and I'm not seeing a plateau 503 00:16:52,230 --> 00:16:56,580 yet we might still continue to bleed 504 00:16:54,629 --> 00:16:58,230 viewers and so may some of these other 505 00:16:56,580 --> 00:17:00,360 animation channels a lot of channels my 506 00:16:58,230 --> 00:17:02,550 Abuela's game grumps I think dropped 20% 507 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,769 but they're a little bit close to what 508 00:17:02,549 --> 00:17:06,809 YouTube wants to do we have seen a few 509 00:17:04,769 --> 00:17:08,789 channels like for example hot diggity 510 00:17:06,809 --> 00:17:10,559 demon is doing okay he has not had a 511 00:17:08,789 --> 00:17:12,149 major drop-off but if you look at what 512 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:14,369 he's doing he's doing a more regular 513 00:17:12,150 --> 00:17:16,110 content thing where he's animating which 514 00:17:14,369 --> 00:17:17,639 is great but it's a more simple kind of 515 00:17:16,109 --> 00:17:20,099 3d animation which is kind of 516 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:22,350 intelligent given given the way the 517 00:17:20,099 --> 00:17:26,509 system works where he reviews video 518 00:17:22,349 --> 00:17:29,159 which which I kind of dislike because I 519 00:17:26,509 --> 00:17:31,200 mean like hot diggity demon is a is a 520 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,910 creator he's a content creator and it's 521 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,100 almost it's super depressing to watch 522 00:17:32,910 --> 00:17:36,529 someone who used to make his own content 523 00:17:35,099 --> 00:17:38,730 and his own intellectual property 524 00:17:36,529 --> 00:17:41,399 suddenly start doing like reviews of 525 00:17:38,730 --> 00:17:42,900 other people's word and I mean like his 526 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,269 sense of humor is still there and like 527 00:17:42,900 --> 00:17:46,740 his he's still doing his craft and I 528 00:17:45,269 --> 00:17:48,450 can't fault them for it but it's still 529 00:17:46,740 --> 00:17:49,470 just insanely depressing the world to 530 00:17:48,450 --> 00:17:51,600 see and 531 00:17:49,470 --> 00:17:53,639 and this is funny too I recently spoke 532 00:17:51,599 --> 00:17:56,548 to @rit twitch rep and I was talking to 533 00:17:53,638 --> 00:17:58,648 her and you could tell the lady was a 534 00:17:56,548 --> 00:17:59,788 little bit beaten down because I was 535 00:17:58,648 --> 00:18:01,109 talking her I mean like again she was 536 00:17:59,788 --> 00:18:01,950 enthusiastic every time you talk to 537 00:18:01,109 --> 00:18:04,069 these reps they're always very 538 00:18:01,950 --> 00:18:05,850 enthusiastic but you say certain things 539 00:18:04,069 --> 00:18:07,079 like they're like what do you think is 540 00:18:05,849 --> 00:18:10,589 the biggest trouble for you right now on 541 00:18:07,079 --> 00:18:12,569 YouTube and I say well the the YouTube 542 00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:14,009 stuff is a big problem and they just get 543 00:18:12,569 --> 00:18:16,138 this there's just this like moment of 544 00:18:14,009 --> 00:18:17,278 like this crestfallen sort of and then 545 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:18,778 they try to pick themselves up and 546 00:18:17,278 --> 00:18:20,190 they're like ah yes yeah yeah you know 547 00:18:18,778 --> 00:18:22,019 well like a lot of people are having 548 00:18:20,190 --> 00:18:24,240 that problem and yeah you know but but 549 00:18:22,019 --> 00:18:27,990 you can tell because like every single 550 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:29,788 creator they talked to is saying like 551 00:18:27,990 --> 00:18:31,589 well what's the biggest problem for you 552 00:18:29,788 --> 00:18:34,288 on YouTube and and basically it boils 553 00:18:31,589 --> 00:18:36,058 down to well I can't create content you 554 00:18:34,288 --> 00:18:37,619 know this is the biggest thing that's 555 00:18:36,058 --> 00:18:39,450 killing me on YouTube is that I want to 556 00:18:37,619 --> 00:18:41,459 be creative but the only thing that's 557 00:18:39,450 --> 00:18:44,700 getting promoted is derivative content 558 00:18:41,460 --> 00:18:51,169 or low-quality content and it's very 559 00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:51,169 rough it's very hard on people so yes 560 00:18:52,190 --> 00:18:56,159 that I made a metaphor for it and 561 00:18:55,109 --> 00:18:57,479 essentially the way that I think it is 562 00:18:56,159 --> 00:18:58,559 is I remember seeing somebody say 563 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,808 something like well I don't understand 564 00:18:58,558 --> 00:19:03,089 how demanding people to make videos like 565 00:19:00,808 --> 00:19:04,859 every day or every week or whatever like 566 00:19:03,089 --> 00:19:06,178 that and have them be long like how is 567 00:19:04,859 --> 00:19:07,528 that hurting there how's that hurting 568 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:09,538 their quality because you know you're 569 00:19:07,528 --> 00:19:11,308 driving them to create stuff constantly 570 00:19:09,538 --> 00:19:12,750 frequently you know like they're like 571 00:19:11,308 --> 00:19:14,398 like imagine like what if you have to 572 00:19:12,750 --> 00:19:16,109 draw a new art piece like every single 573 00:19:14,398 --> 00:19:19,018 week you know you would get very good at 574 00:19:16,109 --> 00:19:20,459 art and and the fallacy there the 575 00:19:19,019 --> 00:19:22,950 trouble the trouble with that mode of 576 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:25,379 thinking is that it you've got to think 577 00:19:22,950 --> 00:19:27,028 of it as like engineering versus laying 578 00:19:25,378 --> 00:19:29,730 down gravel or something like that like 579 00:19:27,028 --> 00:19:31,558 suppose you're a civil engineer and and 580 00:19:29,730 --> 00:19:33,509 like the city the city kind of comes to 581 00:19:31,558 --> 00:19:35,788 you and they say like okay make a road 582 00:19:33,509 --> 00:19:37,378 well like an actual skilled engineer has 583 00:19:35,788 --> 00:19:39,148 sits down and they do all the logistics 584 00:19:37,378 --> 00:19:40,079 they do like long-term cost plans they 585 00:19:39,148 --> 00:19:41,489 look at like you know what's going to be 586 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:43,230 the cost of maintenance over the next 587 00:19:41,490 --> 00:19:45,120 ten years like when we have to replace 588 00:19:43,230 --> 00:19:46,950 this stuff like how deep do we have to 589 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,898 dig there's a lot of like real 590 00:19:46,950 --> 00:19:51,870 high-quality technical work that goes 591 00:19:48,898 --> 00:19:53,939 into this and even though it takes a 592 00:19:51,869 --> 00:19:57,569 long time and it requires a lot of money 593 00:19:53,940 --> 00:19:59,940 to build a good bridge or to build a 594 00:19:57,569 --> 00:20:02,789 good road you still hire the engineers 595 00:19:59,940 --> 00:20:05,880 to do it because a good road 596 00:20:02,789 --> 00:20:08,220 is better than a wooden bridge which 597 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:11,340 might collapse on you or gravel roads 598 00:20:08,220 --> 00:20:13,319 and in YouTube though we don't actually 599 00:20:11,339 --> 00:20:15,240 hire for quality our YouTube doesn't 600 00:20:13,319 --> 00:20:17,700 promote quality YouTube is promoting 601 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:20,069 essentially the lowest bidder anyone who 602 00:20:17,700 --> 00:20:22,140 can make lengthy content frequently and 603 00:20:20,069 --> 00:20:23,399 get an online frequently that's who's 604 00:20:22,140 --> 00:20:25,080 getting to the top that's whose YouTube 605 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,460 that's who YouTube is promoting so 606 00:20:25,079 --> 00:20:28,259 essentially it's like if the city went 607 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:30,240 and asked for people to build roads and 608 00:20:28,259 --> 00:20:31,890 the only person they hired was whoever 609 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,509 put the lowest price tag on the roads 610 00:20:31,890 --> 00:20:35,940 and they didn't bother looking at the 611 00:20:33,509 --> 00:20:37,710 actual quality of the roads at all like 612 00:20:35,940 --> 00:20:39,210 if they had no way of doing it it's like 613 00:20:37,710 --> 00:20:41,190 if they built a computer algorithm they 614 00:20:39,210 --> 00:20:42,750 just said alright algorithm find us the 615 00:20:41,190 --> 00:20:44,009 cheapest way to get roads and the 616 00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:45,630 algorithm was like well I guess you 617 00:20:44,009 --> 00:20:47,099 could just hire people who no no drive 618 00:20:45,630 --> 00:20:49,170 out there with dump trucks and just dump 619 00:20:47,099 --> 00:20:51,059 gravel like that would work I mean 620 00:20:49,170 --> 00:20:52,289 that's super cheap and like whenever you 621 00:20:51,059 --> 00:20:53,490 need to replace the road would you just 622 00:20:52,289 --> 00:20:56,279 come out there with another thing or 623 00:20:53,490 --> 00:20:57,779 gravel just dump it out there and and 624 00:20:56,279 --> 00:21:00,299 why this is not going to lead to 625 00:20:57,779 --> 00:21:02,970 qualities because it doesn't matter how 626 00:21:00,299 --> 00:21:06,059 many times you're required to drive out 627 00:21:02,970 --> 00:21:07,559 and just dump gravel out out of a happen 628 00:21:06,059 --> 00:21:10,169 but like over a dirt path and make a 629 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:12,690 road you're still just dumping gravel 630 00:21:10,170 --> 00:21:14,430 you're not actually like learning to be 631 00:21:12,690 --> 00:21:17,100 an engineer you're not building anything 632 00:21:14,430 --> 00:21:20,009 that's like valuable you're just dumping 633 00:21:17,099 --> 00:21:21,899 gravel and the thing with these like 634 00:21:20,009 --> 00:21:24,119 like people who are getting big with 635 00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:26,100 like V logs where they just air their 636 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:28,229 own dirty laundry or they create drama 637 00:21:26,099 --> 00:21:30,000 and air other people's dirty laundry or 638 00:21:28,230 --> 00:21:32,519 things like that is that those guys are 639 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:35,549 not like building anything 640 00:21:32,519 --> 00:21:39,389 we're bettering themselves or or growing 641 00:21:35,549 --> 00:21:40,980 as people they're just laying gravel you 642 00:21:39,390 --> 00:21:43,680 know and they could do it every single 643 00:21:40,980 --> 00:21:47,720 day but it's never gonna be like a real 644 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,720 road it's never gonna be engineering and 645 00:21:47,779 --> 00:21:52,139 you know it's it's just a shame that 646 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:54,750 this is what YouTube is really driven to 647 00:21:52,140 --> 00:21:57,420 promote and and it's unfortunate because 648 00:21:54,750 --> 00:21:59,339 we're we're actively losing people you 649 00:21:57,420 --> 00:22:00,960 guys may not have caught this but silly 650 00:21:59,339 --> 00:22:02,519 Philly Studios they were trying to keep 651 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:06,059 above water and they recently shuttered 652 00:22:02,519 --> 00:22:07,259 their their doors because they can't 653 00:22:06,059 --> 00:22:09,089 make it anymore with the with the 654 00:22:07,259 --> 00:22:10,980 algorithm change the ad revenue they 655 00:22:09,089 --> 00:22:13,319 were making has has completely crashed 656 00:22:10,980 --> 00:22:14,669 and they're done they're out and I'm 657 00:22:13,319 --> 00:22:16,379 I wouldn't be surprised if we see a lot 658 00:22:14,669 --> 00:22:18,360 of other people do that same thing and 659 00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:20,309 some guys I honestly kind of worry about 660 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,750 like I mentioned Pi Masons and I brought 661 00:22:20,308 --> 00:22:23,398 him up because PI Masons is still a 662 00:22:21,750 --> 00:22:25,980 young guy if you guys weren't aware of 663 00:22:23,398 --> 00:22:27,619 this and in PI Masons I believe from 664 00:22:25,980 --> 00:22:32,278 what I've heard he dropped out of school 665 00:22:27,619 --> 00:22:33,778 to do this and I know a couple older 666 00:22:32,278 --> 00:22:35,220 animators guys who do this stuff 667 00:22:33,778 --> 00:22:37,109 professionally and who been in it for a 668 00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:39,120 while and when I was like yeah yeah I 669 00:22:37,109 --> 00:22:40,619 heard that he dropped out of school the 670 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,778 other animators the guys who'd been in 671 00:22:40,619 --> 00:22:45,538 like the actual like industry because I 672 00:22:42,778 --> 00:22:47,429 know like I know a guy who does like you 673 00:22:45,538 --> 00:22:48,750 know real cartoons like that he does 674 00:22:47,429 --> 00:22:51,450 like Netflix originals and stuff like 675 00:22:48,750 --> 00:22:54,240 that he works out in Vancouver yes they 676 00:22:51,450 --> 00:22:57,330 were just like oh oh he dropped out of 677 00:22:54,240 --> 00:23:00,720 school to be an animator and I was like 678 00:22:57,329 --> 00:23:04,378 yeah yeah and it's like oh no oh no so 679 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:06,179 um yeah but I mean he's young like 680 00:23:04,378 --> 00:23:07,740 YouTube YouTube lured him in there with 681 00:23:06,179 --> 00:23:09,990 this with this like promise of success 682 00:23:07,740 --> 00:23:11,099 it was like oh look you're doing so good 683 00:23:09,990 --> 00:23:14,038 you're growing and growing and growing 684 00:23:11,099 --> 00:23:16,589 and then just recently they changed the 685 00:23:14,038 --> 00:23:19,710 algorithm and now he's crashing and it's 686 00:23:16,589 --> 00:23:20,908 just like man I mean that's the end 687 00:23:19,710 --> 00:23:21,870 that's the entertainment industry for 688 00:23:20,909 --> 00:23:24,299 you in a while 689 00:23:21,869 --> 00:23:27,178 in a way like like becoming an animator 690 00:23:24,298 --> 00:23:29,128 who could survive on your work is is an 691 00:23:27,179 --> 00:23:30,450 amazing thing and it's it's something 692 00:23:29,128 --> 00:23:32,189 that a lot of people want to do and it's 693 00:23:30,450 --> 00:23:33,058 very hard to achieve there's a lot of 694 00:23:32,190 --> 00:23:34,558 really great animators that 695 00:23:33,058 --> 00:23:38,730 unfortunately get glossed over on 696 00:23:34,558 --> 00:23:41,398 YouTube and it used to be that virality 697 00:23:38,730 --> 00:23:43,558 was the way that you got big but from 698 00:23:41,398 --> 00:23:44,878 the way it looks to me I don't think 699 00:23:43,558 --> 00:23:46,950 that animators are even going to be able 700 00:23:44,878 --> 00:23:48,959 to get big by going viral like your 701 00:23:46,950 --> 00:23:50,460 video may go viral and it'll get a 702 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,750 million views or something like that but 703 00:23:50,460 --> 00:23:53,069 that'll be it that's your flash in the 704 00:23:51,750 --> 00:23:55,440 pan and then YouTube is gonna just 705 00:23:53,069 --> 00:23:56,788 ignore you after that they're not gonna 706 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,048 they're not gonna maintain your your 707 00:23:56,788 --> 00:24:00,148 viewers they're not gonna have faith in 708 00:23:58,048 --> 00:24:01,319 you to produce good content again even 709 00:24:00,148 --> 00:24:07,739 if the first thing you produced was 710 00:24:01,319 --> 00:24:09,869 amazing in some fashion yes so anyway 711 00:24:07,740 --> 00:24:12,210 though this all sounds like doom and 712 00:24:09,869 --> 00:24:13,439 gloom but but the thing is though is we 713 00:24:12,210 --> 00:24:15,750 wouldn't still be here if it weren't for 714 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:19,080 the fact that we're a bit tenacious and 715 00:24:15,750 --> 00:24:21,269 we tend to not like to be kicked out or 716 00:24:19,079 --> 00:24:23,428 killed so we've been talking a lot for a 717 00:24:21,269 --> 00:24:25,138 long time and and we've known we've 718 00:24:23,429 --> 00:24:25,810 always known that YouTube was an 719 00:24:25,138 --> 00:24:27,009 unreliable 720 00:24:25,809 --> 00:24:29,169 platform and we shouldn't have all our 721 00:24:27,009 --> 00:24:30,670 eggs in one basket so on the bright side 722 00:24:29,170 --> 00:24:32,710 for those of you guys with a pin in your 723 00:24:30,670 --> 00:24:35,529 stomach especially those of you who are 724 00:24:32,710 --> 00:24:38,049 our core fans you guys in our core our 725 00:24:35,529 --> 00:24:39,819 core followers have actually we're we're 726 00:24:38,049 --> 00:24:41,440 fine we're gonna be okay 727 00:24:39,819 --> 00:24:42,909 because your support on patreon has made 728 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,890 it to where we can think we can continue 729 00:24:42,910 --> 00:24:47,050 to function even if YouTube were to 730 00:24:44,890 --> 00:24:49,120 completely shut down and would no longer 731 00:24:47,049 --> 00:24:50,589 host our videos we started uploading 732 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,659 some stuff to vid me and we're gonna 733 00:24:50,589 --> 00:24:54,970 start uploading our animations 734 00:24:52,660 --> 00:24:56,560 consistently to new grounds which is 735 00:24:54,970 --> 00:24:59,680 quite amusing if you know the history of 736 00:24:56,559 --> 00:25:01,629 that poor site like the idea that we're 737 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:03,670 just gonna go like like then they're not 738 00:25:01,630 --> 00:25:05,530 gonna give us any money but I mean like 739 00:25:03,670 --> 00:25:07,330 at least we get some views out of it 740 00:25:05,529 --> 00:25:09,190 like at least they'll promote us if they 741 00:25:07,329 --> 00:25:12,939 think our animation is good goodness 742 00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:14,140 sake I mean like Facebook is doing 743 00:25:12,940 --> 00:25:17,920 something and we're keeping an eye on 744 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:20,200 that but but I think that there's no 745 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:22,150 there's no sense in trying to play the 746 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:24,130 YouTube system because with YouTube 747 00:25:22,150 --> 00:25:25,330 system is going to do from what I can 748 00:25:24,130 --> 00:25:26,260 tell I think they're going to start 749 00:25:25,329 --> 00:25:27,879 mulching people up worse than 750 00:25:26,259 --> 00:25:29,890 traditional entertainment does and 751 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,840 that's truly a feat but there's no 752 00:25:29,890 --> 00:25:33,759 unions on YouTube there are no 753 00:25:31,839 --> 00:25:35,769 regulations protecting anyone on YouTube 754 00:25:33,759 --> 00:25:37,599 there's nothing here to save any of us 755 00:25:35,769 --> 00:25:39,220 and PewDiePie himself may have just 756 00:25:37,599 --> 00:25:40,719 gotten the axe if it weren't for the 757 00:25:39,220 --> 00:25:42,610 fact that he threatened to delete his 758 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:44,140 channel he came back with a video later 759 00:25:42,609 --> 00:25:45,369 he had talked to some YouTube guys who 760 00:25:44,140 --> 00:25:48,280 told him that they were going to fix his 761 00:25:45,369 --> 00:25:50,229 channel and that's great for him but we 762 00:25:48,279 --> 00:25:51,519 are like I am almost entirely certain 763 00:25:50,230 --> 00:25:53,019 that YouTube is not going to change its 764 00:25:51,519 --> 00:25:54,339 course because they've done this to 765 00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:56,049 people in the past and they didn't 766 00:25:54,339 --> 00:25:57,909 change their course they're quite 767 00:25:56,049 --> 00:25:59,980 callous about this if it makes them more 768 00:25:57,910 --> 00:26:01,390 money they'll continue to do it and the 769 00:25:59,980 --> 00:26:02,950 thing about this is is like you guys may 770 00:26:01,390 --> 00:26:04,210 be saying to yourself like oh well you 771 00:26:02,950 --> 00:26:06,610 know if they start killing off other 772 00:26:04,210 --> 00:26:09,640 their higher talent content creators 773 00:26:06,609 --> 00:26:10,839 then how are they going to be you know 774 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:14,500 how are they going to survive on into 775 00:26:10,839 --> 00:26:16,089 the future and you know it's hard to say 776 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:17,740 but I like there's always going to be 777 00:26:16,089 --> 00:26:19,929 videos for them to promote I mean they 778 00:26:17,740 --> 00:26:22,870 can always just blow people up i I don't 779 00:26:19,930 --> 00:26:24,789 think that you know them promoting V 780 00:26:22,869 --> 00:26:26,169 lagers or reaction channels or whatever 781 00:26:24,789 --> 00:26:27,250 is necessarily going to be less 782 00:26:26,170 --> 00:26:29,590 profitable and they may not necessarily 783 00:26:27,250 --> 00:26:31,539 die it's just that YouTube is becoming 784 00:26:29,589 --> 00:26:33,339 in my opinion very very homogenous 785 00:26:31,539 --> 00:26:35,710 because again we looked at channels that 786 00:26:33,339 --> 00:26:38,139 are surviving and we're seeing like like 787 00:26:35,710 --> 00:26:39,308 I say like movie reviews even when done 788 00:26:38,140 --> 00:26:42,038 from a novel stand port 789 00:26:39,308 --> 00:26:43,538 like we said we pbn and I were kind of 790 00:26:42,038 --> 00:26:44,859 talking about hot diggity demon and what 791 00:26:43,538 --> 00:26:46,210 he was doing and we were kind of I mean 792 00:26:44,859 --> 00:26:47,678 like like I say there was a little bit 793 00:26:46,210 --> 00:26:49,210 of just like you know that's clever 794 00:26:47,679 --> 00:26:53,080 like I see what he's doing I understand 795 00:26:49,210 --> 00:26:55,929 why he's doing it but you know another 796 00:26:53,079 --> 00:26:57,638 movie reviewer man like or or another 797 00:26:55,929 --> 00:26:58,749 gaming channel or another or whatever I 798 00:26:57,638 --> 00:27:00,248 remember when I first started doing 799 00:26:58,749 --> 00:27:03,028 gaming videos and I got a couple of mail 800 00:27:00,249 --> 00:27:06,249 a couple of emails and people were like 801 00:27:03,028 --> 00:27:08,409 Greg don't start doing that like like 802 00:27:06,249 --> 00:27:10,480 man like do we really need more gaming 803 00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:13,629 videos on YouTube who really need more 804 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:15,389 of this and I talked to that twitch rep 805 00:27:13,628 --> 00:27:17,618 a little bit about my Let's Plays and 806 00:27:15,388 --> 00:27:18,969 that was the point when she kind of fell 807 00:27:17,618 --> 00:27:21,009 into a little bit of sorrow that I 808 00:27:18,970 --> 00:27:23,679 caught I picked up on it and it was just 809 00:27:21,009 --> 00:27:26,079 like because I was like oh yeah you're 810 00:27:23,679 --> 00:27:29,710 doing the gaming she goes I understand 811 00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:34,618 why and I was like yeah yep yeah it's 812 00:27:29,710 --> 00:27:36,730 cuz it's a terrible platform so yes I 813 00:27:34,618 --> 00:27:40,720 think it would be ludicrous for us to 814 00:27:36,730 --> 00:27:41,740 try to play YouTube's game so like I say 815 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,269 so this thing that I've talked about 816 00:27:41,740 --> 00:27:44,618 where we're gonna do these J comics and 817 00:27:43,269 --> 00:27:48,730 we're gonna do stuff with like Payton 818 00:27:44,618 --> 00:27:50,408 things we legitimately like J and and we 819 00:27:48,730 --> 00:27:51,970 legitimately like the idea of Peyton's 820 00:27:50,409 --> 00:27:53,860 my phone I apologize that probably 821 00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:55,149 bothers people but anyway we legit 822 00:27:53,859 --> 00:27:58,808 really like Peyton we legitimately like 823 00:27:55,148 --> 00:28:00,219 J and the thing about these videos is I 824 00:27:58,808 --> 00:28:02,019 don't suspect that they're going to go 825 00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:03,700 viral they're not really they're really 826 00:28:02,019 --> 00:28:05,859 not beholden to a particular reddit 827 00:28:03,700 --> 00:28:07,419 community I don't see anywhere that 828 00:28:05,859 --> 00:28:11,048 they're necessarily going to pull an 829 00:28:07,419 --> 00:28:12,129 outside audience in but I mean like if 830 00:28:11,048 --> 00:28:14,138 YouTube it's just going to be killing 831 00:28:12,128 --> 00:28:16,359 our viewership no matter what we may as 832 00:28:14,138 --> 00:28:18,308 well just do things that we want to do 833 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,778 and we do want to provide consistent 834 00:28:18,308 --> 00:28:21,368 content like I said I did the Let's 835 00:28:19,778 --> 00:28:22,778 Plays in the V log so that there would 836 00:28:21,368 --> 00:28:24,970 be just stuff for you guys to watch 837 00:28:22,778 --> 00:28:27,368 while I'm working on on bigger projects 838 00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:28,778 and speaking of the next mass the 839 00:28:27,368 --> 00:28:30,158 animation on that is shaping up really 840 00:28:28,778 --> 00:28:31,690 well I'm really excited about that if 841 00:28:30,159 --> 00:28:33,789 you guys follow us on tumblr Twitter 842 00:28:31,690 --> 00:28:35,950 I've been posting some things one of my 843 00:28:33,788 --> 00:28:37,749 one thing that's been fun is the the 844 00:28:35,950 --> 00:28:42,190 mating rituals of the North American 845 00:28:37,749 --> 00:28:43,480 rarity I'm in a working hard copy pastas 846 00:28:42,190 --> 00:28:46,179 has been working with me on that one 847 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:49,269 so hopefully we'll have that up January 848 00:28:46,179 --> 00:28:50,798 and we're going to Pony Con pony pony NY 849 00:28:49,269 --> 00:28:52,400 con whatever it's an it's actually not 850 00:28:50,798 --> 00:28:55,879 in New York it's it's 851 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:58,190 in New Jersey because it's cheaper in 852 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,300 New Jersey but anyway that we're still 853 00:28:58,190 --> 00:29:00,529 working we're still doing stuff we're 854 00:28:59,299 --> 00:29:04,099 still surviving we're gonna endure 855 00:29:00,529 --> 00:29:06,710 because of your guys's support but I 856 00:29:04,099 --> 00:29:11,839 don't think that we can work like the we 857 00:29:06,710 --> 00:29:14,240 can't get big through YouTube so what we 858 00:29:11,839 --> 00:29:16,069 would like to do if you guys really like 859 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,569 our content and you want to continue to 860 00:29:16,069 --> 00:29:20,089 be notified of everything that we do 861 00:29:17,569 --> 00:29:22,669 whether it's Rainbow Dash presents or J 862 00:29:20,089 --> 00:29:24,369 comics or the Council of Peyton or 863 00:29:22,670 --> 00:29:26,480 anything like if you want to be actually 864 00:29:24,369 --> 00:29:28,189 subscribed to us and I don't mean 865 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:30,829 YouTube subscribe where they're just 866 00:29:28,190 --> 00:29:33,470 gonna kick you off of the thing and and 867 00:29:30,829 --> 00:29:35,000 and act like you know like like they 868 00:29:33,470 --> 00:29:36,529 know what's best for you if you want to 869 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:39,619 be actually subscribed to us we've 870 00:29:36,529 --> 00:29:41,779 started a newsletter mailing list where 871 00:29:39,619 --> 00:29:43,159 we will let you guys know like every 872 00:29:41,779 --> 00:29:45,889 month well salad will tell you like this 873 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:47,840 the content that we did or so on and so 874 00:29:45,890 --> 00:29:49,370 forth and and we'll just send out a 875 00:29:47,839 --> 00:29:50,569 mailer once a month and let you guys 876 00:29:49,369 --> 00:29:52,699 know like if there's anything on our 877 00:29:50,569 --> 00:29:54,559 channel that you wanted to see like if 878 00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:56,150 it's like if we do another Rainbow Dash 879 00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:57,799 presents we'll put that in the headline 880 00:29:56,150 --> 00:29:59,720 will be like new Rainbow Dash presents 881 00:29:57,799 --> 00:30:01,549 guys you're probably excited about this 882 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,680 you'll know you won't be out of the loop 883 00:30:01,549 --> 00:30:06,349 because because YouTube decided that you 884 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:08,090 didn't need to know so yes if you'd like 885 00:30:06,349 --> 00:30:09,619 to sign up for that list I've got a link 886 00:30:08,089 --> 00:30:11,799 to that also in the description down 887 00:30:09,619 --> 00:30:15,049 there also with the with the Peyton 888 00:30:11,799 --> 00:30:16,250 matéo and the Peyton stuff you know 889 00:30:15,049 --> 00:30:18,019 just go ahead and sign up for that and 890 00:30:16,250 --> 00:30:19,789 we'll send you out a mailer make sure 891 00:30:18,019 --> 00:30:20,779 you check your spam folder I think we 892 00:30:19,789 --> 00:30:22,009 had a little bit of trouble with some 893 00:30:20,779 --> 00:30:23,750 people got spam you know it's a mailing 894 00:30:22,009 --> 00:30:27,759 list it gets kicked it it gets like that 895 00:30:23,750 --> 00:30:29,509 oh yeah we're gonna do a mailing list 896 00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:30,559 we're also kind of like I said we're 897 00:30:29,509 --> 00:30:33,289 gonna start uploading to vid me 898 00:30:30,559 --> 00:30:36,859 Newgrounds other places to try and be 899 00:30:33,289 --> 00:30:38,779 less on YouTube because YouTube is just 900 00:30:36,859 --> 00:30:41,569 not our future like I just don't I just 901 00:30:38,779 --> 00:30:43,430 don't see that as being feasible in any 902 00:30:41,569 --> 00:30:45,409 particular way and it's probably not 903 00:30:43,430 --> 00:30:46,490 feasible for a lot of people anyone out 904 00:30:45,410 --> 00:30:48,710 there who's thinking about becoming a 905 00:30:46,490 --> 00:30:50,150 content creator yourself if you want to 906 00:30:48,710 --> 00:30:52,519 get big if you want to get noticed 907 00:30:50,150 --> 00:30:54,920 YouTube is not the way don't play their 908 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:57,440 game they'll kill you you got it you 909 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:59,630 gotta get involved with the community 910 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:02,150 like go on forums you know like if you 911 00:30:59,630 --> 00:31:03,560 really like a fandom you know it's not 912 00:31:02,150 --> 00:31:04,740 selling out if you really actually enjoy 913 00:31:03,559 --> 00:31:07,079 a fandom and you 914 00:31:04,740 --> 00:31:09,240 they want to make fun of it like we did 915 00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:11,639 Steven universe and some people don't 916 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:12,929 like Steven universe but man like I feel 917 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,550 like some of the jokes that we had for 918 00:31:12,929 --> 00:31:16,830 that were really funny and we were like 919 00:31:14,549 --> 00:31:18,419 it's them from a conversation between me 920 00:31:16,829 --> 00:31:20,220 and a friend we were just sitting there 921 00:31:18,420 --> 00:31:22,679 like laughing and joking about like oh 922 00:31:20,220 --> 00:31:24,480 my god like Steven universe and it was 923 00:31:22,679 --> 00:31:26,220 just a funny conversation so we decided 924 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:28,710 to make a parody out of that it is 925 00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:30,960 unfortunate that Turner Broadcasting in 926 00:31:28,710 --> 00:31:32,970 China is able to claim parodies like 927 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:35,640 they can because that's a big pain in 928 00:31:32,970 --> 00:31:36,960 the ass but you know it's YouTube for us 929 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:39,360 and it's part of why there might not be 930 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,890 a future for us on YouTube um who knows 931 00:31:39,359 --> 00:31:42,569 maybe Facebook will be really good for 932 00:31:40,890 --> 00:31:44,070 us maybe Facebook will be really good 933 00:31:42,569 --> 00:31:45,389 for everybody and it'll destroy YouTube 934 00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:46,678 I say this out of maliciousness I 935 00:31:45,390 --> 00:31:50,100 honestly don't believe Facebook all that 936 00:31:46,679 --> 00:31:51,600 great but you know someday somebody's 937 00:31:50,099 --> 00:31:54,449 got to kick YouTube to the curb because 938 00:31:51,599 --> 00:31:55,769 what they're doing is getting rid of one 939 00:31:54,450 --> 00:31:58,740 of the only reasons why people get on 940 00:31:55,769 --> 00:32:00,058 there is they're cutting you off they're 941 00:31:58,740 --> 00:32:01,859 cutting us off they're cutting a lot of 942 00:32:00,058 --> 00:32:04,019 channels off from an audience and 943 00:32:01,859 --> 00:32:06,149 they're their big thing right now is 944 00:32:04,019 --> 00:32:07,920 network utility people come to YouTube 945 00:32:06,150 --> 00:32:10,740 because there's a strong Network and 946 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:13,620 there's a lot of people but if YouTube 947 00:32:10,740 --> 00:32:17,160 refuses to share their viewer base with 948 00:32:13,619 --> 00:32:18,779 you why are you on YouTube at all what's 949 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:21,570 the point you could post anywhere and 950 00:32:18,779 --> 00:32:23,129 you could get more notoriety I mean you 951 00:32:21,569 --> 00:32:24,539 know it doesn't hurt to upload like if 952 00:32:23,130 --> 00:32:25,920 you can pull in an audience from some 953 00:32:24,539 --> 00:32:27,720 other base than you know you might be 954 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:29,490 able to get yourself jump-started but 955 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,259 you know you'd be just as well off on 956 00:32:29,490 --> 00:32:32,579 Newgrounds as crazy as that sounds 957 00:32:31,259 --> 00:32:34,500 because you'll make just as much money 958 00:32:32,579 --> 00:32:36,119 and you'll probably get more attention 959 00:32:34,500 --> 00:32:37,859 than if you were on new ground on 960 00:32:36,119 --> 00:32:40,079 YouTube at this point at least if you're 961 00:32:37,859 --> 00:32:41,729 animating it really depends just put 962 00:32:40,079 --> 00:32:46,829 your stuff every way don't trust any one 963 00:32:41,730 --> 00:32:48,690 platform yeah but anyway though yeah I 964 00:32:46,829 --> 00:32:48,990 suppose that it that's it's important 965 00:32:48,690 --> 00:32:50,880 stuff 966 00:32:48,990 --> 00:32:54,029 it's important stuff it's difficult 967 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:56,580 stuff entertainment is is an unstable 968 00:32:54,029 --> 00:32:58,079 industry and it's a challenging industry 969 00:32:56,579 --> 00:32:59,250 and you know there's no guarantee of 970 00:32:58,079 --> 00:33:00,869 success you can talk about fairness 971 00:32:59,250 --> 00:33:02,250 until you're blue in the face but the 972 00:33:00,869 --> 00:33:03,569 truth is you have to work with the 973 00:33:02,250 --> 00:33:04,980 paradigm that you're in and you got to 974 00:33:03,569 --> 00:33:06,990 roll with the punches they throw at you 975 00:33:04,980 --> 00:33:09,569 so this is a punch that YouTube is 976 00:33:06,990 --> 00:33:11,940 thrown and it's it's it's quite a wallop 977 00:33:09,569 --> 00:33:13,799 but we're gonna roll with it and we're 978 00:33:11,940 --> 00:33:16,169 gonna do what we can to not get knocked 979 00:33:13,799 --> 00:33:18,418 out of the ring I sound like I say if 980 00:33:16,169 --> 00:33:18,690 you guys want to support us patreon is 981 00:33:18,419 --> 00:33:20,670 keep 982 00:33:18,690 --> 00:33:22,620 us alive currently it's it's the sole 983 00:33:20,670 --> 00:33:24,660 reason we can keep going so we've got a 984 00:33:22,619 --> 00:33:26,579 patreon if you want to visit that I've 985 00:33:24,660 --> 00:33:28,440 also got the I've got the Payton thing 986 00:33:26,579 --> 00:33:30,000 listed as one of our goals if you want 987 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:33,150 to throw some support at that it'll help 988 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:35,819 me cover pencils costs for helping us 989 00:33:33,150 --> 00:33:36,870 out with that video if you want to get 990 00:33:35,819 --> 00:33:39,450 in the newsletter we've got the 991 00:33:36,869 --> 00:33:40,919 newsletter in the description and if you 992 00:33:39,450 --> 00:33:43,170 guys want to send emails to Peyton and 993 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:46,170 have a respond to you go ahead and 994 00:33:43,170 --> 00:33:47,670 contact us there we will we'll do our 995 00:33:46,170 --> 00:33:48,509 animations and we'll have Peyton respond 996 00:33:47,670 --> 00:33:50,550 to some of the more interesting 997 00:33:48,509 --> 00:33:51,779 questions it'll be a little while we've 998 00:33:50,549 --> 00:33:54,299 still got to build our rigs our 999 00:33:51,779 --> 00:33:55,230 background and do a bit of scripting but 1000 00:33:54,299 --> 00:33:56,430 I think it'll be fun 1001 00:33:55,230 --> 00:33:57,990 and I'm looking forward to the stuff 1002 00:33:56,430 --> 00:33:59,670 that we're doing I personally feel like 1003 00:33:57,990 --> 00:34:04,769 I've made a lot of progress as an artist 1004 00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:06,090 and an animator and and you know well I 1005 00:34:04,769 --> 00:34:07,529 don't know what the future is going to 1006 00:34:06,089 --> 00:34:09,059 hold and it's very difficult to make 1007 00:34:07,529 --> 00:34:10,469 something like a 5 year plan when you're 1008 00:34:09,059 --> 00:34:13,679 working on the Internet 1009 00:34:10,469 --> 00:34:14,939 I have confidence and and I really 1010 00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:16,289 appreciate you guys that have helped us 1011 00:34:14,940 --> 00:34:19,349 get this far 1012 00:34:16,289 --> 00:34:22,500 if this winds up being the end man like 1013 00:34:19,349 --> 00:34:24,000 you guys have done I know you like you 1014 00:34:22,500 --> 00:34:26,610 guys have done a lot for us and it 1015 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:29,880 really means everything that you've been 1016 00:34:26,610 --> 00:34:33,019 with us so you know you guys are great 1017 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:36,269 thanks for everything everybody Oh 1018 00:34:33,019 --> 00:34:36,780 before we before we start right thanks 1019 00:34:36,269 --> 00:34:38,610 for everything 1020 00:34:36,780 --> 00:34:41,250 but also before I start moving over 1021 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:42,660 content I'm gonna finish the defiance 1022 00:34:41,250 --> 00:34:44,039 series before I start moving everything 1023 00:34:42,659 --> 00:34:46,609 over the gaming channel but I'll make 1024 00:34:44,039 --> 00:34:51,690 mentions of it in the defiance video and 1025 00:34:46,610 --> 00:34:53,400 as for the the V logs I'll continue to 1026 00:34:51,690 --> 00:34:54,720 post those for a while and then once 1027 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,760 we've got the infrastructure ready to 1028 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:57,869 start doing J comics and the Payton 1029 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,310 stuff on the regular that's when I'll 1030 00:34:57,869 --> 00:35:01,019 move everything over so it'll be a while 1031 00:34:59,309 --> 00:35:01,889 we'll have a little bit but but 1032 00:35:01,019 --> 00:35:03,690 eventually though we're gonna migrate 1033 00:35:01,889 --> 00:35:04,920 that stuff off so I'll try to notify 1034 00:35:03,690 --> 00:35:07,309 everybody and make sure that everyone 1035 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:10,050 who wants to follow us is able to and 1036 00:35:07,309 --> 00:35:11,759 yeah so that's it so thank you for 1037 00:35:10,050 --> 00:35:15,380 watching me everybody thanks for joining 1038 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:15,380 me I will catch you all next time 1039 00:35:36,940 --> 00:35:44,130 [Music]