Why youtubers are leaving YouTube

While more and more kids aspire to become famous on the Internet, it's probably relevant to take a look at why more and more youtubers are choosing to leave their channels behind and quit YouTube. It's tempting to watch the big players and fantasize about how great it must be to be in their shoes, or to adopt the hustle mentality and quickly work your way into burnout, but sometimes it's good to listen to the stories of those who've been there and walked away, to understand that life is about a whole lot more than "the grind".

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CREDITS:

Andrei Terbea - Lead Animator

Stefan Popa - Assistant Animator

The video I mentioned, from Emma Blackery:

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MUSIC:

Background track: "Delusional (Instrumental)" by Spring Gang
Outro song: Joakim Karud - "Loudness & Clarity"

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#YouTubers #Leaving #YouTube

[EpicDonutDudeMemes]

its fun untill you're depending on it, then the pressure is really high

[Bowblax]

as someone who has done youtube for 11 years now, it's really cool to see all of these same thoughts I've had and experienced laid out in a digestible video. great job Andrei

[marycool]

He said " we'll see you again soon" and no signs of life ever since. I think we've been stood up guys



Edit: he's back now

[ahdhnahajajlrd]

I remember getting the notification for this video, and panicking as I misread it as an announcement of why he is quitting youtube, but having a breath of relief when I realised it wasn't. coming back now, I think my initial thoughts were correct especially now that all his socials, instagram and twitter, are wiped blank. wherever you are andrei, I wish you the absolute best. thank you for making me form my own opinions about issues, realise my biases and look at things from a different perspective. I genuinely learnt things from you and your videos, and would regularly rewatch them. you built a great channel and community and I hope to see you if not soon, eventually but if that doesn't happen, then so be it. I'm sure you're off to new adventures, and doing incredibly well at them. you had a great run, prietenul meu.

[Rihcterwilker]

From years of seeing one dissapointed creator after another, it shows that it favours big companies over small guys just trying to create content that they like. I find it a miracle that there are still individuals out there making good content.

[DanielTGaming]

I've been making content for almost 6 years now, and YouTube has been making it very difficult to keep up for many reasons. Algorithm issues, losing subs from just uploading, the COPPA & Demonetization issues, and just overall not getting the same level of flexibility as before. Literally every decision YouTube makes makes it less & less fun to edit & upload content. And I'm happy that more and more creators are aware of the issues. As of right now, YouTube is just overfilled with garbage decisions, and I really hope they actually put creators & users first sometime in the future.

[mr.preston]

Isnt it ironic that he ended making a video about people leaving youtube only for him to actually leave youtube this being his last video?
Edit: This aged very badly

[Ballnose]

Realising now andrei attitude to the online world has changed alot over the last 5 years. From deleting all his socials and to almost no community engagement anymore, I feel sad watching this back now and thinking andrei is using this video as his possible exit from youtube. I really do hope he comes back because I have thoroughly enjoyed his for many years and loved the little clips of the wilfur lore during videos, I even got his youtooz. He may feel too pressured anymore to keep up with game of youtube anymore because it could be a chore to him now which is really sad to see. Its completely understandable and if you’ve ever had a youtube channel you will know what I mean very easily. We also have no idea what andrei’s mental state is due to his commentary format and that is of course okay, but I do wish he is doing okay and taking the break he needs. If he does decide to never come back and he reads this, I just want to say alot of us did really enjoy your content and wish you luck with whatever you have going on in your life :)

Edit: looking back at this video now and at the end andrei does actually hint he might be done with youtube as he closes the app, he then switches to a point of him building a cot of some sort for a baby signalling he has a child now, if thats the case congrats andrei!

Edit 2: Hes also got a wedding ring on haha and if that is a real life representation then big congrats!

[GaijinGoombah]

Making content that is bigger than yourself and something you love will keep you happy on the wheel a lot longer than making yourself the product.

[plantplutoyt]

I feel like kids are not expressed to the dangers of wanting to be a influencer. They are shown all the good but not the bad of the mental strain being a content creator is with all the other downsides to it. I personally have a fear of fame which I’m not saying is good but kids needs to have a back up plan. YouTuber shouldn’t be the first option it should be a side goal that you work on while you work on your main course. I think we should show kids a reality of what happens when you work like a YouTuber. Videos that are shown to kids explaining the issues and benefits

(Edit: I was making this comment while watching the video and I just realized he made the same message as me by the end lol)

[andromeda_is_rad]

This must’ve been a passive way to tell the viewers that “I got tired. I’m done.”

[BalkansMike]

I remember watching him years ago, an actual talented Creator, idk if he quit... He was an inspiration for me to start drawing.
I hope he's alright

[TheClick]

Being a creator is the best job I have ever had, and I'm so greatful to be here.
What I'm able to do with it and the people I can support in my position is honestly mind blowing.

It's also been the job with the most mental strain and borderline burnout by a long shot.
Anything from YouTube randomly deleting your channel overnight or copyright abuse, to threats of doxxing. Or harassment and rumors/allegations spread by people who don't like you. Or just the everyday hate.
Not to mention the pressure of always producing, staying "relevant" or trying to manuver social standards (which are often based on forgein countries social climate) where you can be funny but not get cancelled.

There is a dark side to it and I totally understand the creators who get their plaque and decide to peace out

Very important topic to talk about, loved the video Andrei <3

[emma_nutella]

I feel like PewDiePie has gone through the whole thing on YouTube and is now in a position where he Essentially “retired” and only makes videos for his own enjoyment, he’s also managed to prioritise his personal life, and can just leave without having to explain himself, his fans are understanding and have shown they’ll support him no matter what he choses to do

[idkman]

There's multiple possibilities to his disappearance
He's taking a very long break, his personal life is taking a turn, the ideas of quitting youtube in this video came to his head or this was his plan to making an ironic video

[ChillkittzGT]

Throughout the years, I've seen people either
A: Burnout
B: Getting rich to the point where they got consumed by their ego and getting cancelled
C: Becoming Irrelevant


And...

D: *disappeared out of nowhere, without a trace, leaving all his/her fanbase worried.*

[Goovdluck]

Youtube is slowly destroying themselves. No other social media is causing their downfall, it's their own fault. They literally punish smaller creators and just keep focusing on bigger content creators.

[emma_nutella]

It’s really sad to see YouTube continuing to not listen to their creators and ignore their requests to make the platform better, instead of dealing with issues like spam comments and bots, they remove the dislike button and telling creators to be family friendly whilst also not being family friendly

[KarenFoo]

In my industry, people teach and then upsell expensive courses. I didn't upsell anything. only to attract entitled people who blame me and expect me to do things for them. And still getting insulted with labels everyday by people who hide behind their profile pics. Telling me the worst things about the way i look and my work. I am burnt out and on antidepressants because of content creation. I feel like quitting everyday.

[StarmisYT]

Glad to see you back. This is all really valuable and should be shared with other families. Just hope kids need to understand what they’re getting into.