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gibraltar72

(7,498 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:39 AM Mar 2020

Ok can we take a minute to pity the YouTube influencers.

I have been commenting to my wife that some of the Youtube people are gonna be in real jeopardy. One in particular deals with automotive content. Until recently he has made some snide jokes about the current situation. This dude just bought a new Vette a latemodel Tesla and a new home. Today he is apologizing for his flip attitude. On his live stream some viewers were obviously criticizing him for being a traitor and being political. He had made the statement that you sometimes can't believe what your leaders tell you. He was dropping people from his channel right and left. One of his sources for three days of content had just said he can't be there for the foreseeable future. He actually opened his internals from Youtube to show he had gone from $33,000 a month to $18,000. A whole bunch of them are living a lavish lifestyle based on Youtube. Those that depend on being outdoors are in yuuuuge trouble.

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Ok can we take a minute to pity the YouTube influencers. (Original Post) gibraltar72 Mar 2020 OP
No, I don't think we can, a minute is too long of a time to waste pitying a youtube personality... RockRaven Mar 2020 #1
In some venues gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #4
I don't think I have a minute to spare but sarisataka Mar 2020 #2
Do you mind giving me flamingdem Mar 2020 #3
This particular one is Auto Auction Rebuilds. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #5
My friends and I confess to posting on youtube as well DFW Mar 2020 #6

flamingdem

(39,308 posts)
3. Do you mind giving me
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:07 PM
Mar 2020

the name of the channel? Am curious about the Youtube Influencer lifestyle. Apparently I have time on my hands these days!

gibraltar72

(7,498 posts)
5. This particular one is Auto Auction Rebuilds.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:12 PM
Mar 2020

I think he was being sincere in trying to educate. It was not well received. There are many more, Who are based on car collections and having unlimited money. I am a gear head since birth so I watch. However I know when things go to shit it was built on shifting sand.

DFW

(54,256 posts)
6. My friends and I confess to posting on youtube as well
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:21 PM
Mar 2020

We have no illusions about having influenced anyone. However, we hope we have entertained a few members of that choir we seem to always preach to:













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