Hey friends.
So I don't have a lot of time to film this
so hopefully I can articulate everything that needs to be articulated quickly.
And by quickly I mean in under ten minutes
because that's when I'm getting picked up.
Anyway, based on the title of this video
you can probably tell that I'm gonna be talking about the future of this channel.
But don't worry in, like, a good way.
Can you guys see my Courage the Cowardly Dog shirt?
I went to Hot Topic to buy it because I am a fifteen year old from 2008.
So as some of you might know I've been making videos on this channel since 2012.
I'm going to tell you a story today.
When I was eighteen years old and I am now twenty four.
For the entirety of that time I was a college student
so I was trying to juggle schoolwork, with having a job, with trying to produce content on this channel.
I love making videos on this channel. I love thinking of ideas for topics. I love scripting videos. I love filming.
I don't love editing all that much
but I love putting up a video, and reading all of your guys's comments
and having conversations with you guys on Twitter.
It's kind of, like, my favorite thing.
And I've said this a few times online but I'm sure a lot of you don't know but I graduated from college finally.
Like five years later.
After I graduated it was a whole lot of, like, moving all the way across the state
and getting my bearings and worrying about my financial stability and things like that.
But I've finally settled down and I can finally focus on this channel.
And that's really what I've wanted to do
that's what I've wanted to do for the passed five plus years
is to have time to make regular, frequent, content on this channel.
And I can finally do that and I'm so excited and I wanted to take this opportunity to reboot my Patreon.
As you know, I'm an independent creator.
I do a lot of freelance work and YouTube is not the most sustainable financially.
Hi Stewart.
Why--why do you do this?
Hey.
mwah
If you're familiar with my content I talk about LGBTQ+ issues.
Fuck.
Okay.
It's cool. [laughs]
I'm not gonna cry in a coming-out video.
This is fucking ridiculous.
Feminism.
TERFs are like the estranged family members of feminism that we all try to pretend don't exist
but unfortunately have left a permanent tarnish on the family name.
Politics.
Rape is not a pre-existing condition.
I can't believe I have to say this.
Sexual stuff.
So just a heads up this is not a video for children.
So pretty much everything I do is not considered advertiser friendly.
And unfortunately a lot of my videos have been demonetized
and make significantly less advertising revenue than they would've in the past.
But to be fair I've never been someone who could support myself on ad revenue alone
and now that's even less of a reality for me.
So this is where you come in.
If you enjoy my work, if you've subscribed to me for years, or even if you've just recently subscribed to me
if you think my content is valuable and worthwhile then here's how you can help support me.
I'm gonna link my Patreon page below and hopefully somewhere on the screen.
Patreon is probably the best way to support me
but I'm also gonna link my PayPal if you don't wanna contribute regularly
and you just want to make a one-time donation.
That's totally cool too.
I'm gonna be adding a bunch of new perks and milestones
so you can feel like your contribution is worthwhile and beneficial to you because that's really what's important.
I think right now I'm at about two hundred and forty dollars a month on my Patreon, last time I checked.
If we hit three hundred dollars then I'm gonna start doing a monthly live stream on this channel for everyone.
And if you've helped support me
then I'm gonna be listening to your recommendations for topics and questions and things
that I can answer during the live stream.
The next goal is gonna be a little bit more ambitious but I have faith that we can get there.
If we can hit five hundred dollars a month then I'm gonna start doing a monthly newsletter
which I'm real excited about so hopefully we can hit that goal.
I also recently just hit 75,000 subscribers on this channel, which is mind-blowing to me.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me over the last five plus years.
I appreciate it so much, and none of this would be possible without you, so thank you.
Second announcement is that I'm gonna be doing two videos a week on this channel.
Regular content. A thing I don't think I've ever done on this channel.
I'm gonna be doing one Feminist Fridays video a week
and then another additional video on whatever I'm feeling that week.
It could be a media review, it could be something pop culture related.
It's basically just a wild card.
So definitely look forward to that
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