I remember when I was in high school and my guidance counselor asked me what I wanted
to do for a career after I graduated. And I said, “I want to be a YouTuber.”
And she said, “What’s a YouTuber?” And I said, “You’ll see.”
And then she said, “Well, can you describe it? Because you graduate in two weeks and it’s part
of my job to meet with every student about their post-graduation plans and I just need
to write something down for you.” So, I said, “Write down ‘Dream Chaser.’” And she said,
“You really need to take this seriously.” And I said, “I am taking it seriously!” And then
we argued about it for half an hour until she finally just let me go back to class —
The point is! There will always be people who don’t believe in you.
That’s why it’s so important to chase those dreams no matter what the doubters say, so that one day,
when you do succeed, you can go back to people like my old guidance counselor,
and just absolutely break it off in their ass. Figuratively speaking.
Are
there questions?
How do you take care of your beard? Myron Gringlehopper
I wash it.
Are your videos scripted? If so, how do you remember your lines?
Do you use a teleprompter? Stacy Hardnugget
Though I do occasionally still do videos where I’m speaking extemporaneously, most
of my videos are scripted. And a few years ago, I did buy a teleprompter, and I use it for almost
all of my scripted videos. The teleprompter is a useful and ingenious tool because it allows me to
perform my script as-written, word for word, while maintaining perfect eye contact with the camera,
without having to spend hours memorizing text, or suffer through long, aggravating
video shoots where I’m constantly having to do retakes because I’ve forgotten my lines.
Yes, if you’re asking for my advice, I’d say a teleprompter should be a standard piece of
equipment in any YouTuber’s toolkit, and I’ll look you right in the eye and say so.
I recently uploaded a video that contains a small amount of copyrighted content,
which was blocked by YouTube’s Content ID system. I disputed the claim, but my dispute was rejected.
Now I have the option to either remove the video or file an appeal.
But if my appeal is rejected, I will receive a copyright strike against my channel.
Should I just delete the video, re-edit it to remove the claimed content, and upload it late?
How would you handle this situation? Josephine Schumtucker
First of all, what I would do might not help you, because I’m Steve Shives and I’m awesome
and I never lose. If Content ID tries to fuck me, I fuck it right back. I dispute the claim
and that usually does the trick, but if perchance the claimant rejects the dispute, you’re damn
right I appeal it, and I stare them down without blinking so they know that I am not the one.
Granted, it’s not easy to put all of that across in writing,
within the character limit, but, again, I’m vibrating on a whole ‘nother level.
Second of all, I would never upload a video late. If you establish an upload schedule,
you stick to it. That’s Professional YouTuber 101. You never post a video late.
And if you do, it’s not your fault. It wasn’t what you did. . . . It was the demon liquor.
The way it sits in the glass, glowing softly in light and dark shades of translucent caramel.
The sun beaming through the window glinting where the liquid touches the side of the glass.
“How,” you wonder, “why, why would anything so lovely be called demon?
Surely if the contents of this glass were a living being, they would be an angel.” And
then you take a sip, and it scorches your throat on the way down and gives you a hot
feeling as it comes to rest like it just lit a fire in your guts. And you remember.
Oh, you remember . . . everything.
Or you could just say . . . it was a glitch. Or something. YouTube scheduling glitch.
If you need your video to be late. As long as it’s not your fault.