LOL, this isn't why the country is going to shit. These guys are the essence of capitalism. They've found a niche which they can economically exploit by providing a product/service that other people are willing to pay for, even if the consumer is paying for the product via clicks. Guys like these are the modern equivalent of the mom and pop business model; they're investing their time, money and creativity into creating and marketing a product to people who want it, no different than a guy opening a gunsmithing business or a landscaping service. And since Youtube has an insatiatble appetite for content, guys who actually make a living by producing Youtube content probably have to put in a LOT more hours than you'd think trying to be profitable (or just break even). I have no doubt that for every guy who makes a lot of money on Youtube, there will be 10,000 guys who totally fail at it...much like people who go into the restaurant business.
I often wonder where people get the money to do the stuff they do. Hell, I often wonder that on motorcycle forums, where I see an old guy my age who has 25 motorcycles, along with a four car garage and a $100,000 dualie pickup to haul their custom made toy hauler. I presume they must have a job that pays way more than mine does, or they don't mind wallowing in personal debt.
I like these videos where young guys build stuff. It gives me hope than the generations of kids that are going to replace us is going to include at least some people who actually know how to do stuff with their hands, and enjoy going outdoors and getting dirty. At least they aren't sitting on their couches having Zoom calls with their therapists because the mean barista at Starbucks committed a microagression on them.
